At the bottom of the Kimonobox is an old piece of newspaper dating back to Taisho 15, 1926, June 20th. I thought I would launch the look of the new site, Kimonobox, with this photo from an old newspaper of Emperor Hirohito and his wife looking at their first born son in a old pram.
- At the bottom of the Kimonobox are old newspapers
The period of this photo was taken in the Taisho Era, which ranged between 1912 and 1926.
Taisho was a time in Japan when there was much political turmoil. It was a period during which Japan began to look towards democracy as a system for government. However, the direction was short lived and history took a different turn during the 1930′s and 1940′s for Japan with unfortunate and long-lasting consequences.
The pram that the couple is lovingly watching over is a grand one indeed. It is not very Japanese looking though! I wonder if it was a Silver Cross Kensington Pram. They were and still are the Rolls Royce of baby pram.
This one is a modern design that is advertised on Amazon Japan, but currently out of stock. It states that it is Balmoral number one. Very regal sounding. Have you every wheeled a Silver Cross pram?
- Balmoral
These days the big prams have been downsized to buggies and it is just the kiddies that get to play with the old prams of the past?
- Cute old pram design still replicated for kids today
Did you ever own a Silver Cross? Do you hoard old newspapers? They are a wonderous find sometimes decades later but what a lot of work in keeping pieces of paper over such a long period of time.
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My pram was a Silver Cross (I was born in 1975). My mother used it for me and for my sister and it was a huge old navy blue thing. The carrycot half took up almost the whole back seat of the car.