General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.0 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

5.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Patient care

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Maw

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

AS MOST WOMEN BREASTFED THEIR BABIES DURING THIS PERIOD, BOTTLES WERE USED TO AUGMENT AN INSUFFICIENT MILK SUPPLY, TO WEAN A BABY, OR TO PROVIDE SOLE NOURISHMENT TO A CHILD WHOSE MOTHER WAS ABSENT.

Technical

GLASS BOTTLES PROVIDED A HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLD PEWTER FEEDING CUPS, BOTTLES & BOWLS WHOSE HIGH LEAD CONTENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'NO. 36846 MAW/ LONDON ENGLAND' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT AROUND BOTTLEMOUTH/ 'S. MAW. SON & SONS. LONDON. TRADE MARK' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON BOTTLE FRONT. ELABORATE TRADEMARK INCORPORATING 'M' APPEARS WITHIN CLOVER- SHAPED FIGURE IN CENTRE/ REVERSE: LABEL GLUED TO CENTRE BACK BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'This Feeding Bottle, fitted with Maw's Bulbed Teat/ (5 leech-bites), will not leak, and can be emptied with/perfect ease, sufficient air finding its way through the/ India - Rubber Washer, which is perforated for the pur- pose.'/ GRADUATED LINES, MARKED AT INTERVALS OF 2, FROM 2-18 & 'TABLE-SPOONS' ALL APPEAR IN RAISED PRINT

Missing

INDIA-RUBBER NIPPLE

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A