3-085-806 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for Hitching's Baby Stores, 1898. 'The "San Remo" Baby Car. The Premier Manufacturers of High Grade BABY CARRIAGES in the World...THIS elegant Baby Car is equally adapted for use as a Reclining Car for a young baby, or a Mail Car for an older child. 1. It has just been designed. 2. Runs on four silent wheels. 3. Small light front wheels. 4. Very safe, bed being lower than in any other Car. 5. Hitching's "Versailles" Cee Springs. 6. Occupies less space than any other. 7. Has deep well for legs and feet. No cramping. 8. Hitching's Patent "Any Position Hood." 9. Half the weight of a wood body. Finest cane and ratten. 10. Cool in summer. 11. Artistically painted. 12. Beautifully upholstered in biscuit, pale blue, mignonette, green, &c. £6 6s. HITCHINGS, LIMITED, have recently had the honour of building the Baby Carriage for the Baby Prince Edward of York...not only the BEST, but also 25 per cent cheaper than those sold by dealers and stores...Inquiries receive prompt and courteous attention. A beautiful Pictorial Price List free on mentioning this paper. Correspondence solicited. HITCHING'S "PRINCESS MAY" BABY CARRIAGE IS MOST SUITABLE FOR A CHRISTENING PRESENT, BEING RECHERCHÉ AND UNPROCURABLE ELSEWHERE'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.