Record ID: NLM-C6BA48
Object type: WARMING PAN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal glove warmer fragment. A lightweight hemispherical bowl with a pair of parallel oval section prongs projecting from its side [both broken], and with a round hollow in its base. The bowl retains fibrous charred material with a round hollow in its centre, probably a non-combustible material such as asbestos or impregnated fibre. A billet of smouldering charcoal would be placed in the hollow and the halves of a spherical container closed round it, to be kept in a pocket or a work glove. The warmer could retain heat for several hours, and would assist a worker or sportsman per…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thormanby', grid reference and parish protected.