antiek INSTRA 'Warmth is Life' Hand Pocket Warmer patented

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antiek INSTRA 'Warmth is Life' Hand Pocket Warmer patented Instra 'Warmth is Life' antieke handenwarmer zakformaat
h: 11 cm
b: 6,50 cm

literatuur:
The Sporting Times, 28 January 1899.
The 12th Earl of Dundonald patented the Instra warmer in 1896, and soon developed a whole range of products under the motto ‘Warmth is Life’.
The Instra came with refills
To be warm, put in side pocket; to be warmer, hook up just behind and below the hip bone underneath the coat; if very chill, hook up on one or other side of the back bone between the shoulders; for railway travelling, get the anklet strap; to air a damp bed quickly, put a chair in the bed and the Instra inside
Instra Hand Warmer - Warmth is Life Fascinating charcoal burning hand warmer patented by the Earl of Dundonald and made between 1896-1910. Used by ladies on carriage rides and soldiers alike
Source: The Sporting Times, 28 January 1899.
The 12th Earl of Dundonald patented the Instra warmer in 1896, and soon developed a whole range of products under the motto ‘Warmth is Life’. The standard version was the pocket warmer, a slim contraption available in embossed German silver at 12s 6d or without the decoration for 7s 6d. The Instra came with refills that you had to light with a match and place into the outer casing. They had to be put in non-burning end first, which sounds tricky. I don’t know what the fuel was, but the makers claimed it was lightweight and slow-burning. A single cartridge weighed only one seventh of an ounce and would give out heat for three to four hours. Surrounding the cartridge were layers of gauze padding to stop sparks getting through. The device could then be used in various ways:
To be warm, put in side pocket; to be warmer, hook up just behind and below the hip bone underneath the coat; if very chill, hook up on one or other side of the back bone between the shoulders; for railway travelling, get the anklet strap; to air a damp bed quickly, put a chair in the bed and the Instra inside.
Zoekertjesnummer: m2251156081