Mrs Winslows soothing syrup

Mrs Winslows soothing syrup

Aqua glass bottle/ phial for ‘Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, Curtis and Perkins Proprietors’. By the late 1870s, soothing preparations for infants were already notorious for the harm they could cause. Many contained opiates/ morphine. They helped...
Mystery Object

Mystery Object

Flat bone disc with a hole through the centre. Is it part of the teat fitting for a baby’s feeding bottle?
Savar’s Feeding Bottle (Underside)

Savar’s Feeding Bottle (Underside)

Baby’s bottle, embossed on one side ‘Savar’s Registered Feeding Bottle’, with the Savar’s trademark on the other. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s, although it may have been old when discarded. (Item inverted to show...
Savar’s Registered Feeding Bottle

Savar’s Registered Feeding Bottle

Baby’s bottle, embossed on one side ‘Savar’s Registered Feeding Bottle’, with the Savar’s trademark on the other. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s, although it may have been old when discarded.