Glass Infant's Feeding Bottle - J. A. Clark
Object
Bottle
Production date
c.1900
Object number
2022.38
Physical Description
Rounded flask type bottle, clear glass. Rounded shape with a flattened base and back, with a neck tipping upwards, so that it could be stored on its side. Embossing on the front shows a trademark crest and 'J.A. Clark London Fields'. Stopper (missing) would have been an internal screw type.
Object history
Glass infant's feeding bottle, made by J.A. Clark, London Fields. A teat would have been attached to the opening.
This design of feeding bottle with one opening made these bottles difficult to clean and sterilise, leading to gastric infection and diarrhoea in young babies and infants. This could be fatal, and doctors eventually condemned the bottle feeding due to the number of deaths. New bottles with openings at both ends were designed that made it easier to be completely sterilised.
This design of feeding bottle with one opening made these bottles difficult to clean and sterilise, leading to gastric infection and diarrhoea in young babies and infants. This could be fatal, and doctors eventually condemned the bottle feeding due to the number of deaths. New bottles with openings at both ends were designed that made it easier to be completely sterilised.
Associated Place
London Fields (Place)
Material
Glass
Dimension
Height: 140mm
Width: 100mm
Depth: 75mm
Width: 100mm
Depth: 75mm
On display?
No
Inscription
J.A. Clark
Trademark
London Fields
Trademark
London Fields