Item no. 16
Feeding Pot - Early American
Acquisition history:
Gift of Miss Alice Wright, 1966
Fabric: Tin
Marks: None
Measurements:
• Height (with lid): 4 7/10"
• Diam. of base: 2 1/2"
• Exterior part of spout: 1 6/10"
• Handle (from upper to lower attachment): 2"
• Diam. of pot aperture under lid: 1 1/2"
• Diam. of lower edge of lid: 1 8/10"
Notes: Early American feeding pot of tin, possibly from Pennsylvania. The spout is a continuation of a tube reaching down to the bottom of the cup. Note the resemblance to Hugh Smith's "bubby-pot".
Letter from 1943 relating to this item
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Article from Parents' Magazine, May, 1943
Photo and diagram accompanying Parents' magazine article
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