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[Double-ended nursing bottle]
Description
A double-ended clear glass nursing bottle.
Fittings: Pull-on nipple and a rubber stopper or cap. Made in 4 oz and 8 oz sizes.
Marks: SAVARS ECLIPSE FEEDING BOTTLE; GLASS MADE IN FRANCE; PATENT No 7008; RD No 421546 (2x); TABLESPOONS 1-15; OUNCES 1-7. The apertures (one at each end) measure 2 cm in diameter.
Item Metadata
| Title |
[Double-ended nursing bottle]
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| Date Created |
[between 1896 and 1960?]
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| Description |
A double-ended clear glass nursing bottle.
Fittings: Pull-on nipple and a rubber stopper or cap. Made in 4 oz and 8 oz sizes. Marks: SAVARS ECLIPSE FEEDING BOTTLE; GLASS MADE IN FRANCE; PATENT No 7008; RD No 421546 (2x); TABLESPOONS 1-15; OUNCES 1-7. The apertures (one at each end) measure 2 cm in diameter. |
| Extent |
1 nursing bottle : glass ; 6 cm high x 19 cm long
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| Subject | |
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Notes |
Also known as banana shaped, boat shaped and twin bottle.
"All known double ended nursing bottles are believed to be of English manufacture. Very popular in England, but used in the United States." From American Nursing Bottles by Diane Rouse Ostrander. Gift of Miss Alice Wright, February 1987. Purchased by Miss Wright in Vancouver. |
| Identifier |
IFC-036
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Woodward Biomedical Library. Infant Feeders Collection. Charles Woodward Memorial Room. Item no. 36
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| Date Available |
2006
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0132861
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/