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"Allenbury's Feeding Bottle"

Date

1894-1950s

Artist/Maker

Allenburys

Technique

Manufactured

Dimensions

Length: 17.5cm
Width: 6.5cm

Caption

Traditionally, the role of women was always to be good wife and mother. During the 1880s infant mortaility rates were high, often due to a lack of hygiene of babys bottles. The Allenbury bottles were easy to clean and were a great success, continuing to sell well into the 1950s.

Credit

Kindly donated by Miss Maisie Guy

Object number

FCM_2006_101