Charcoal Furnace

Description:

Portable charcoal furnace for heating soldering irons. Features a cylindrical firebox on a flared pedestal base with draft holes; the low-domed cover pivots open and closed to function as a damper. Square opening on one side has an angled shelf on which to rest the irons and a vertical, manual sliding door. Wire bail handle. Folded vertical seam and riveted construction. No marks.

Date Made: ca 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of F. Shipman

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.368124Accession Number: 129415Catalog Number: 368124

Object Name: pot, tinker'sfurnace, charcoal

Physical Description: iron (overall material)iron wire (handle material)Measurements: overall: 13 1/4 in x 11 in x 9 1/8 in; 33.655 cm x 27.94 cm x 23.1775 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-f64b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1452871

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