Pushchair
Mamas and Papas
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 2007
Materials
Cotton, Metal, Nylon, Plastic, Rubber, Velcro, Wood
Measurements
600 mm (width); 1060 mm (height); 1080 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Colne Bridge Road, Huddersfield
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663177
Summary
A Mamas and Papas '03 Sport Surefix' three-wheeler pushchair with a swivel front wheel, and its separate hood and rain cover. The frame is matt, silver-coloured metal with black plastic joints and a black foam rubber cover over the handle. The wheels are spoked and have heavy-duty black rubber tyres. The seat is made from black plastic and hardboard with a black plastic drop-down piece at the 'foot' end, all covered with grey nylon. The safety straps are grey nylon, with grey plastic fastenings and detachable padding at the shoulders and legs made from perforated orange nylon which resembles suede. There is an oval of this fabric at the point in the backrest where the head would be. The footrest is made from black plastic, perforated with small holes. There is a small oval 'plug' of orange plastic near the front edge and a black 'switch' at the front for altering the front wheel from fixed to swivel. Fixed to the frame below the seat, between the back wheels, is a black nylon mesh zipped storage compartment with a solid nylon base. At the back of the frame, attached with this compartment, is a nylon case containing a 'bicycle' pump. There are two detachable hoods. The first hood is made from grey nylon on a silver-coloured metal frame with black plastic joints. At the front edge is a clear plastic panel, in the back flap is a zipped pocket, and where the flap is attached to the frame is a grey nylon mesh panel enclosed within a zip-able compartment. At the lower edge of the flap are two press studs for attaching the hood to the frame of the pushchair. The second hood is made from clear plastic, with plastic hoops to give it shape. It is edged with black cotton tape and fastens to itself around the frame of the pushchair with strips of black Velcro. There is also a leaflet containing instructions for use and attaching the hoods, etc.
Makers and roles
Mamas and Papas , maker