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Glass infant's feeding bottle in original carton, made by S. Maw, Son and Sons, London, 1901-1920
A stopper with a straw was placed in the top of this glass ‘Alexandra’ feeding bottle for an infant to drink out of. The bottle was made by S Maw Son and Sons and came with cleaning brushes. It was bought at chemists and druggists.
’Alexandra’ may refer to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925), wife of Edward VII (1841-1910). She was popular with the British public and did lots of charity work. Bottle feeding was linked to diarrhoea in young babies and infants in the second half of the 1900s. This could be fatal when vital lost fluids and salts were not replaced.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A626421
- Materials:
- bottle:glass, rubber, ivory, complete, cleaning brushes: iron, textile fibres and carton: cardboard, paper
- Measurements:
-
overall: 70 mm x 112 mm x 145 mm, .09kg
- type:
- feeding bottle
Parts
Cleaning brush
Bottle-cleaning brush
Piece of twisted wire for glass infant's feeding bottle in original carton
Feeding bottle teat in glass stopper
Feeding bottle tube in glass stopper
Original packaging for infant feeding bottle
