White cup shaped ceramic invalid feeder with ribbed base 'moustache' edge on covered section; cobalt blue Danish style design; 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; inside there are four circul…
White cup shaped ceramic invalid feeder with ribbed base 'moustache' edge on covered section; cobalt blue Danish style design; 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; inside there are four circular holes connected to the spout; engraved "78" on the bottom; unglazed bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1910
1940
circa 1910-1940
Material
ceramic: white
ink: blue
Inscriptions
Engraved on base: "78".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-3 Box #2
Length
12.6 cm
Width
10.8 cm
Height
8.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Shows light wear on the bottom
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.
The design is similar to the popular Blue Onion or Strawflower designs.