Gallery and Stories
Here are some photos of my prams from various events and stories about how I came to have them
Silver Cross Marmet
Beatrice-Mary Osnath Chelsea
This beautiful Osnath Chelsea has come into my collection due to a very lovely couple from the Yorkshire area, who wanted their pram to carry on it’s life and not to go to the tip. So you can imagine my amazement when I had a phone message asking if I was interested in the Osnath, now come on its a pram of course i’m interested. But what I wasn’t expecting is that this Osnath Chelsea was free of charge, to say I was shocked was the very least, due to the kindness of this lovely couple so hence I have named her after the lady Beatrice Mary, so she will be known by her title now. She is a very stunning lady as I hope you will agree. She will be making her first appearance at shows this year proudly on display. I will be forever grateful to this couple and there is still kindness in the world.
Thanks very much to you both, you know who you are!!!
Millsons Victoria
I had been fancying one of these prams for quite a while, then one came up in Scotland. You guessed it we had a trip to Scotland, but I can say it was very worth while as it is in fantastic condition and a dream to push!
This pram is a bit different to all the coach built prams, as the child is facing forward towards the public, a bit like the modern buggy today.
The Victoria could carry a child up to the age of 5, which in the 1930’s parents liked their children to be in a pram as long as possible. Unlike today the child is told if you don’t behave you will go in your pram, surely it should be a lovely experience being in a pram and days to treasure.
There is a photograph of Prince Charles in a Victoria pram with his nanny in the Jack Hampshire book, which is well worth a read.
Osnath Coachbuilt Pram
This pram has come in to my collection earlier this year from the Scotland area and is a dream to push, I have taken my Grandson out in this pram and it did not take him long to nod off at all. She will be joining us at shows this year. This pram dates back to the 1960s.
Tansad
This Tansad pram was spotted at a car boot sale by a friend of ours, we was not very keen on it in the beginning. We took it to several shows,and the interest in it was unbelievable, lots of people reminisced about using one. So we have kept it in our collection for now.
My First Millson Pram
We were attending a local show and l was approached by a man, who said l have been waiting for someone like you to come along. You may laugh, he meant a pram collector. He had an old pram in a barn in a sorry state, and was l interested? Of course you know the answer. Well l could not wait to see it! We went to view it that night, and he would deliver it to us the next day. Well people who where attending the show their faces said it all. We decided to call it the spider pram. At the moment it has the lining taken out, the body has been sanded down, the wheels and the chassis has been sandblasted and sprayed with primer. She is also waiting a new hood and apron but also a respray of her body and a new interior, cant wait until she is transformed!!
London Baby Coach Pram
I acquired my first London Baby Coach Pram from a lovely young lady from cheshire, she came back home on a car trailer behind our car down the motorways.I must say we got a lot of funny looks, but I’m past that stage now.
She has navy blue livery and navy blue interior. She came complete with the three mattress pads.
Enids London Baby Coach Pram
I am calling her Enid because the lovely lady is called Enid who i purchased her from.
She is in green livery, green interior, all original. She came with the original green mattress pads, stands on huge 24 inch wheels,and is fantastic to rock the baby to sleep.My friends baby loved it,and was asleep in no time at all. I think that says it all.
Dolls Silver Cross Prams
I don’t ever remember having a doll’s pram but I sure am making up for it now. My first doll’s pram that I bought was for my daughter when she was 3. She still has this and it attends our shows. I have many Silver Cross doll’s prams ranging from the 1940’s to 1970’s.
I have also bought twin doll’s prams,some require some work and others don’t, they have had to form a queue in order for work to be done.
Royale
My first royale pram came from a lady at Preston, East Yorkshire. It has a lift off body and lovely navy blue and white livery. This was one of my first purchases.
Sol Peram
My first Sol Peram came from an internet auction site, it was located in Suffolk, the fuel cost a lot more than the pram did! The pram was dirty, rusty and in a sorry state, but l loved every bit of the old lady.
We brought her home and started work on her, l cleaned her up, removed the rust, hubby sprayed her chassis. She is awaiting a new hood and apron, before she can go on display.
Silver Cross
I have many Silver Cross Prams in my collection, I think one of my favourites has to be The De Vere manufactured in the 1950s. Which is featured in my gallery. I also have the doll’s version which I believe is called The Greta, I’m hoping to do them as a matching pair. My next favourite would be the Silverdawne, it was also made in the 1950’s. They are both in the same colour livery of cream bodies and green hood and apron.
The Mulliner was made in the 1970’s with very big wheels standing at 24 inches,which is huge! It is a lovely pram to push, it has navy livery with cream interior and has become a firm favourite with a lot of younger mothers. It is also featured in my gallery below.
The Wilson Parkward was purchased from a lady in Hull it already had the cream livery and the purple hood so I left it that way, hoping to encourage younger mother’s to use a coach built pram.
Silver Cross made so many different prams, it would be nearly impossible to have one of each design, although it would be nice.
Pedigree Coach Built Prams
I have many Pedigree prams in my collection, one of my favorites has to be the Ondine Ballerina, which is all original, in black and cream. It is made of a glass fibre body so it will not perish. It is on large wheels, I will have to measure them as this is a very rare pram. I acquired this pram from a lovely lady, to whom I am very grateful.
Pedigree Clarence 1967
This pram came from a family in lincolnshire, who had owned it for the last 45 years. They were very sad to see it go, it had been well looked after and served their children well. It is nearly all original, I think it may have had a new hood and apron put on. There was something strange about this pram, but I could not put my finger on it, then it suddenly came to me, it has taps on as canopy knobs that’s one way of recycling.
Green Pedigree 1955? Metal Body
This Pedigree pram came with special non tip legs, so how ever much the baby wriggles the pram will not tip over. Lines Brothers were the only pram manufacturer to come up with this solution. I know this pram is still all original, it has come from a game keeper who passed away in Tickton East Yorkshire. This was his only daughters pram and she sadly passed away around the age of Twelve. He kept it all those years.
Marmet Craft
My Marmet Craft has a lovely wooden body, it has all the foot boards inside the pram, but over time someone has stuck them down. I bought her from a lovely lady near Beeford in East Yorkshire and all though she is old ,she is a dream to push. I believe she may be from 1936. My mam was born in the 1930’s so maybe she would have been in a pram like this one.
Marmet Gardenia
This is a very rare pram bought from an online auction. She is still original apart from having new straps put on her, and her chassis resprayed thanks to my husband. She was also located at Wales before I got her, which meant a very long drive for my husband, to whom I am very grateful. The pram also has a wooden body, Marmet’s are becoming my favourites! I attended the Hull Heritage Weekend in 2011 with this beauty.
