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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 Circle Diamond Design | Pinched Tin, Hardwood Frame | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Hearts Circles | Tin, Walnut Frame, Wire Bale, Inside Pan | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Pinwheel Circle Designs, Wooden Frame, Corner Posts, 7 3/4 In. | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin | Wooden Frame, Hinged End Door, Interior Pan, 7 x 16 1/4 In. | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Blue & White | Stoneware, Logan Pottery Company | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Cherry | Pierced Designs | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Crockery | Screw-in Stopper | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circle & Diamond Design | Pinched Tin, Hardwood Frame, 8 1/2 In. | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Hearts & Circles | Tin, Walnut Frame, Wire Bale, Inside Pan, 5 3/4 In. | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Walnut | C.1830 | 1999 | | Foot Warmers | Carriage | Copper, Hot Water, 19th Century | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Eagle Design | Tin, Bail Handle | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Iron Handle | Tin Insert, Oak, C.1750 | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Pierced Cover | Lifting Handles, Paw Feet, Brass, 11 In. | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circle Heart | Tin Cover, Walnut Frame | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Tin Cover | Hardwood Frame, Red Stain, 8 x 8 3/4 In. | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Tin | Wooden Frame, Place For Coals, Square | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Walnut | Sliding Front Door, Insert, 1820 | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Heart & Diamond | Treen | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circle & Heart | Tin Cover, Walnut Frame, 7 3/4 X 9 In. | 1998 | | Foot Warmers | Brass | Pierced Design In Lid, Tulip Sides, Dutch, C.1720 | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Cherry | Punched Tin, Mortised, No Handle, 8 1/4 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Pierced Tin Sides | Turned Wooden Frame, 19th Century | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Circle Heart | Wooden Frame, Yellow Striping, 8 3/4 X 10 In. | 1997 | | Foot Warmers | Punched Diamonds | Circles & Leaf, Tin, Wooden Frame, 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 In. | 1997 |
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