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This digital collection features selected scientific instruments, apparatus, and analytical tools from the Institute's museum as well as photographs, rare-book engravings, and illustrations depicting various types of equipment and machinery found in laboratories, manufacturing plants, and mechanical treatises. Inventions from book wheels to fireballs can be found here, alongside more modern innovations such as Gammacells and Geiger counters.

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  • Vessels (Containers), Glassware

    "Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb

    • After 1920 – before 1959

    Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."

    • Subject Women--Health and hygiene, Breast pumps, Breastfeeding, Medical instruments and apparatus, Glassware, Pediatric nursing, Health
  • Vessels (Containers), Glassware

    Manual breast pump with black bulb

    • After 1920 – before 1959

    Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.

    • Subject Women--Health and hygiene, Breast pumps, Breastfeeding, Medical instruments and apparatus, Glassware, Pediatric nursing, Health
  • Vessels (Containers), Glassware

    The Glaxo Feeder 8oz nursing bottle in original box

    • 1900 – 1930

    Banana-shaped bottle design enabled ease of cleaning, making this bottle widely known as the hygienic baby bottle.

    A: Boat-shaped molded glass bottle. Embossed on one side of bottle are measurements in tablespoons;…

    • Manufacturer Glaxo Laboratories
    • Subject Infants--Care, Glassware
  • Vessels (Containers), Glassware

    Free-blown glass breast pump

    • After 1900 – before 1950

    Long stem, round bottom flask with custom flange. Needle-size hole on opposite side of flange allows for release of pressure.

    • Subject Women--Health and hygiene, Breast pumps, Breastfeeding, Medical instruments and apparatus, Glassware, Pediatric nursing, Health
  • Vessels (Containers), Glassware

    Roman glass round bottom vase

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    Translucent green, glass round-bottomed vase with heavy rainbow luster throughout. Base of the vase is round and then attaches to a vertical tube in the center, top of the tube has an ornamental curved design that…

    • Subject Glass, Glassware, Roman, Glass blowing and working, Glassware
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    Vessels (Containers), Implements, utensils, etc.

    Mortar

    • Circa 1890

    Brass cup-shaped receptacle used when crushing or grinding ingredients. Side of receptacle has two handles. Grooves along top and bottom circumference.

    • Subject Mortar, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies

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