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Ever heard the old expression “when prams fly”? We haven’t either, but Vinnie Garagiulo may have. His pram does fly:

There’s a pilot, of course. The baby’s head is the rudder:

We’re not sure “why”, but now we all know “how”. The pram looks fetchingly intrepid as it sails across the field, doesn’t it?

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.

Source: Leicester City Council Heritage Services

My brother-in-law’s partner spied this at a shop in New York, and figured I was the demographic it was meant to attract. (All one of me!) It’s one of my favorite gifts:

Beautiful, isn’t it? That second handle, at the front, next to the hood, was undoubtedly meant to protect this rather manic buggy from destruction. Interestingly enough, it’s an authentic feature from the days when menservants were drafted into dragging huge perambulators up and down stairs. That bar is called the “butler’s handle”.

Kid Galaxy made it, but its not on the website at the moment. Amazon is out, and notes that “we don’t know when or if this item will be back in stock”.