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- Footwarmer, 1830-1860 - Nineteenth-century Americans filled this footwarmer's punched tin box with hot coals or charcoal to help keep their feet warm. People placed the footwarmer under their feet then wrapped a blanket around their legs, providing welcomed warmth when out for a carriage ride or attending church on a cold day. Other footwarmers used hot water or heated soapstone to solve the problem of cold feet.
- 1830-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Footwarmer, 1830-1860
Nineteenth-century Americans filled this footwarmer's punched tin box with hot coals or charcoal to help keep their feet warm. People placed the footwarmer under their feet then wrapped a blanket around their legs, providing welcomed warmth when out for a carriage ride or attending church on a cold day. Other footwarmers used hot water or heated soapstone to solve the problem of cold feet.
- Footwarmer, circa 1900 - This X-Radium footwarmer made by the Novelty Manufacturing Company in Jackson, Michigan, depended on radiant heat from a special patented brick placed inside. Users had to remember to heat the brick before their trip.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Footwarmer, circa 1900
This X-Radium footwarmer made by the Novelty Manufacturing Company in Jackson, Michigan, depended on radiant heat from a special patented brick placed inside. Users had to remember to heat the brick before their trip.
- Footwarmer Used in Horse-Drawn Vehicles, 1800-1829 - Foot warmers solved the problem of cold feet in past generations. Some warmers held charcoal, some held hot water and others, like this one, held heated soapstone. The warmer was kept under the feet and then the legs and feet were tucked into a blanket, providing welcome warmth in a cold carriage or church.
- 1800-1829
- Collections - Artifact
Footwarmer Used in Horse-Drawn Vehicles, 1800-1829
Foot warmers solved the problem of cold feet in past generations. Some warmers held charcoal, some held hot water and others, like this one, held heated soapstone. The warmer was kept under the feet and then the legs and feet were tucked into a blanket, providing welcome warmth in a cold carriage or church.
- Footwarmer, 1800-1840 - Nineteenth-century Americans filled this footwarmer's punched tin box with hot coals or charcoal to help keep their feet warm. People placed the footwarmer under their feet then wrapped a blanket around their legs, providing welcomed warmth when out for a carriage ride or attending church on a cold day. Other footwarmers used hot water or heated soapstone to solve the problem of cold feet.
- 1800-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Footwarmer, 1800-1840
Nineteenth-century Americans filled this footwarmer's punched tin box with hot coals or charcoal to help keep their feet warm. People placed the footwarmer under their feet then wrapped a blanket around their legs, providing welcomed warmth when out for a carriage ride or attending church on a cold day. Other footwarmers used hot water or heated soapstone to solve the problem of cold feet.
- Keeping Warm Behind the Wheel - <div><div><p>From millions of artifacts in The Henry Ford’s collections, our experts choose three and reveal the surprisingly curious connections between them. In the featured video below, discover what a footwarmer, a 1920s sedan and a 1950s concept car have in common.</p></div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div>
- December 22, 2017
- Collections - Video
Keeping Warm Behind the Wheel
From millions of artifacts in The Henry Ford’s collections, our experts choose three and reveal the surprisingly curious connections between them. In the featured video below, discover what a footwarmer, a 1920s sedan and a 1950s concept car have in common.
- Staff Favorites from the IMLS Grant - Discover some favorite artifacts discovered over the course of our IMLS grant to conserve, photograph, catalog, and rehouse artifacts from our collection, including a fire truck model, a giant teapot, and a early 20th-century copper electric washing
- April 22, 2021
- Collections - Article
Staff Favorites from the IMLS Grant
Discover some favorite artifacts discovered over the course of our IMLS grant to conserve, photograph, catalog, and rehouse artifacts from our collection, including a fire truck model, a giant teapot, and a early 20th-century copper electric washing
- Tinware -
- January 11, 2023
- Collections - Set
Tinware