One of the first strollers I acquired for the Pram Museum was a baby-sized version of this doll’s pram. The low silhouette was irresistible, like a modern rendition of the wonderful, automobile-like low strollers common in the 20s and 30s in Europe.
The Pram Museum’s stroller has a navy enameled steel chassis with a grey interior. This little one, circa 1950-1955, is cream-colored:
With a flamboyant red-and-white plastic seat:
The seat on our pushchair has solid sides, instead of the open sides on the doll’s version. The open sides were surprisingly common, but must have made for drafty winter strolling. Not that the doll would have minded.
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