Hassock-Foot Warmer Patent Model
Hassock-Foot Warmer Patent Model
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- Description
- Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 219,572) of a combined hassock or cushion and foot warmer, made by J. Augustus Folsom of Boston, MA, and patented on September 16, 1879. Consists of an oval padded footrest covered in floral, Brussels or looped-pile carpeting with leather piping that has a shallow cavity or compartment for holding an oval piece of soapstone with a brass bail handle. Cushion interior also carpet-lined. No marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- hassock
- warmer, foot
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- patent date
- 1879-09-16
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- place patented
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- Physical Description
- wool (covering material)
- leather (covering material)
- soapstone (slug material)
- brass (slug handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/8 in x 9 1/4 in x 7 in; 10.4775 cm x 23.495 cm x 17.78 cm
- ID Number
- DL.251768
- catalog number
- 251768
- accession number
- 48890
- patent number
- 219572
- subject
- Heating
- Patent Models
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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