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Footwarmer

Footwarmers were fairly common as most people slept in unheated bedrooms. This footwarmer is made from copper with a brass filler. It would be filled with hot water and put in the bed to warm it on a winter's night. As it is made from metal it would be very hot and could burn you.

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