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Description:

Baby bottle with “HYGEIA” and “Duraglas” inscriptions. The Owens-Illinois Glass Co. introduced the term Duraglas in 1940.

Date Made: after 1942

Maker: Hygeia Nursing Bottle Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Buffalo

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Credit Line: Gift of the Hygeia Nursing Bottle Company, through W. M. Decker, President; Acc 198722 (1953)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-06673Catalog Number: M-06673Accession Number: 198722

Object Name: Infant Feeder

Physical Description: glass (overall material)rubber (nipple material)Measurements: overall: 19 cm x 6 cm; 7 1/2 in x 2 3/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-5fdd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_728957

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