Gorgeous Antique original
Rare bottle!
No cracks
Rim has chip as shown *
Blown in mold, applied lip.
Gorgeous imperfections!
1890
Clear
8oz
Ships fast and securely! Very Secure!
More to come
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From old collection.
History:
Made in clear and aqua-green glass, the TURTLE nursing bottle was introduced into the United
States from England in 1864. It was designed to be used with some very elaborate fittings which
consisted of an internal tube, stopper, long rubber hose, mouth guard and nipple. It was very
popular for about fifty years and came in plain, embossed, graduated and vented styles. The
"duck variation of the TURTLE nursing bottle had a very long neck, the "shoe" had an
exceptionally long body and was also known as a
"tear drop". The unsanitary internal tube and
long hose fittings were lethal to many infants. The bottle's terrible reputation gave rise to the
name that was given to it by a concerned medical profession; the
" murder bottle". Buffalo, New
York prohibited the sale of the bottle in 1897 and other cities followed suit. The "murder
bottle" died a lingering death. The John M. Maris Co. still advertised it in 1913 and the Sears
Roebuck Co. catalogue listed it until 1915.
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