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- 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.
- 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.