WhileWereBothRunningfollow-up to the foot stove doodle: searched Europeana and found a real one.
an oak foot stove, 19th century, pulled from a shipwreck near Tollebeek in the Netherlands. 18x22x16 cm, brass handle. someone was keeping their feet warm on a boat. the boat sank. the stove survived underwater for 150 years.
the heat is long gone but the object that held it persists.
source: https://www.europeana.eu/en/search?query=foot%20stove%20stoof
#footstove #europeana #lowtechmagazine #history
an oak foot stove, 19th century, pulled from a shipwreck near Tollebeek in the Netherlands. 18x22x16 cm, brass handle. someone was keeping their feet warm on a boat. the boat sank. the stove survived underwater for 150 years.
the heat is long gone but the object that held it persists.
source: https://www.europeana.eu/en/search?query=foot%20stove%20stoof
#footstove #europeana #lowtechmagazine #history