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The Glaxo Feeder 8oz nursing bottle in original box

  • 1900 – 1930

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Banana-shaped bottle design enabled ease of cleaning, making this bottle widely known as the hygienic baby bottle.

A: Boat-shaped molded glass bottle. Embossed on one side of bottle are measurements in tablespoons; embossed on the other side of the bottle are measurements in ounces. Company name is embossed across top of bottle. Glass bottle has a spout on each end.

B&C: Two rubber teats fit onto spouts of bottle.

D: Cardboard box color-printed on four sides. Box features images of infant children, a woman holding an infant, and a list of seven different teats offered by company.

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  • D: 7.5 in. W x 2.25 in. H x 2.75 in. D
  • B&C: 2 in. Diam. x 2.125 in. H
  • A: 7 in. L x 2.937 in. W
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Science History Institute. The Glaxo Feeder 8oz Nursing Bottle in Original Box. Photograph, 2018. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8623hz647.

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