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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 | Yew | Paneled Sides, Side Door, Brass Handle, 1887, 8 1/4 x 11 1/2 In. | 2003 | | Foot Warmers | Oak & Walnut | Facing Birds, Berries & Plants, Bird & Grapes On Lid, 8 X 8 In. | 2003 | | Foot Warmers | Brass | Pull-out Drawer For Coals, Lehman Bros., 13 3/4 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Diamonds, Mortised, Red Frame, Wire Bail Handle, 9 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Diamonds, Wooden Frame, Bail Handle, H-e. Brewer, 5 3/4 x 9 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Heart, Maltese Cross On Door, Birch Frame, 7 3/4 x 8 1/2 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Hearts, Wooden Frame, Bail Handle, Coal Pan, 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Hearts, Wooden Frame, Coal Pan, Wire Bail Handle, 5 3/4 x 9 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Stoneware | Marked Goodwill Pat. Aug. 20, 1895 | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Stoneware | Screw Top, Denby Bourne Derby, 11 x 4 1/4 In. | 2002 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Mortised Poplar Frame, Wrought Iron Pan, 6 1/4 x 14 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Mortised Walnut Frame, 6 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Single Wire Handle, Wooden Frame, Turned Spindles | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Starflower & Circle, Walnut Frame, 6 x 18 1/2 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Tin | Poplar Hinge, Diamond, Wrought Iron Pan, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Tin | Soapstone Lid, Whale Oil Burner Interior, 9 3/4 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Walnut | Drilled Holes In Heart, Butterfly Shape, Brass Handle, 7 x 8 x 10 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Wooden Frame | Heart Design Tin, Turned Supports, 5 In. | 2001 | | Foot Warmers | Blue Enamel | Cast Iron, 1850s, 6 x 9 5/8 In. | 2000 | | Foot Warmers | Mahogany | Pierced Design, 8 x 11 x 6 3/4 In. | 2000 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Circle & Diamond Design, Wooden Frame, Turned Posts, 8 1/4 In. | 2000 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Wooden Frame, Bail Handle, 7 x 9 In. | 2000 | | Foot Warmers | Walnut Frame | Wire Bale Handle, Punched Circle Design, 1814, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 In. | 2000 | | Foot Warmers | Blue White | Stoneware | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Pine | Tin Lined, Cut Holes, Slat Top, Bail Handle | 1999 |
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