Foot warmer - made by Newell
Newell's Patent Foot warmer
Name/Title
Foot warmer - made by NewellEntry/Object ID
2025.1.766Description
Glazed heavy brick foot warmer stamped with the makers name - Newell's Patent Foot warmer on the underside and on one end. Flat-bottomed to sit in a bed for instance.Context
Newell's were an old Bristol company, which started c 1808, then known as Tripp & Co. Alfred and Samuel Newell Price were not involved in the company till the late 1800s. The specialism of the company was brown stone pottery. In the early 1800s they were specialising in patented stone ware drainage pipes and continued to make highly glazed stoneware for decades. Items included jars and bottles for all purposes, drugs, spirits, ale and stout, ginger beer (which is an important feature), ink, blacking, and varnish bottles, bread pans, jam and pickle jars. A large business was in foot warmers and also insulators.Cataloged By
Felix LamCategory
Domestic