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antique nipple shields
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Diane Wiessinger <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:55:29 -0400
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Jaye -

I saw antique nipple shields in a display case in one of the period homes in the village of Old Salem, NC, settled 1766.  They looked *just* like today's... but they were glass!  I can't imagine that they worked well at all, but was fascinated that the shape hasn't changed.  A lack of R&D? 

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY  USA
www.wiessinger.baka.com
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