Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1782
Today’s illustration is a copy of an advertisement for a Henderson Footwarmer from 1912. The Dorchester Pottery company was founded in 1895 by George Henderson to produce commercial and industrial stoneware. Its first big hit was the stoneware hot water bottle known as the Henderson Footwarmer. It was used to keep feet warm in a cold automobile and also to warm hospital beds. It later became known as the porcelain pig. In the early years the opening in the bottle was closed with a cork stopper, but within a few years Henderson patented a metal fitting with a screw cap.
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