refurbishing a pram
This post was originally published last year but I am republishing it as a reminder. I have just heard from a young lady who bought a pram from someone who described it as ‘much loved’ and believed it...
View ArticleRENE – another girls’ name pram
Following on from posts a few weeks ago, the next in the series of prams from the 1930’s is the Rene, once again typical 30’s styling, a deep bodied pram on small wheels. This model has feature panels...
View ArticleVintage prams wanted!
I have had a request from the organisers of an event on the weekend of 30th/31st May for anyone in or near Sussex to attend their ‘Floral Fringe Fair’ at Knepp Castle, West Grinstead. They would love...
View Article70th anniversary of VE Day – wartime pram memories
This weekend commemorates 70 years since Victory in Europe, VE Day, and I have been searching my mass of pram memorabilia to bring you some of the interesting stories about prams during the years from...
View ArticlePramtasia – pram Event of the Year – tickets
Only a few weeks to go before pram enthusiasts from all over the UK and abroad meet for the biggest pram event, Pramtasia. http://www.pramtasia2015.com/ If you haven’t yet bought your tickets then...
View ArticleToo old for dolls and prams? Never!
Goodness, my recent post about children nowadays not wanting to play with dolls and prams certainly brought in lots of comments, thank you very much to all of you who got in touch. Here are the lovely...
View ArticleSpread the word about vintage prams
As I attend numerous events with my vintage prams, I am often asked for more information about the prams and our hobby. I have business cards which I can give out but wanted something that is a little...
View ArticlePram of the month – June
Pram of the Month for June belongs to a lovely lady who lives on The Wirral. This lady wanted what she calls a ‘little dumpy’ pram and was lucky enough to be given a very old one. Have a look at this...
View ArticleYork’s Perambulator Problem
I thought you might be interested in this newspaper report from 1940 which I have just come across: “The problem of perambulators in congested streets has occupied the attention of the authorities in...
View ArticleSecurity for your prams – a reminder
As summer approaches and many of us will be taking our prams out and about to events, I am repeating this post about making sure your prams are kept secure. It has been known for prams to be stolen...
View ArticleMore events for your diary 2015
What a busy year it has been so far with pram events and still more to come! As it is the 70th Anniversary of the end of WW2 in Europe there have been lots of forties events all around the UK...
View ArticlePram of the Month – July
Following on from June’s Pram of the Month, the one for July belongs to another lady who also lives on The Wirral. Isn’t it stunning! This is known as “Bunnykins” and the design on the side was...
View ArticleCLIPPINGS
From time to time I sort through my mountains of pram related items, collected over many years, and recently I came across several snippets of information which had appeared in publications at some...
View ArticleParade pushchair
Recently I had visitors from Japan staying with me, they had an 8 month old baby plus three other children, so obviously they had a large amount of luggage. But surprisingly they didn’t bring a buggy...
View ArticleThe Peerage – August Pram of the Month
Pram of the Month for August is The Peerage, a very elegant pram < And here is the information about the Peerage which new parents could read before deciding if this was the pram they wanted:
View ArticlePrams from abroad
Last year whilst on holiday in France I met a French lady who had been a pram collector for many years. She had downsized her house and needed to sell some of her collection so I went along to see her....
View ArticleMore prams from abroad
Following on from my earlier post about buying prams in France, I was at a WW2 event in Lincolnshire recently and met a lovely lady who had a very good display of prams and related baby items at the...
View ArticleSeptember Pram of the Month – Super Avon
Pram of the month for September is my recently acquired Super Avon model. A few months ago at one of the vintage pram events a gentleman approached us and said he had a pram he would like to sell. As...
View ArticleFor all fans of vintage coachbuilt prams
PHOTO COPYRIGHT VINTAGE PRAM FAN Unauthorised copying prohibited Goodness how time flies! It is now over four years since I first set up this website! I would like to thank all of you, old and new...
View ArticleNot all coachbuilts are Silver Cross
“Oh I used to have a Silver Cross just like this one!” How many times have you heard this while out with your own pram? A lot of people think that every coachbuilt, or vintage, pram is a Silver Cross,...
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