Wonderful 1840s Make Do Stone Warmer Box with Engraved Stone and 1849 Newspaper marbles in pouch Cutout piece is 5 5/8"

Cutout piece is 5 5/8" t

Base measures 8 1/2" l x 2 5/8" w x 3/4" thick

and very useful

sculptor Charles Despiau

The unpasted (free) end papers at front and back (i

Wonderful 1840s Make Do Stone Warmer Box with Engraved Stone and 1849 Newspaper marbles in pouch Cutout piece is 5 5/8"This may be my very favorite sort of find: a resourceful solution to a very specific problem, which clearly served its function and lives on as a beautiful, evocative object with its history of use written all over it. To me, this is a deeply satisfying thing! The handmade wooden box was clearly specifically made to house this warming stone which would be heated in the fire, then placed in the box, which would then be placed under someone's feet,