Invalid and Infant Feeders
Object ID Number:
EH102147
Object Name:
Invalid Feeder
Description / History:
Set of four half–covered white invalid feeders. All porcelain.

A) Production Date: 1875–1925
Small porcelain invalid feeder with gold trim. The spout is curved and located near the bottom of the cup and the half–cover on top is flat. The number 6134, in the same material as the gold trim, is written on the bottom of the feeder.

B) Production Date: 1927–1930
Country: Germany
Small porcelain invalid feeder with gold trim. The spout is curved and located near the top of the cup and the partial–cover on top is flat. The bottom is stamped in dark green, "Manufactured In Germany". The company logo, "WT&C", is also engraved into the bottom of the feeder.

C) Production Date: 1927–1930
Country: Germany
Small porcelain invalid feeder with gold trim. The spout is curved and located near the top of the cup and the partial–cover on top is flat. "W.T.&C./ Made in Germany" is printed in black at the bottom via transfer printing.

D) Production Date: 1890–1930
Small porcelain invalid feeder. The spout is curved and thick, taking up most of the side. The half–cover on top is convex. The beginning of a number, "3044–", is engraved into the bottom of the feeder.
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