3-085-649 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for Hitching's Baby Stores, 1898. 'The Premier Manufacturers of High Grade BABY CARRIAGES in the World, have extensive Show-Rooms at 198, OXFORD STREET, London, W. (NEAR PETER ROBINSON'S.) 23, 21, and 19, LUDGATE HILL, London, E.C. (WORKS: LUDGATE SQUARE.) 28, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, S.W. (ST. GEORGE'S PLACE, NEAR HYDE PARK CORNER.) HITCHINGS, LIMITED have recently had the honour of building the Baby Carriage for the Baby Prince Edward of York [future King Edward VIII], having previously executed orders for H.M. the Queen, H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, H.R.H. Princess Henry of Battenberg, H.R.H. the Duchess of Fife, H.R.H. Princess Henry of Prussia, &c.; also the Royal and Imperial Families of Russia, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. HITCHING'S BABY CARRIAGES from 2 to 25 guineas, and BABY CARS from 15s. 6d. to 10 guineas, are not only the BEST, but also 25 per cent cheaper than those sold by dealers and stores. A carriage should always be purchased from the actual manufacturer. Inquiries receive prompt and courteous attention. Illustrations free. Correspondence solicited. 300 varieties in stock'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.