White cup shaped ceramic invalid feeder with 'moustache' edge on covered section; handle offset with white base; cobalt blue Danish style design with faded gold trim around all edges; spout attached on the lower half of the body and curves upwards, like a teapot; single open handle; spout is at nin…
White cup shaped ceramic invalid feeder with 'moustache' edge on covered section; handle offset with white base; cobalt blue Danish style design with faded gold trim around all edges; spout attached on the lower half of the body and curves upwards, like a teapot; single open handle; spout is at ninety degrees from the handle; spout opening is part of the body; four holes inside feeder that is connected to spout opening; stamped on base "Germany" in black ink; unglazed bottom.
Allison, Eileen Michael. Ceramic Invalid Feeders, Pap Boats, and Baby Bottles of the 19th & Twentieth Century. Canada: E. M. Allison, 1997.
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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.
Invalid feeders’ also known as sick cups are designed to provide liquid or semi solid nourishment in time of illness or incapacity. There are many different shapes for invalid feeders. Some of the shapes are defined as infant or invalid feeders, however it seems that each manufacture used both terms interchangeably depending on the market they are targeting.
The cobalt blue design is similar to the popular Blue Onion or Strawflower designs.