Doll's pram
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
1920 - 1929
Materials
Wood, metal, rexine and fabric
Measurements
Pram - 700 mm (length); 280 mm (width); 710 mm (height), Base panel - 190 mm (length); 125 mm (width), Hinge - 245 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665759
Summary
A 1920s wooden doll's pram painted maroon with a yellow painted motif on each side. It is considered to be an iconic 1920s style with a low slung body and an Art Deco motif on the body. It is lined with maroon rexin and has three removable rexin covered base panels. The pram has a hinged rexine covered hood with a metal frame. The left-hand hinge is loose in the base of the pram. The hood is badly torn. The body of the pram is supported on a metal frame which is integral with the handle, which has black metal hand rail. There are four metal spoked wheels on the metal axis. One metal hub cap is missing. It has rubber tyres. Total number of items is 4.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs E. B. Castle in September 1986.