Victorian Brass and Copper Bed Warming Pan Mahogany turned handle c 1890.
Total length from handle end 112 cm
Pan diameter 29 cm
Pan height 9 cm
Total weight 2.1 kgs
The pan base is copper and the pan lid is brass.
Copper base indicates high conduction and heat radiation when the hot coals were placed in the pan. The brass lid is a harder wearing material and would reflect heat back into the pan.
The white marks internally in the pan base is where the cleaning fluids have leaked through the holes in the lid.
The holes in the lid allowed hot air to escape and warm the blankets/ eider down.
Very scientific.
There is a small hole in the base, dead centre
Before the days of central heating and with so many Victorian homes being damp and cold, this technology was state of the art.
The handle will be removed for packing. It is attached by a brass screw.
The number AD 1617 has been stamped on the lid. This is not the year it was made.
A great item with tons of memories, if it could speak.
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