Hot Water Bottle
Object ID: 1963.4.1
This is a ceramic hot water bottle, which were also called Stone Pigs. This nickname comes from the Scots word pig, meaning an earthenware pot.
This particular one was used to warm beds in the early days of the Rodmay Hotel and was found when its owner Mae McIntyre’s personal suite was being renovated.
This particular one was used to warm beds in the early days of the Rodmay Hotel and was found when its owner Mae McIntyre’s personal suite was being renovated.