Feeding bottle
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 1880 - circa 1920
Materials
Glass, rubber, metal, bristle and bone
Measurements
Bottle - 218 mm (length); 80 mm (width), Each stopper - 35 mm (length); 35 mm (diameter), Washer - 30 mm (diameter), Each brush (min) - 200 mm (length), Each brush (max) - 225 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669706
Summary
A dark blue cardboard box with a separate lid bearing a pale blue and white label reading 'The Hygienic, Boat-Shaped Feeding Bottle, Large Size (circa 1880 to circa 1920). Inside is a clear glass bottle graduated in tablespoonfuls on the underside. With this are two glass stoppers with rubber washers with holes for the milk to pass through, two wire and bristle bottle-brushes, and a bone washer, probably not related to this item. Total number of items is 8.
Marks and inscriptions
On the upper side of the bottle: 'HYGIENIC FEEDING BOTTLE/ F C and S'