HISTORICAL BABY PRAMS
COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP
The first perambulators were a common work of wheelwrights, smiths and wickerworkers. The growing demand in the early 20th century led to the establishment of first specialized factories producing the two basic types - the four-wheel wickered pram, originally open, later with a textile hood, and the so-called seating pram with a three-wheel undercarriage. Further development followed the fashion trends of the period. The undercarriages became lower, wheels smaller, strap suspension was replaced with spiral springs. From the mid-1960s both the undercarriage and wheels became again larger. The Regional Museum Mělník documents the history and development of perambulators and baby carriages across the Czech lands from the mid-19th century until today.
