Classification
Description
A 1940s electrical bed warmer in the shape of a traditional hot water bottle. It has an internal heating tube designed by Frank Stanley Spooner. It is made of compression moulded phenol formaldehyde and includes a flex and plug. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection.
Designers & Manufacturers
Inscriptions
moulded: "BRITISH PATENT NO 561789 RA ROTHERMEL LTD"
Object number
PHSL : 3
Date
1945 (circa)
Country
Method
Material
Dimensions
Width
200mm
Length
330mm