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. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:15:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Philippa http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/comment-page-1/#comment-5966 Philippa Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:21:18 +0000 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. The Museum of Childhood has a wonderful website and - wonder upon wonders - there is some info on the subject over here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/childcare/feeding/allen_hanbury/index.html 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. The Museum of Childhood has a wonderful website and – wonder upon wonders – there is some info on the subject over here:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/childcare/feeding/allen_hanbury/index.html

]]> By: Sharon http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Sharon Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:10:36 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser-2/#comment-699 What a pretty piece of glass. It seems kind of sad that people didn't want to hold their baby while feeding them. What a neat treasure to have though! Hugs! Sharon What a pretty piece of glass. It seems kind of sad that people didn’t want to hold their baby while feeding them. What a neat treasure to have though!

Hugs! Sharon

]]> By: Lana G! http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-1902-antique-baby-nurser/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Lana G! Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:44:28 +0000 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-page-1/#comment-696 Jane Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:43:21 +0000 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-page-1/#comment-694 Mary Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:07:35 +0000 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-page-1/#comment-692 Monica Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:48:47 +0000 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!

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