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2007/57/3 Manual breast pump, 'Kaneson Expressing and Feeding Bottle', with accessories and instruction leaflet, plastic / paper / rubber, made by Yanase Waitch KK, Japan, 1970-1990. Click to enlarge.
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'Kaneson Expressing and Feeding Bottle' breast pump

Parents Centres Australia (PCA) was formed in 1968 in the Sydney suburb of Engadine by a group of five mothers who had difficulty finding information, advice and support in the care of their newborn babies. It grew into a large and almost entirely voluntary organisation that conducted ante-natal classes, provided support groups and breastfeeding counselling for new parents, and conducted annual surveys of obstetricians and maternity hospitals.

By the 1990s membership was waning as …

Summary

Object No.

2007/57/3

Object Statement

Manual breast pump, 'Kaneson Expressing and Feeding Bottle', with accessories and instruction leaflet, plastic / paper / rubber, made by Yanase Waitch KK, Japan, 1970-1990

Physical Description

Combining a manual breast pump and baby bottle, the 'Kaneson Expressing and Feeding Bottle' works by suction and is used to collect a mother's milk when circumstances prevent her feeding her baby directly from the breast.

It consists of a clear plastic inner cylinder shaped to fit over the mother's nipple, and an outer cylinder marked in oz (ounces) and cc (cubic centremetres). A white plastic cap, into which a rubber teat would fit, screws onto the outer cylinder. Two additional lids or 'covers' and a plastic locking ring keep openings clean when not in use. A different size adaptor and a spare rubber flange (the latter in a cream plastic bag) allow adjustments for different size nipples. The four-page instruction leaflet is printed in brown.

Short URL

https://ma.as/360568

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Parents Centres Australia, 2007

Acquisition Date

3 June 2007

Cite this Object

Harvard

'Kaneson Expressing and Feeding Bottle' breast pump 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/360568>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/360568 |title='Kaneson Expressing and Feeding Bottle' breast pump |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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