Pram
Marmet Ltd
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Painted wood body with a leatherette hood and upholstery, a sun canopy and four rubber shod wheels.
Measurements
126 x 127 x 61.5cm (4ft 1 1/2in x 4ft 2in x 2ft 1/4in)
Place of origin
Letchworth
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Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 904259
Caption
This is a versitile perabulator with its different seating arrangements. The leather hood would protect the baby or small child from inclement weather and the fringed canopy would add some protection from the sun. Perambulators were an expensive comodity and would be used by a nanny or governess to take their charges out for a stroll. During the early part of the twentieth century they became quite elaborate in their design, some even replicated miniature horse drawn carriages. The earliest perambulators were built in the workshops of coachbuilders.
Summary
Perambulator built between 1920 and 1930 by Marmet Ltd of Letchworth. Perambulator (four wheels) propelled by an attendant. The body is very deep and can be used with a board inserted allowing a child to lie down or with separate seats enabling two small children to sit facing one another. The perambulator has a folding hood and a sun canopy. Upholstered in black leatherette. Painted in a livery of black with pale blue lining.
Full description
This is a versitile perabulator with its different seating arrangements. The leather hood would protect the baby or small child from inclement weather and the fringed sun canopy would add some protection from the sun. Perambulators were an expensive comodity and would be used by the nanny or governess to take their charges out for a stroll. During the early part of the twentieth century they became quite elaborate in their design, some even replicated miniature horse drawn carriages. The earliest perambulators were built in the workshops of coachbuilders.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust by Margaret Drewe in 2000. This items forms part of the original Drewe family collection at Castle Drogo.
Marks and inscriptions
On the handle.: MANUFACTURED BY MARMET LTD, METCHWORTH, ENGLAND THE MARMET PAT NO 1217/12 & 6409/12
Makers and roles
Marmet Ltd, builder