Posted inPhotographs Source Documents Lead and Glass Nipple Shield (Mid-1800s) May 23, 2023 Glass nipple shield, 1851-1900 Credit: Science Museum, London. Lead and glass nipple shields. 1851-1900. Unknown to women like Elizabeth Waters, who had trouble breastfeeding children, at the time, the lead was toxic. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. See also P. 104 of the By Sea, By Land book. PRINT