On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:25:45 +0100
Emma B wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:42:17 +0100
Janet Baraclough wrote:

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I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with
two necks, one on each side

I supposed it could be in relation with milk farming, maybe ewe, not cows
(it's too little for cows)

Does anybody know for what purpose it was made,

I've seen pictures of those two-ended bottles for feeding a (single)
human baby. The second teat could let in air, avoiding a vacuum as the
baby swallowed milk through the other one. If a vacuum built up, a weak
baby might be unable to suck against it, and a strong one might suck so
hard that the teat fell off, letting all the milk out.

I'm pretty certain it's nothing to do with agriculture; in my
experience even newborn bottlefed lambs take more than 7 ounces at a
single feed.

Janet.

You should have it checked out, some makes of old feeding bottle are quite rare, and people do collect them (hence they're worth something lol) As far as I know there are three types of old feeding bottle, one banana shaped, one that has a hole in the to
p as well as the end and a 'submarine' bottle. I don't know the ins and outs of that, but they were for human use, not animal. An interesting find though..my garden has the wonders of an old mattress buried in it! I'd rather have your bottle!

Also..if you check here http://www.babybottle-museum.co.uk/wanted.htm you can put up a free ad & pic to try to get some info on it!