This is actually a reintroduction. I've been NO MAIL for a really long time
and had to resubscribe due to a change in email address. I work for a home
medical equipment company that's part of a hospital healthcare system in
Memphis. I'm an LLLLeader, IBCLC, and mother of 3 breastfed children, nearly
all grown.  Our oldest and only daughter will be married next month. She is
22 yr. We have a 18 yr. old son and a 15 yr.old son.  With work, wedding
planning and holidays, I can hardly keep up with all of you.  Only wish I
had more time to enjoy Lactnet!

I have a question and am requesting any responses be sent to my email
address above. I'm going to have to go NO MAIL again for a while. :(

My future son-in-law found in a cabinet in his grandmother's 100 yr. old
home a bicycle horn-type breast pump with a glass horn/flange/breastshield.
The bulb is so old and hard, it can't be squeezed.  It's hard as a rock.
What's so intriguing about it is that it's in the original box in "mint"
condition.  It's a green and off white cardboard box.  On one end of the box
is a label that reads, "No. 2 Simplex Sanitary Breast Pump - Red Rubber
Screw Neck Bulb - Patented June 30, 1914 - Manufactured by Whitall Tatum
Company - New York - Phildelphia - Boston - Chicago - San Francisco -
Sydney, N.S.W. - Buenos Aires, A.R."  Written in pencil is L.S with a line
under it and the number 75 under the line. (I'm guessing that may have been
the price of the pump)

Would any of you out there have ANY idea what something like this would be
worth...in U.S. dollars?

Oh, but there's more....inside the box we found a card about the size of a
playing card. There is writing on both sides of it.  At the top on one side
reads "Dextrolac Table No. 1 - Well Babies, 45 Calories per lb."  There is a
chart below that w/ age of baby in months from 1/4 up to 7-8-9 mos., Weight
pounds, Milk oz., Water oz., Dextrolac Tablespoonful, Volume Total approx.,
Amount per Feed., and No. of Feedings. The other side of the card reads,
"Dextrolac Table No. 2 - Thin Babies, 55 Calories per lb. and the same
headings on the chart, but for "Thin Babies".  It was some sort of
supplement to be added to "milk" and water for a feeding.  The total number
of feeds from birth are 7 in a day till the baby is either 3 or 4 mos.
(depending on whether the baby is "well" or "thin")descending to 5 or 6
feedings till 9 mos. of age.  At the bottom of the card on the "thin baby"
side reads, in red, "If desireable part or all of the water may be omitted."

I found that rather interesting, too. If anyone knows more about that, I'd
be glad to know that as well.

Thought all of you might find this interesting.  Thanks, in advance, to
anyone who knows anything about this.

Melody Engberg, IBCLC, LLLL
Olive Branch, MS