Resources - baby bottles and feeders

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GlossaryA.B.M.     Automated bottle machineB.I.M.A.L.     Blown into a mold with an applied lip
Crazing     Fine cracks in the glaze of stoneware bottles which if cleaned properly do not in any way detract 
     from the item’s looks or collectability, crazing is caused due to the age of the object.Embossed/Embossing     A glass bottle having raised lettering.Free blown     An early bottle blown by hand without the use of a mold. Hamilton     A term used to describe a point ended aerated water bottle which will not stand, sometimes
     referred to as an ovate.Sick/Sickness     The specter of bottle collectors everywhere. Most bottles were manufactured from very poor
     quality base materials often Soda lime and Silica, hence after years of burial in often very acidic or
     damp conditions the bottle becomes cloudy and in extreme cases thick with flakey scaling which
     will completely detract from the original beauty of the object, making once magnificent Cobalt blue
     glass take on a scruffy white appearance. Sickness can affect all types of bottles and every color of
     glass. Normal cleaning processes will not remove sickness, however there is a method for removing
     it by mixing together two very powerful acids. This process when conducted by an experienced
     "acid cleaner" provides excellent results in a matter of seconds. One of these acids is the only one
     known to readily eat away glass without any delay. It will do the same, if not quicker to the human
     body. Do not try under any circumstances to develop any methods of your own involving the mixing
     together of any acid, the chances are you just may, if you are lucky live to regret it.

Guide to American Nursing BottlesA Guide to American Nursing Bottles, Includes Sections on Canadian, Foreign and Doll BottlesCompiled byDiane Ostrander 1984Don Gifford 1992Frank and Sara Jean Binder 20012001 Revised Edition by American Collectors of Infant FeedersThis guide (380 page binder with black and white photos) is available for purchase:ACIF Member $40.00 plus shippingNon-member $50.00 plus shippingPlease contact ACIF Treasurer Charna Sansbury to order

Ceramic Invalid Feeders, Pap Boasts and Baby Bottles of the 19th and 20th CenturyBy Eileen Michael AllisonThis guide (164 page binder with color photos) is available for purchase:ACIF Member $55.00 plus shippingNon-member $65.00 plus shippingPlease contact ACIF Treasurer Charna Sansbury to order