Baby's chair
Bumbo
Category
Childcare objects
Date
2004
Materials
Foam
Measurements
373 mm (width); 373 mm (depth); 245 mm (height)
Place of origin
South Africa
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663578
Summary
A pale blue coloured 'Bumbo Baby Sitter Seat' (2004), a baby chair made from foam that is designed for baby's aged 4-months to a year old. The seat can be used when the baby can support it's own head and will help the baby to sit in an upright position (placed on a flat surface, uses baby's own body weight to support himself ). It has an embossed elephant on the front with the words 'Bumbo'. It has the manufacturing details embossed on the underside. Suitable for babies of 4-12 months, weighing 4-10kg. Bought for and used by the donor's baby daughters (Janna, born 2004 and Kathryn, born 2006) when they were around 4/5 months old.
Makers and roles
Bumbo , maker