Hot Water Bottle
notes: label: Description
content: An inscription on this item reads "HOT WATER BOTTLE / GUARANTEED / ALUMO / BOSTON / METAL GOODS MFG. CO. / BED WARMER." The Metal Goods Mfg. Co. of Boston introduced the term “ALUMO” in 1922 and filed for a trademark in 1923, noting that the term was used for metal hot water bottles and bed warmers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-11459
label: catalog number
content: M-11459
label: accession number
content: 260557
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hot water bottle
label: Other Terms
content: Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 8 in x 10 in; 3.81 cm x 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm