Foot Warmer Patent Model
date: label: patent date
content: 1855-11-27
name: label: maker
content: Waterman, Nathaniel
notes: label: Description
content: One of three full-size patent models (U.S. Patent No. 13,859) of hot-water-heated foot warmers, varying only in form, made by Nathaniel Waterman of Boston, MA, and patented on November 27, 1855. Consists of a square, orange-red damask-upholstered foot rest with a hinged, flat top that contains a removable, square container or reservoir with two oval wire handles and a cork stopper. Interior of top is fitted with a metal plate to conduct heat to the feet. Small hook latch at front center. Darkened, handwritten identification label nailed to front. No other marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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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.251428B
label: catalog number
content: 251428B
label: patent number
content: 13,859
label: accession number
content: 48890
objectType: label: Object Name
content: warmer, foot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (box material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (upholstery material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron (container; conducting plate material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (container; conducting plate material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (hardware material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 4 7/8 in x 4 5/8 in; 6.35 cm x 12.3825 cm x 11.7475 cm