Foot Warmer Patent Model
date: label: patent date
content: 1847-03-20
name: label: inventor
content: Thatcher, George H.
notes: label: Description
content: Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 5,029) of a water-heated foot warmer or "water foot-stove", made by George H. Thatcher of Ballston, NY, and patented on March 20, 1847. Consists of two compartments: the watertight upper half has two, angled compartments for placing one's feet, a high partition and sides, and a hood at front with spout in one corner; the perforated lower half contains the lamp, which can be accessed by the arched, hinged door at back and moved with the brass knob to its left. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Ballston Spa
label: associated place
content: United States: New York, Ballston Spa
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.251766
label: catalog number
content: 251766
label: patent number
content: 5,029
label: accession number
content: 48890
objectType: label: Object Name
content: warmer, foot
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron wire (door handle material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (knob material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/8 in x 5 in x 6 1/2 in; 10.4775 cm x 12.7 cm x 16.51 cm