Large, rimless basin or bowl reeded inside lip with rounded sides and flat bottom; no foot ring. Indented exterior seam at midbody. Struck below rim interior "[B] / I M" in incuse serif letters. Several partial faint marks on underside of well, including secondary mark of a crowned Tudor rose above "LOND[ON]" in raised serif letters in rectangle.
Diminutive basin-bowl porringer with narrow horizontal rim and flat bottom incised once around center inside; partial cast flower-type handle with tongued or linguiform bracket is pierced with 2 voids and has a raised foliate motif on top featuring an undulating stem with two leaves. Small sink hole from tinker's dam used to burn handle on to bowl. Faint turning marks on bottom underside.
Goblet-shaped caster on a flared and molded, circular pedestal base with screwed-on, high-domed, perforated cover having an acorn finial, pierced holes arranged into four diamonds, and two molded bands at rim. Plain body marked "BK" bewteen two abstract outlines; horizontal seam below shoulder. No other marks. Large lump of caked salt inside.
Bellied-bowl porringer with angled rim and slightly domed bottom having a small circle stamped at center inside; cast four-hearts-and-crescent handle with triangular bracket. No marks. Small sections of linen mark faintly visible. Gutter and boss are well defined with crisp turning marks on bottom underside.
Hemispherical bowl with applied molded rim and foot ring or base; rounded bottom. Underside of bottom struck with a partial incuse "V"; possible other marks (numbers?) removed.
Diminutive, spun bellied-bowl porringer with vertical rim and bossed bottom; four-hearts-and-crescent handle (repaired) with triangular bracket cast separately from bowl and soldered in place. No touchmarks. Turning marks visible overall on exterior and interior of bowl and rim.
Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 181,687) of a milk boiler to prevent milk from boiling over, made by John H. Kinsman of Salem, MA, and patented on August 29, 1876. Consists of two, shallow, wide-necked, funnel-like pieces - one with a row of large cutout circles and the other serrated or notched with semicircles along its rim - that friction fit together at their necks, the perforated one at top and the notched one at bottom, to form one unit to be placed in a boiler or pot. Both pieces made in two parts with soft-soldered lapped seams. Tinned interiors. No marks. Darkened paper tags tied through the two pieces with red or purple (faded) wove ribbon and white string are printed and handwritten with patent information.
Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 185,290) of a foot warmer or stove for vehicles, made by Harold P. Buckland of Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH, and patented on December 12, 1876; painted green. Watertight, hollow body has a recess for placing one's feet and is fitted with an interior triangular chamber, accessed by the hinged doors on both sides, for holding one or more lamps to heat the water. Top has a screw-cap opening for the water and a hole for the smoke escape. Horizontal flanges at sides of top and bottom allow attaching it to the frame of a buggy, sleigh, or wagon. Top back edge has printed letters cut and pasted into the patentee's name "HENRY PETER BUCKLAND".
Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 35,936) of a foot warmer or stove, made by Solomon Hunt of Danville, IN, and patented on July 22, 1862. Consists of a wooden box with a black-curtained, angled front opening enclosing a slanted, slotted platform with copper plate underneath on which to place one's feet; the opening at bottom back holds a sliding alcohol-burning lamp with loop strap handle. Top has a bail handle at front and rectangular brass plaque at back marked "Solomon Hunt / Danville, Ind". Two small brass-lined ventilation holes at sides. Black plain-weave curtain with a pink, blue and yellow, machine-stitched border is tacked in place.
Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 50,123) of a hot water- or sand-heated foot warmer or stove, made by Hermann Hock and Jacob Zilz of Philadelphia, PA, and patented on September 26, 1865. Consists of a wooden box with a red velvet-upholstered, hinged lid that contains a removable tinplate container or reservoir with brass ring-handled plug for the heat source. Off-white wool-lined interior. Rectangular silver plaque mounted below spring latch is engraved "H. Hock & J. Zilz / Phil\a." in script surrounded by flourishes.
This patent model is the protoype for foot warmer DL*311658.
Revolving or rotary toaster having a double-arch grill frame with split-scroll decoration on a forge-welded, T-shaped base; two legs beneath the frame and rear leg tenoned into handle all have tab feet. Long, angled and shaped handle ends in a counterclockwise rattail loop. No marks.
Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 47,749) of a kerosene-burning foot stove or warmer to be used in a carriage or vehicle, made by Edwin H. Reynolds of Rising Sun, MD, and patented on May 16, 1865. Consists of a rectangular box with perforated hinged lid and a strap bail handle riveted to its ends that contains the reservoir, wick burner, and regulator; entire mechanism is covered by a removable, flat plate to radiate the heat that has a circular cut out to accommodate the cylinder around the wick tube. No marks.
Tall, tapered cylindrical, handleless pot with wide, horizontal, single-reeded rim and rounded bottom on an applied, molded foot ring or base; made to be placed in a commode chair or stool. Molded band around underside of rim at juncture with sides. Two pairs of incised lines around exterior. Partial touchmark on rim face "[I]&H" in raised serif letters inside a finely serrated, cyma-curved, oblong surround. No other marks apparent.
Maker is John Ingram II & Charles Hunt of Bewdley, Worcestershire, England; brothers-in-law worked in partnership, 1778-1807. Their firm was a major producer of pewterware for use in England and export to North America.
Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 172,773) of a foot warmer or stove, made by Edward A. Reed of Oliver Springs, TN, and patented on January 25, 1876. Consists of a stepped-top or rabbeted-edge rectangular box with a cylindrical chimney at one end and a hinged door at the other; arched straps at both ends serve as guards while the cross-strap between is both for support and a handle. Contains a smaller, removable, rectangular box for the fuel with a hinged front door fitted with a damper; a hole pierced at top back lines up with the chimney. Copper rivets. No marks. No tags.
Baluster-shaped caster on a flared and cyma-molded, circular pedestal base with high-domed, perforated cover having an acorn finial, pierced holes arranged into eight alternating large and small diamonds, and two stepped bands at rim. Plain body with molded band at top of incurved neck, shoulder and pedestal stem. No marks.
Bellied-bowl porringer with angled rim and bossed bottom; cast crown handle with triangular bracket is pierced with 11 voids and struck once on top with "TD&SB" touchmark for Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman across a keyhole-shape shield below a five-pearl (ducal) coronet with matte ground. Diamond or lozenge linen mark with sink hole from tinker's dam used to burn handle on to bowl. Fine turning marks around upper half of bowl exterior; wide turning marks on underside of boss.
Bellied-bowl porringer with angled rim and bossed bottom; cast flower-type handle with T-shaped or linguiform bracket is pierced with 13 voids. Large script initials "RB" engraved on bottom underside. No touchmarks. Diamond or lozenge linen mark with sink hole from tinker's dam used to burn handle on to bowl. Turning marks on underside of boss.
Patent model (U.S. Patent No. 104,517) of a child's combination potty and rocking chair made by Abraham Henry Wehser of San Francisco, CA, and patented on June 21, 1870. Consists of an exposed-frame, balloon-back, open armchair upholstered in faded, ribbed fabric and nailed-on gimp trim; D-shaped seat with central circular opening is on an enclosed, conforming base painted "A. H. WEHSER." in white across front with hinged door at back. Two, inset, hinged pins on underside of base fit into the rockers; two flat braces are screwed into its back corners. Missing tray or toy holder that rested on the arms, seat hole cover and rockers. No patent tag.