This pram is vintage. It used to be my Aunty Anne's, my Dad's oldest sister, pram when she was a little girl - and she is now 76! Then her daughter had it, and then I got it, and now I am getting it done up for my niece for her Christmas present this year.
Like the dollhouse, it has been in the shed for a number of years, exposed to dirt, bugs, rodents and shed cats. But despite that it is still in reasonable condition, and after a bit of sugar soap it came up quite a bit cleaner... ok a bit of work with a rag won't go astray.
I am intending on taking it to a professional for an inspection and to fix one or two annoying features.
December:
Well due to a tight financial situation, this pram did not go to a professional to fix. In the end I felt it would just have to get a good clean. As you can see below it was a wee bit manky. So I started off with a vacuum clean all over inside and out.
And then I took to it with a cloth and warm water with sugar soap in it. Then for good measure I went over the wheels, which were especially dirty, with a toothbrush and some bathroom cleaner. I then hosed the wheels off outside.
I think you will agree that the wheels are much cleaner now.
I was going to make the bedding considering all the stuff I had as a child is currently in storage and inaccessable. So I went to a shop in Hamilton called Purple Patch. They have a lot of handmade toys and knitted baby outfits. They had a new mattress (which is good because my old one was my Mum's too, and it has seen better days).
I was able to source a nice lemon sheet - much cheaper than if I bought the material and then cut and hemmed it.
They had this lovely lemon and blue cover as well. Much nicer than I would have made.
And here is the pram all made up. You can see that broken leather strap that is supposed to hold up the hood of the pram. I think my bro can fix that up. I hope my niece appreciates this vintage pram for Christmas. She has plenty of dolls to put in it.
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