Posted by PERSONAL COMPUTERS \(J.C.SAMUE on June 24, 2004, 6:10 am
Sorry if I have the wrong forum to post this question to UK farmers, or
sheep farmers, but we don't have access here in Belgium (Brussels can't do
everything, as you might well know) to the specialized forum in British
farming, at least I don't know any.
I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with
two necks, one on each side
It's about 20 cm wide and 7 cm high
It bears an inscription on the top, inscribed in the glass
THE AGRIPPA BAND
and, just under this : TEAT
WILL NOT
SLIP OFF
It's gratuated in OUNCES on one side (between 1 to 7)
and in TABLE SPOONS on the other side (between 1 to 15)
For this reason, I suppose it was used in UK
It's obviously old, certainly before WW2, maybe even before 1900
I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not cows
(it's too little for cows)
Does anybody know for what purpose it was made, or any other forum where I
could post this request ?
j.c. samuel
Brussels
PS: please excuse my broken English
Posted by Janet Baraclough on June 24, 2004, 8:42 am
contains these words:
> I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with
> two necks, one on each side
> I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not cows
> (it's too little for cows)
> Does anybody know for what purpose it was made,
I've seen pictures of those two-ended bottles for feeding a (single)
human baby. The second teat could let in air, avoiding a vacuum as the
baby swallowed milk through the other one. If a vacuum built up, a weak
baby might be unable to suck against it, and a strong one might suck so
hard that the teat fell off, letting all the milk out.
I'm pretty certain it's nothing to do with agriculture; in my
experience even newborn bottlefed lambs take more than 7 ounces at a
single feed.
Janet.
Posted by Harry12 on June 24, 2004, 11:49 am
> contains these words:
> > I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass,
with
> > two necks, one on each side
> > I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not
cows
> > (it's too little for cows)
> > Does anybody know for what purpose it was made,
> I've seen pictures of those two-ended bottles for feeding a (single)
> human baby. The second teat could let in air, avoiding a vacuum as the
> baby swallowed milk through the other one. If a vacuum built up, a weak
> baby might be unable to suck against it, and a strong one might suck so
> hard that the teat fell off, letting all the milk out.
If so, it's an odd name to choose for a baby feeder. ISTR that Agrippa was
the real name of King Herod, and he wasn't noted for kindness to babies!
Harry
Posted by Harry12 on June 24, 2004, 11:49 am
> contains these words:
> > I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass,
with
> > two necks, one on each side
> > I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not
cows
> > (it's too little for cows)
> > Does anybody know for what purpose it was made,
> I've seen pictures of those two-ended bottles for feeding a (single)
> human baby. The second teat could let in air, avoiding a vacuum as the
> baby swallowed milk through the other one. If a vacuum built up, a weak
> baby might be unable to suck against it, and a strong one might suck so
> hard that the teat fell off, letting all the milk out.
If so, it's an odd name to choose for a baby feeder. ISTR that Agrippa was
the real name of King Herod, and he wasn't exactly noted for kindness to
babies!
Harry
Posted by Emma B on June 24, 2004, 7:25 pm
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:42:17 +0100
>contains these words:
>> I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with
>> two necks, one on each side
>> I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not cows
>> (it's too little for cows)
>> Does anybody know for what purpose it was made,
> I've seen pictures of those two-ended bottles for feeding a (single)
>human baby. The second teat could let in air, avoiding a vacuum as the
>baby swallowed milk through the other one. If a vacuum built up, a weak
>baby might be unable to suck against it, and a strong one might suck so
>hard that the teat fell off, letting all the milk out.
> I'm pretty certain it's nothing to do with agriculture; in my
>experience even newborn bottlefed lambs take more than 7 ounces at a
>single feed.
> Janet.
You should have it checked out, some makes of old feeding bottle are quite rare,
and people do collect them (hence they're worth something lol) As far as I know
there are three types of old feeding bottle, one banana shaped, one that has a
hole in the top as well as the end and a 'submarine' bottle. I don't know the
ins and outs of that, but they were for human use, not animal. An interesting
find though..my garden has the wonders of an old mattress buried in it! I'd
rather have your bottle!
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> two necks, one on each side
> I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not cows
> (it's too little for cows)
> Does anybody know for what purpose it was made,