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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
Sorry if I have the wrong forum to post this question to UK farmers, or
sheep farmers, but we don't have access here in Belgium (Brussels can't do everything, as you might well know) to the specialized forum in British farming, at least I don't know any. I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with two necks, one on each side It's about 20 cm wide and 7 cm high It bears an inscription on the top, inscribed in the glass THE AGRIPPA BAND and, just under this : TEAT WILL NOT SLIP OFF It's gratuated in OUNCES on one side (between 1 to 7) and in TABLE SPOONS on the other side (between 1 to 15) For this reason, I suppose it was used in UK It's obviously old, certainly before WW2, maybe even before 1900 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, or any other forum where I could post this request ? j.c. samuel Brussels PS: please excuse my broken English |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
PERSONAL COMPUTERS (J.C.SAMUEL) wrote:
Sorry if I have the wrong forum to post this question to UK farmers, or sheep farmers, but we don't have access here in Belgium (Brussels can't do everything, as you might well know) to the specialized forum in British farming, at least I don't know any. I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with two necks, one on each side It's about 20 cm wide and 7 cm high It bears an inscription on the top, inscribed in the glass THE AGRIPPA BAND and, just under this : TEAT WILL NOT SLIP OFF It's gratuated in OUNCES on one side (between 1 to 7) and in TABLE SPOONS on the other side (between 1 to 15) For this reason, I suppose it was used in UK It's obviously old, certainly before WW2, maybe even before 1900 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, or any other forum where I could post this request ? j.c. samuel Brussels PS: please excuse my broken English Sounds like it might be for feeding orphaned or abandoned lambs. Two necks would be handy for feeding twins! |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
PERSONAL COMPUTERS (J.C.SAMUEL) wrote:
Sorry if I have the wrong forum to post this question to UK farmers, or sheep farmers, but we don't have access here in Belgium (Brussels can't do everything, as you might well know) to the specialized forum in British farming, at least I don't know any. I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with two necks, one on each side It's about 20 cm wide and 7 cm high It bears an inscription on the top, inscribed in the glass THE AGRIPPA BAND and, just under this : TEAT WILL NOT SLIP OFF It's gratuated in OUNCES on one side (between 1 to 7) and in TABLE SPOONS on the other side (between 1 to 15) For this reason, I suppose it was used in UK It's obviously old, certainly before WW2, maybe even before 1900 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, or any other forum where I could post this request ? Try uk.business.agriculture My guess is that it is for bottle feeding orphan lambs or calves but it is a little before my time. -- Howard Neil |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
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from "PERSONAL COMPUTERS \(J.C.SAMUEL\)" contains these words: 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. |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
... The message from "PERSONAL COMPUTERS \(J.C.SAMUEL\)" contains these words: 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. If so, it's an odd name to choose for a baby feeder. ISTR that Agrippa was the real name of King Herod, and he wasn't noted for kindness to babies! Harry |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
... The message from "PERSONAL COMPUTERS \(J.C.SAMUEL\)" contains these words: 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. If so, it's an odd name to choose for a baby feeder. ISTR that Agrippa was the real name of King Herod, and he wasn't exactly noted for kindness to babies! Harry |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
You could try asking the baby bottle museum this question on
-- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:42:17 +0100
Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from "PERSONAL COMPUTERS \(J.C.SAMUEL\)" contains these words: 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 top 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! |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:25:45 +0100
Emma B wrote: On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:42:17 +0100 Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from "PERSONAL COMPUTERS \(J.C.SAMUEL\)" contains these words: 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! |
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does anybody know what an 'AGRIPPA BAND' is made for ?
"bigboard" wrote in message ... PERSONAL COMPUTERS (J.C.SAMUEL) wrote: Sorry if I have the wrong forum to post this question to UK farmers, or sheep farmers, but we don't have access here in Belgium (Brussels can't do everything, as you might well know) to the specialized forum in British farming, at least I don't know any. I have found a strange objet, like a flat bottle in transparent glass, with two necks, one on each side It's about 20 cm wide and 7 cm high It bears an inscription on the top, inscribed in the glass THE AGRIPPA BAND and, just under this : TEAT WILL NOT SLIP OFF It's gratuated in OUNCES on one side (between 1 to 7) and in TABLE SPOONS on the other side (between 1 to 15) For this reason, I suppose it was used in UK It's obviously old, certainly before WW2, maybe even before 1900 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, or any other forum where I could post this request ? j.c. samuel Brussels PS: please excuse my broken English Sounds like it might be for feeding orphaned or abandoned lambs. Two necks would be handy for feeding twins! ********** I am old enough to have often used both types of the human baby and lamb feeding bottles as described. The farm lamb-feeding bottle was usually slightly larger than those used for human babies. They all had a soft rubber teat at each end but those were differently shaped. The business end teat was longer and had a little hole in the end to aid egress of the milk when the teat was sucked. The other end had a smaller teat with no hole, so the idea that the bottles were for feeding twins is amusing but incorrect. (:^) The smaller teat was an air pressure equaliser and gradually shrank inwards when the baby sucked with gusto thereby causing rarefaction of the air pressure inside, but it flopped back again to its normal shape, refilled with air when the baby took its little fat chops off the front teat in order to get its breath back. They were quite common despite the fact that women in those days almost always fed their offspring via the two Paps which in my day and my County, (West Cumberland, now Cumbria), referred to those two big mid-upper turrets on the female chest. So, - since the bottle under discussion was found on farmland then my money is on it's a feeding milk-bottle for lambs. Doug. ********** |
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