Historical information
The neck of this bottle is quite wide and would have been fitted with quite a large teat. The use of an inbuilt thermometer on this bottle by the manufacturers, Kuwa, was quite innovative.
Physical description
Cylindrical glass feeding bottle, with calibrations for 1 to 8 (ounces) and 50 to 200 (mls). There is a vertical recess in centre front of the bottle, which contains a thermometer. There are two vertical seams in the glass, and a longitudinal bubble in the glass near the neck. Embossed on the neck of the bottle: "Kuwa" and "Made in Germany" on the lower front of bottle near the base.
Inscriptions & markings
"KUWA"; "MADE IN GERMANY"
Subjects
References
- MAAS, 'Feeding Bottle 'Kuwa'' Similar item
- University of Melbourne, Medical History Museum, 'Feeding bottle' Similar item
