Clear glass torpedo boat shaped feeding or infant bottle with cork stuck in raised thick circular opening; one closed squared off end and small narrow opening to affix a rubber teat; missing teat; micro bubbles visable in glass with several larger bubbles.
Clear glass torpedo boat shaped feeding or infant bottle with cork stuck in raised thick circular opening; one closed squared off end and small narrow opening to affix a rubber teat; missing teat; micro bubbles visable in glass with several larger bubbles.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
glass: transparent
cork: tan
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B3
Length
22.3 cm
Width
7.3 cm
Height
6.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Cork dried out and stuck fast in opening
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Documents
Book
Reference Comments
Allison, Eileen Michael. Ceramic Invalid Feeders, Pap Boats, and Baby Bottles of the 19th & Twentieth Century. Canada: E.M. Allison, 1997.
"Down Bros. Ltd. Catalogue of Surgical Instruments & Appliances" by Down Bros. Ltd., London, 1906, p. 1363 similar to item #6031
Donor file
Research Facts
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and sister Alice Roeder, a retired nurse. The collection consists of various eras and types of invalid / infant feeders, infant milk bottles, medicine spoons, urinals and reference material.