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Sad Iron Heater, Nurse Lamp, and Foot Stove Patent Model
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Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 75,802) of a combination sad iron heater, nurse lamp and foot warmer or stove, made by Eleazer Small of Dennis Port, MA, and patented on March 24, 1868. Consists of a diamond-perforated, square, brass box on four, cast paw feet fitted with a strap-handled sliding door on one side, two oval ring handles on two other sides, and a friction-fit, flat, copper cover, also with oval ring handle. Contains a removable, pivoting, vertical divider, and a D- or ear-shaped, strap-handled tray with six, single-wick burners. Pierced flat bottom. Copper rivets. No marks.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSad Iron Heater, Nurse Lamp, and Foot Stove Patent Model. 1868-03-24. Small, Eleazer. National Museum of American History. CC0.
