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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb

  • After 1920 – before 1959

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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."

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  • 6 in. L
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Science History Institute. "Omega" Manual Breast Reliever with Red Bulb. Photograph, 2018. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/d504rm19j.

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