Blue glass reservoir eye bath
 Catalogue Number: 2270 Blue glass reservoir eye bath Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1930 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Germany Description Of Item: Blue glass moulded eye bath of reservoir form. Globular lower chamber connected to upper chamber with asymmetric oval upper margin. This shape is to allow a snug fit of the eye bath rim to the eyelids. Base impressed 'FOREIGN'. 41mm W x 58mm H. Historical Significance: Ref: Eye Baths, George Sturrock, 2012, Millstream Books p72 & 159. Cat No 2246. 'Foreign' was found on pressed glass wares imported into Britain from Germany during the inter-war period. How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton Date Acquired: May 2013 Condition: Very good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 18 |