Baby's pram
Silver Cross
Category
Childcare objects
Date
1930 - 1939
Materials
Fabric, metal, plastic and rubber
Measurements
Each apron - 700 mm (length), Pram - 1320 mm (length); 533 mm (width); 1025 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665723
Summary
A 1930s Silver Cross coach-built baby's pram with four wheels, 2 large and 2 small, and a hood. The central panel of the base of the interior lifts out to convert the pram to provide seating for two toddlers. The pram has a black exterior edged in white with a cream-white interior. The handle is silver-coloured with a cream-white handrail. The front edge of the hood is trimmed with a cream and black Greek key designed braid. The body has a curved base and is possibly made of wood and metal. There are two silver-coloured metal studs at either end of the body. In the centre bottom of the body, underneath the removable panel, there is a hole with a plug. The name 'Silver Cross' is embossed on the plug and is fixed in silver-coloured raised letters on the front of the body. The body of the pram is fixed to the frame with four leather adjustable straps. There is a brake handle at the front of the pram which operates brake pads on to the rear wheels. The hood is made of fabric lined with plastic. The sides of the interior are padded as is the rim. There are three removable plastic cushions on the base of the interior. There are two metal brackets fixed to each side of the interior under the hood with two short leather straps threaded through them. A metal clip is attached to the end of each strap. There are two detachable aprons with the pram. Both are black fabric lined with cream-white coloured vinyl. One has a torn edge and is marked on the metal eyelets 'Silver Cross'. The eyelets on the second apron are marked with the words 'Lift the dot'. The pram wheels have solid white rubber tyres. The front wheels slightly overlap the rear wheels. Two leather straps are fixed to the underside of the pram perhaps to be fastened around the suspension mechanism. The total number of items is 17.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front of the body of the pram.: 'Silver Cross' On the plug: 'Silver Cross' On one of the apron eyelet's: 'LIFT/ THE DOT' On one of the apron eyelets: 'Silver Cross' On the knobs on the hood: 'Silver/ Cross'
Makers and roles
Silver Cross, maker