"Instra" charcoal-burning hand warmer comprising a decorative metal cylinder with perforations

Made:: 1896-1910

"Instra" charcoal-burning hand warmer comprising a decorative metal cylinder with perforations, patented by the Earl of Dundonald in 1896 (patent no 5841), English, 1896-1910

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Category:: Domestic Appliances

Object Number:: 1959-273

Materials:: casing, metal, embossed in art nouveau design

type:: hand warmer

credit:: Artefacts

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"Instra" charcoal-burning hand warmer comprising a decorative metal cylinder with perforations

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