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A foot stove consists of a wooden box which is open on one side, with holes or a slab at the top. In it, a bowl made of pottery or metal with burning charcoal was placed. The feet were positioned on top of the stove to become warm. By putting a blanket or clothing on the legs the heat could be isolated and the lower legs were heated.
Foot stoves were used in Northern Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Video Foot stove
See also
- Korsi, a similar Iranian item
- Kotatsu, a similar Japanese item
Maps Foot stove
References
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External links
- Foot stoves from the Vermeer inventory
- Dutch foot stove dated 1675, Albany Institute of History & Art
- Metal and wood foot stove
- Tin and wood foot stove, c. 1765
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