Comments on: My 1902 Antique Baby Nurser http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philippa http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-5966 Philippa http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-5966 How great that you have one of these bottles. My understanding is also that the flat bottom allowed the nurser to be put down on a flat surface while the child was nursing - hands-free, as it were, which must have been very enticing if you had 10 or 11 little children around you. I saw a collection of these at the Museum of Childhood when I visited London last year and remember reading about the difficulty of properly cleaning them. This led to many infant deaths. It seems the long tube variety was even more dangerous than those with rubber nipples, which were invented later and were easier to clean. How great that you have one of these bottles. My understanding is also that the flat bottom allowed the nurser to be put down on a flat surface while the child was nursing – hands-free, as it were, which must have been very enticing if you had 10 or 11 little children around you.

I saw a collection of these at the Museum of Childhood when I visited London last year and remember reading about the difficulty of properly cleaning them. This led to many infant deaths. It seems the long tube variety was even more dangerous than those with rubber nipples, which were invented later and were easier to clean.

]]> By: Lana G! http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-697 Lana G! http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-697 Wow!! to the nursing bottle and the 14 kids! Great treasure! Wow!! to the nursing bottle and the 14 kids! Great treasure!

]]> By: Jane http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-696 Jane http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-696 At first I thought it was a glass bed pan - how funny is that ?!! I think it is unique and amazing how the invention of things changes so much through the years. Thanks for sharing, Jane At first I thought it was a glass bed pan – how funny is that ?!! I think it is unique and amazing how the invention of things changes so much through the years. Thanks for sharing,
Jane

]]> By: Mary http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-694 Mary http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-694 This antique nurser is wonderful. And such precious family memories with all the babies it has fed. A great family keepsake. Be sure to hold onto it. These are not easy to find. Thanks for sharing this interesting bottle. This antique nurser is wonderful. And such precious family memories with all the babies it has fed. A great family keepsake. Be sure to hold onto it. These are not easy to find. Thanks for sharing this interesting bottle.

]]> By: Monica http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-692 Monica http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-692 This is great. What a treat to learn of this with pictures to boot! This is great. What a treat to learn of this with pictures to boot!

]]> By: Hootin' Anni http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-680 Hootin' Anni http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-680 *choking*....not over the baby bottle....but lordy....14 kids? And I think I'm tired and aged from having just a measly two kids!! LOL *choking*….not over the baby bottle….but lordy….14 kids? And I think I’m tired and aged from having just a measly two kids!! LOL

]]> By: Amy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-691 Amy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-691 That is very neat! What a great treasure to have from your family ~Amy That is very neat! What a great treasure to have from your family
~Amy

]]> By: Kristy Jo http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-690 Kristy Jo http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-690 wow, how absolutly facinating especially cause like you said most babys were probably nursed back then! what a wonderful piece of history you got there! and glass? could you even imagine that now?? HA wow, how absolutly facinating especially cause like you said most babys were probably nursed back then!

what a wonderful piece of history you got there! and glass? could you even imagine that now?? HA

]]> By: jean http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-689 jean http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-689 What a wonderful treasure! I have never seen one before and how awesome that is was used by your family! What a wonderful treasure! I have never seen one before and how awesome that is was used by your family!

]]> By: Mommy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/#comment-688 Mommy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-688 Wow! How very interesting! I always wondered what people "back then" did if they couldn't nurse their babies. I always assumed they hired a wet nurse. But I guess they had bottles then too. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed reading about it! :) Wow! How very interesting! I always wondered what people “back then” did if they couldn’t nurse their babies. I always assumed they hired a wet nurse. But I guess they had bottles then too. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed reading about it! :)

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