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Foot warmers solved the problem of cold feet in past generations. Some warmers held charcoal, others held hot water. Pottery, tin, and soapstone were the favored materials to conduct the heat. The warmer was kept under the feet, then the legs and feet were tucked into a blanket, providing welcome warmth in a cold carriage or church. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, first-class passengers on trains had a piece of carpet or a carpet-covered hot water bottle and third-class passengers had some straw for foot warmers.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Foot Warmers | Punched Heart Design | Charcoal Pan, Cherry, 5 3/4 X 8 X 9 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Repousse Design | Steel, Dutch, C.1720, 10 X 8 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Tin Lined | Oak Case, Soapstone, 9 1/4 X 11 1/8 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Wooden | Oak, Pierced Holes, 3 Hearts, Brass Handle, Green Paint, 1850, 8 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circle & Heart | Wooden Frame, Yellow Striping, 8 3/4 X 10 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Coach | Double Size | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Drilled Hole Designs | Red Paint, Tin Pan, Cherry, 7 X 10 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Hinged Round Door | Wire Bail Handle, Cherry, 9 1/2 X 11 1/2 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Hot Water | Copper | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Iron Handle | Soapstone | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Pierced Tin | Wooden | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Punched | Brass, Dutch, C.1720, 5 1/4 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circles Hearts | Wooden Frame, 9 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Drum Shape, Wooden Frame, 9 3/4 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Stagecoach | Tin & Wooden Pillars, Heart Design, Side Coal Container | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Stoneware | Brown Glaze, C.1860, 11 1/4 X 6 1/4 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Tin Glass | Kerosene Burner, Carpet Covered, D.l. Jaques Patent, 9 1/2 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circles & Hearts | Wooden Frame, 9 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Tin & Glass | Kerosene Burner, Carpet Covered, D.l. Jaques Patent, 9 1/2 In. | 1996 | | Foot Warmers | Buggy | Pair | 1995 | | Foot Warmers | Floral Tooled Lid | Red & Black Graining, Brass, 42 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Diamonds Circles | Tin, Wooden Frame, 7 1/2 X 9 In. | 1995 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Heart Circle Top | Tin, Mortised Walnut Frame | 1995 | | Foot Warmers | Turned Corner Posts | Punched Tin, Cherry Frame, 8 X 9 In. | 1995 | | Foot Warmers | Whale Oil Burner | Tin & Wood, 6 3/4 X 7 3/4 In. | 1995 |
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