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Present day American and English versions have to conform to federal and national safety requirements regarding stability and braking, and often come with harnesses and safety leashes, whereas the 18th and 19th century pushchairs often lacked even a simple brake or straps, and were deplored by reformers such as Pye Henry Chavasse in his book 'Advice to a Mother' (1839)  as much for their lack of safety as for their unsuitability for young babies who needed to lie flat (not catered for until the introduction of the wicker bassinet prams in the 1880s).\r\n\"...The child, while being borne in the nurse's arms, reposes on the nurse, warm and supported, as though he were in a nest!  While, on the other hand, if he be in a perambulator, he is cold and unsupported, looking the very picture of misery, seeking everywhere for rest and comfort and finding none! ...\"","physicalDescription":"Carriage-built pram with a canoe-shaped body of metal painted in gloss black with white outlining on the mouldings. The pram is hung on black leather straps with steel buckles between C-springs, and has two pairs of chrome-plated, ball-bearing wheels of different size. The handle is of steel with a moulded grip of cream plastic, and the pram has a hand-operated brake at the opposite end. The upholstery within the pram is of cream leatherette, and the bed is of cream-painted hardboard, with a central section which lifts out. There are two loose cushions covered in cream leatherette; the hood, apron and storm-flap are black, with the apron lined in cream leatherette. 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