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INVALID FEEDER Made by MAW? MODERN OLD AGE ILLNESS SICK CHEMIST ENGLAND.
Secondhand
R40.00
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27 May 24 15:42
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Condition
Secondhand
Location
South Africa
Origin
Other
Time Period
Post-1950
Type
Other
Product code
INVALID FEEDER
Bob Shop ID
615761843
INVALID FEEDER
When you are ill and lying flat in bed, drinking from a cup can be a messy business. This invalid feeder or (as it was also called) invalid feeding cup was used to feed invalids who were too weak or ill to sit up. In Victorian times, wealthy families used to nurse sick children, parents and grandparents at home. They bought an invalid feeder from the chemist's shop and used it to feed sick members of the family.
Patients drank beef tea, or a mixture of diluted milk and flour called pap. Invalid foods tended to be runny and not very tasty. The invalid feeder was ideal for giving liquid meals to bedridden patients. The food was cooked and then spooned into the feeder. The patient was propped up slightly and drank from the feeder, holding the handle. If they were very weak, a nurse or helper sat next to them and fed them.
Invalid feeders were common in Victorian times and people carried on using them into the 20th century. 'Made in England' is stamped in blue-green on its base in a box.
This feeder looks like a milk jug with a round bowl, curved spout and handle. The handle at the side let the invalid hold it to drink. The half-cover over the top stopped the liquid from overflowing. A long spout poured the liquid straight into the patient's mouth so that none was wasted or spilt on the bedclothes.
Dimensions & Condition
216mm rim to handle x 147mm spout to rim x 75mm tall to spout = Reasonable condition, has some light stains and gilt wear.
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