Description: VINTAGE ANGLED NECK OVAL GLASS NURSING INFANT BABY BOTTLE 8 oz. w/NIPPLE & CORK Dimensions ~ 5 1/4" Length x 3 3/4" Width x 1 3/4" Depth A clear glass "turtle" shaped infant feeding bottle with a flat bottom and angled neck for cork or rubber teat closure; mould line around edges; hand blown glass with embossed measurement gradations on front. This glass infant bottle was acquired at an Estate Sale and the below is the information I have researched on it . . . "The design of glass baby feeding bottles from 1860-early 1900's were hard to clean due to the cork closures and long rubber tubes ending with rubber teats. This bottle design allowed the infant to self-feed. This innovation freed the mother from the hassle and discomfort of nursing and wearing a nursing corset, and allowed her the opportunity to tend to her other chores (this was particularly useful for those members of the middle to lower classes who needed to work). A contributing factor to the deadly growth of bacteria throughout the bottle design was that while these bottles were not sterilized, the real issue was with the tube/nipple feeding apparatus which could not be cleaned, and this lack of sanitation allowed for deadly bacteria to flourish and led to doctors condemning the use of these bottles - now nicknamed 'Murder Bottles' - as they contributed to the high infant mortality rates of the late 1800s (only two out of ten babies would survive until two years of age)."The last 2 pictures in the photos shows how these bottles were utilized and a copy of a Catalogue Page from a 1902 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue featuring these bottles for sale..
Price: 26.99 USD
Location: Westbrook, Maine
End Time: 2024-12-07T00:11:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Nipple Type: Soft Nipple
Type: Individual Bottle
Capacity: 250ml / 8oz.
Color: Clear
Bottle Type: Angled
Bottle Material: Glass
Nipple Material: Rubber
