White tea pot shaped ceramic invalid feeder; single open handle directly behind the short angular spout pointing up attached to top recessed section; short elongated oblong opening directly behind the spout descending down towards handle; body is short and rounded with widest point on lower half; n…
White tea pot shaped ceramic invalid feeder; single open handle directly behind the short angular spout pointing up attached to top recessed section; short elongated oblong opening directly behind the spout descending down towards handle; body is short and rounded with widest point on lower half; no manufacturers marks.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1970
1990
circa 1970-1990
Date Remarks
Research
Material
ceramic: white
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4
Width
8.1 cm
Height
11.0 cm
Diameter
5.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Diameter at base
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.
Campbell, Gordon. The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006. 2006. Accessed August 18, 2016. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195189483.001.0001/acref-9780195189483
Similar to #2T1406 Simplex Feeding Cup in the Frank Betz medical supply catalogue
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 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. The boat shaped, which looks very similar to a gravy boat, originally evolved from the pap boat shape. It has a straight spout, main opening in the top, and an open handle in the back. This is also known as an infant feeder prior to the development of baby milk bottles. Manufacturers would market this item as both invalid and infant feeders depending on the market they are targeting.
This design is suitable for administering liquid food to recumbent patients