Bed Warmer [Belling]

Object detail

Accession number

1982.579

Maker

Belling and Lee Limited

Production period

1930s

Description

Circular "Belling" bed warmer from the 1940s. Grey metal with a handle on one side and a power cord emerging from in between the handle. The bed warmer uses a low wattage light bulb to produce the heat, this also illuminates a small red panel in the centre. Pre-War models have a strip handle, such as this one.

Marks

Belling / Bed warmer / Reg. Dep. Pat. App. For Embossed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Belling and Lee Limited. Circa 1939. Bed Warmer [Belling], 1982.579. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Warmer, Bed Furnishings Household Accessories Other Household Accessories

Production place

Enfield Middlesex England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Health Sciences Technology

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