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Foot Warmer

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1834-1867

GUSN

GUSN-5914

Description

Pine frame; stretchers on top and bottom forming squares and pegged onto turned posts at corners; encloses perforated tin sides, one a rectangular door; wire handle on door and in bail form attached to upper frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

heat-distributing units
perforating
pine (wood)
tin (metal)
pine (wood)
Pine
Tin
Perforated
WARMER, FOOT

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.75 x 10.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1017

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