Glass Nipple Shield
c. 1918 - 1929Small glass nipple shield used for breast feeding.
This glass nipple shield originally had a rubber teat covering the glass tip. This protected the child’s mouth from the glass.
Nipple shields protect nipples from teething babies. They also soothe sore nipples of breastfeeding mothers. They prevent nipples from flattening, contain leaking milk and help women who had trouble breastfeeding.
Owned by Mrs Jean Geary nee Burt who was a nurse at Royal Perth Hospital in the 1920's
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United Kingdom
Aldersgate St.