Infant feeding bottle Playtex Baby Nurser Trial Kit consisting of rectangular cardboard box (g) contains semi-opaque hollow clear plastic holder (a), brown latex rubber nipple (b), plastic cap (c), plastic nipple retainer ring (d), sealed clear plastic bag with ten clear plastic bottle liners (e), six panel instruction sheet in English and French (f); holder had graduated measuremements in red ink for ounces and ml and bilingual instructions; cap fits into base of holder and also over top; nipple is 'Natural Action' design is patterned after natural nipple; pre-sterilized disposable bottle liners; box has bilingual text about information of contents.
Number Of Parts
7
Part Names
a - holder
b - nipple
c - cap
d - retainer ring
e - bag of liners
f - instructions
g - box
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Museum purchase.
Printed on cardboard box: "playtex // Baby Nurser // Trial Kit // Better for Baby ... // Most Like Mother // NEW IMPROVED // EASIER TO USE // TWIST-ON SYSTEM // Contains: // 1 Snug Fitting Cap // 1 Nipple Retainer Ring // 1 Natural Action Nipple // 10 227 ml (8 oz) // Pre-Sterilized // Disposable // Bottle Liners // 1 See-Thru Holder // Instruction Booklet // Contains one complete Playtex Nurser unit - // all that you need to begin feeding your baby // with the Platex Disposable Nurser System"; on inside of nipple: "PLAYTEX INFANT SIZE 135"; on side of holder: "DO NOT MICROWAVE OR BOIL // same in French // playtex // oz. 1 through 7 // ml 50 100 150 200"; headings on instructions: "Before you use your // new Playtex Nurser, // let's look at the system // to see how the parts // work together // To Clean Parts // Dispensing Instructions // How to use your // Playtex Disposable // Nurser // To Warm Formula, remove cap and either:"; on flap on box: "KEEP THIS NOTICE: Replace nipples when the // nipple diameter becomes // larger than this hole. // To measure, insert nipple // tip in hole. A worn nipple will // not fit into the hole easily"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
a – holder – Height 14.7 cm x Diam. 5.9 cm
b – nipple – Height 3.0 cm x Diam. 5.5 cm
c – cap – Height 2.7 cm x Diam. 6.0 cm
d - retainer ring - Height 1.8 cm x Diam. 6.0 cm
e - bag of liners – Length 12.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm x Width 7.0 cm
f - instructions - Length 58.7 Ccm x Depth 10.2 cm
g – box - Length 17.5 cm x Width 6.4 cm x Depth 6.4 cm
2016: According to the website www.playtexbaby.com website, Playtex introduced the disposable bottle system in 1960.
1987: Contemporary objects related to infant feeding purchased by the Museum to bring the collection of infant feeding equipment up to date; this is a new infant-feeding system, patented in 1977, which has the following features: disposable, pre-sterilized bags to contain the feed; a differently shaped nipple "patterned after nature"; collapsible bags described as reducing air intake by the infant.