Nursing Bottle
"Charles M. Windship of Roxbury, Massachusetts, patented the first United States nursing bottle in 1841...Many nursing bottles of the late 1800's were made to lay flat and a few types were embossed with reminders such as 'Feed the Baby.'"
-From "The Illustrated Price Guide of Antique Bottles," by Carlo and Dot Sellan.
Nursing Bottle and Nipple
Minnesota Historical Society Museum Collections.
9252.12, a-b