Baby Bottle

Baby Bottle

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Description
Six-sided glass nursing bottle that can hold 8 oz. / 240 cc., that is graduated in ounces and cubic centimeters, that has an embossed “EVEN FLO” inscription, and that is equipped with a Dr. Griesinger rubber nipple and plastic screw cap with ring. The Pyramid Rubber Co. was established in 1920, and became Evenflo Co., Inc. in 1995. Walter H. Griesinger (ca. 1900-1965) was an orthodontist in Portland, Or.
Ref: Walter H. Griesinger, “Nipple,” U.S. Design Patent 160,940 (Nov. 21, 1950).
Walter H. Griesinger, “Baby Feeding Nipple,” U.S. Patent 2,537,583 (Jan. 9, 1951).
Pyramid Rubber Co. ad for The Dr. Griesinger nipple in Modern Medicine (Feb. 15, 1953): 163.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Infant Feeder
date made
ca 1953
maker
Pyramid Rubber Company
Place Made
United States: Ohio, Ravenna
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
plastic (cap material)
rubber (nipple material)
Measurements
overall: 19.5 cm x 5.2 cm; 7 11/16 in x 2 1/16 in
ID Number
MG.M-06593
catalog number
M-06593
accession number
197802
Credit Line
Gift of the Pyramid Rubber Company, through B. R. Frost, General Sales Manager; Accession 197802 (1953)
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Data Source
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