£150
A Victorian gilded brass and clear glass breast pump by S Maw & Son, Thompson Place, London, red velvet lined mahogany case, c.1870-1900, 18cm high, the case 12cm wide
Breast pumps like these were used by mothers to remove milk to allow them to feed their babies in a public place. Dried milk and condensed milk were introduced in the 1960's however Doctors claimed the milk caused diarrhea, indigestion and rickets in babies. For similar examples see the Science Museum, London or the Welcome Collection.
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