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This is surprising but the inventor of the stroller was the personality famous for garden architecture. His name was William Kent and he invented the first baby stroller in 1733. Duke of Devonshire applied to him to devise some kind of transportation to carry children. So the first stroller was a shell-shaped basket on wheels strong enough to keep the child. The inventor decorated it in a beautiful way. It was meant to be pulled forward by a pony or a goat. The popularity of such strollers was confirmed after Queen Victoria acquired 3 strollers, which were made of wood or wicker at that time. The joints were made of brass, which was very expensive. It even became the symbol of high status to have a baby stroller. But they were not very functional then.
They there many attempts to make the strollers more modern and convenient for children and parents. Read the rest of this entry »