Odd-shaped Bottle With Embossed Table Spoon And Ounces Scale

[dadepfan]

This strange bottle is shaped like a syrup bottle and has an embossed scale for table spoon and ounces on the front. The seams stop on the neck, so I believe it is a hand-blown cork finish bottle. The bottom is embossed with W.B.M. Co., which I think stands for Western Bottle Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois (1901-c.1930s). I'me just wondering if anyone knows what this was used for and/or it's rarity? Thanks, Dave

 

[hemihampton]

Thought these had to do with breast feeding baby's? LEON.

 

[cowseatmaize]

It looks like a nurser but I don't think it had to do with the collection point.

 

[sunrunner]

it's a baby bottle 1900s to 1920s .

 

[dadepfan]

Very cool! Thanks for the information folks! Dave

 

[logueb]

I believe that this was called a "banjo" baby bottle and may have had a stopper and a rubber tube attached. It was designed to lie flat so that the baby could feed unattended. Was not very sanitary and not easy to clean so was replaced by ones easier to clean. I'm no expert on these bottles, just some of the research that I did some time back. Hope that this helps. Buster