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MAKING THE MODERN WORLD
Stories about the lives we've made
 

Object:Breast pump, 1780-1820


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Glass collecting bowl with brass syringe. Breast pumps were used to help women express milk when breast-feeding.
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Cumfifolda folding pushchair, 1960
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Levret type III delivery forceps, German, 1751-1800
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Portable neonatal incubator by Oxygenaire, 1950-65
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Rocking cradle, 1750-1850
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Baby's gas mask, 1939
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Packet of 28 Pampers 'Baby-Dry' disposable nappies, 1999
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Perambulator with black upholstery, c.1900
   
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