Wonderful 1840s Make Do Stone Warmer Box with Engraved Stone and 1849 Newspaper antique carved totem pole Ashtray measures 3 1/2 long

Ashtray measures 3 1/2 long x 3" wide x 3/4" tall

or long walks through misty moorlands

and if this doesn't induce longing to travel

19 5/8" l x 13/16" wide and deep

which seem almost as if they could be lead plates to add weight

Wonderful 1840s Make Do Stone Warmer Box with Engraved Stone and 1849 Newspaper antique carved totem pole Ashtray measures 3 1/2 longThis 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,