Squash shaped ceramic invalid feeder; body has spray painted bands of green and orange; vine stylized handle in brown with green leaf; soft ribbed section near spout; small opening with mostly covered body; dark green small spout; gold trim around spout and on green leaves on the body; spout pointi…
Squash shaped ceramic invalid feeder; body has spray painted bands of green and orange; vine stylized handle in brown with green leaf; soft ribbed section near spout; small opening with mostly covered body; dark green small spout; gold trim around spout and on green leaves on the body; spout pointing straight ahead; spout and handle opening is part of body.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1960
1990
circa 1960-1990
Material
ceramic: white, green, brown, orange
ink: gold
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4 Box #1
Length
13.2 cm
Width
6.6 cm
Height
4.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Spout with minor missing section; base with minor chip and shows some wear
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.