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Double Ended Feeding Bottle - Boots the Chemists

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1987F377
Collection:Social History
Date:1900 c - 1900

Maker Information

Manufacturer:Boot's Pure Drug Co Ltd - View history

Notes

This bottle was filled with milk at one end, and a rubber teat, now lost was fitted over the other end. These new glass bottles were a marked improvement on earlier ceramic ones which, as they were so difficult to clean properly, accounted for a large number of infant deaths.


Further Information

Production Period:20th century
Material(s):Glass
Place of Origin:Nottingham, England

Dimensions

Height:19.5 cm
Width:7 cm
Depth:7 cm