Small white ceramic rounded boat shape invalid feeder with gold trim along body, spout, and handle; slight point on top of handle; handle is at the rear directly in line with the spout; spout opening is part of the body; glazed bottom.
Small white ceramic rounded boat shape invalid feeder with gold trim along body, spout, and handle; slight point on top of handle; handle is at the rear directly in line with the spout; spout opening is part of the body; glazed bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Material
ceramic: white
ink: gold
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4 Box #1
Length
14.5 cm
Width
7.7 cm
Height
5.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Shows wear on bottom, and faded gold trim in some areas
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Documents
Book
eBook
Internet
Reference Comments
Allison, Eileen Michael. Ceramic Invalid Feeders, Pap Boats, and Baby Bottles of the 19th & Twentieth Century. Canada: E. M. Allison, 1997.
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.
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.