Cup shaped cream ceramic invalid feeder without decoration and offset handle higher than body; spout is at ninety degrees from the handle; open spout is part of the body; oval flat protrusion on top of handle; glazed bottom; manufacturing mark on base in black ink "Spode Copeland".
Cup shaped cream ceramic invalid feeder without decoration and offset handle higher than body; spout is at ninety degrees from the handle; open spout is part of the body; oval flat protrusion on top of handle; glazed bottom; manufacturing mark on base in black ink "Spode Copeland".
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Material
ceramic: cream
ink: black
Inscriptions
Stamped on base: "Spode // Copeland"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4 Box #1
Length
12.1 cm
Width
11.8 cm
Height
6.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Shows wear on 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.