2019年1月30日 · Many Victorian mothers, whilst no doubt intending to provide the best food and feeding methods for their young infants, tragically caused the deaths of their own babies, with …

2016年5月11日 · Infant mortality rates during the late Victorian era were high, with fewer than two babies of every ten surviving until two years of age. While providing sustenance, these bottles …

2021年10月8日 · The bottles caused the tragic death of so many babies and this was where they earned the nickname “murder bottles”. Hidden dangers were contained in these baby feeders, …

Only two out of ten infants survived to their second birthday. However, the parents were unable to attribute these deaths to the bacteria accumulating on the bottle and unknowingly pushed their …

Intestinal diseases lethal to children, such as dysentery and typhoid, thrived in these dirty drinking bottles resulting in serious diarrhoea infections. For a small baby, the dehydration this...

Enter the Victorian era's answer: the baby bottle. Though ancient versions existed, these newfangled inventions offered unprecedented freedom, allowing babies to feed independently. …

2016年9月15日 · Baby feeding bottles that could kill. These bottles, that resembled the shape of a banjo, eventually acquired the nickname “murder bottles”.

Discover the dark history of the Victorian era's self-feeding bottles, eerily dubbed 'murder bottles.' Learn how these seemingly innovative designs were plag...

One of the most popular was the banjo-shaped bottle. It was made of earthenware and glass. It also had a long rubber tube attached to the stopper at its neck. The design of the bottle wasn’t...

2020年9月5日 · Phil Smith has scavenged through rubbish tips and dug up parks in the search for collectables for his long-time obsession of collecting rare baby bottles, including the Victorian …