Description: Lot of four bed warmers: All have wooden handles with copper pans at the end, various sizes.


History: A bed warmer was a common household item in countries with cold winters, especially in Europe. It consisted of a metal container, usually fitted with a handle and shaped somewhat like a modern frying pan, with a solid or finely perforated lid. The pan would be filled with hot coals and placed under the covers of a bed, to warm it up and/or dry it out before use. After the invention of rubber, the classical bed warmer was largely supplanted by the hot water bottle, which is still widely used. In the early[1] 20th century, electric blankets and then the electric bed warmer, (containing a lampholder and low wattage light bulb), were invented to fulfill the same need.

Provenance: N/A


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 12 | Height(in) = 42 | Width(in) = 11 | Depth(in) = 4

Size of Artwork(in): 12 X 42 X 4 "


Artist Name: N/A


Medium: Copper / Wood


Circa: 20th Century

All the wood handles are in very good condition. One copper pan is in very good condition and has a bird design on it. Two are in fair condition due to the pan slightly bent off axis. The fourth bed warmer has a short handle {by design} and an ornate cut out on pan.