Faultless Rubber Company nursing nipple with a "Pat July 13, 1915 July 27, 1915 March 11, 1919" inscription.
Ref: Thomas W. Miller, “Nursing-Bottle Nipple,” U.S. Patent 1,146,639 (July 13, 1915), assigned to the Faultless Rubber Company.
Margaret H. McMann, “Nipple for Nursing Bottles,” U.S. Patent 1,147,740 (July 27, 1915).
Margaret McMann, “Nipple,” U.S. Patent 1,297,207 (March 11, 1919).
Date Made: after 1919
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: United States: Ohio, Ashland
Subject: Women Inventors
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 1978.0883.238.AAccession Number: 1978.0883Catalog Number: 1978.0883.238a
Object Name: nipple, infant feeding bottlenipple, infant feeder
Physical Description: rubber (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4.5 cm x 2.3 cm; 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-c256-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1373898
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