Vintage Child Car Seats

[GAlady]

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Wow, I've never seen those type before. I do remember having a booster seat for my kids in 1972. It wasn't even attached to the car.
When I brought my babies home from the hospital they got me seated in the car and handed me the baby to hold for the ride home.
The kids also spent many hours sleeping or playing in the back of our hatchback.
We never gave any thought to how dangerous it was.

 

[jujube]

We used to sleep in the back window of the car on long trips. AND ride in the back of station wagons with the rear window open. Plus, kids were always riding in the back of pickups.

How are we still all alive?

 

[Aunt Bea]

I remember a big hand reaching out to cover my chest when we had to make a quick stop.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Vintage car seats? My mom would have gotten angry if you called her lap "vintage".

 

[Paco Dennis]

 

[Kaila]

It also reminds me of the car beds specifically made for infants, that we did not realize were extremely dangerous. It looked comfortable, cozy, cute, snug and warm, at that time.
Some people had the type of baby car beds that converted into baby carriages, when you got to where you were going.
Sometimes, 2 infants would share one! (in the car )

 

[jujube]

I remember a big hand reaching out to cover my chest when we had to make a quick stop.

My mother was still doing that to me when I was a mother myself. I guess it's just something you can't "unlearn".

 

[Murrmurr]

I hate today's car seats. I really hate them.

Besides that they're a huge PITA to install (uninstall, reinstall, repeat), did you know they all have an expiration date? If you're pulled over for any reason, the cop has the right to check if your kid's car seat has expired. It's printed on the side. If it is expired, you have 11 days to replace it, you get a ticket, and you have to appear in court with proof of replacement or pay a fine plus your drivers license is suspended.

 

[horseless carriage]

No child's car seat? No problem!


No room in the car, just hang him outside, no problem.


He's done another stinky! The child's toilet seat, no problem.


Words fail me!

 

[Sassycakes]

When I was a baby I don't even think we had baby seats, I remember when I was about 6yrs old my brother was in the Army. We would drive to see my brother at his base, My sister would get carsick and would take medicine and go to sleep on the back seats. So I couldn't sit in the back seat and my Mom told me to lay in the back window. THIS REMINDS Me of the car my Dad had then.

 

[Kaila]

Words fail me!

The word is claustrophobia!

 

[Remy]

@horseless carriage That poor kid looks like she's going to be scanned but it's at least the safest looking one of them all.

 

[Kaila]

looks like she's going to be scanned

I comprehend that it does look the safest, but the part of this comment struck my funny bone! It does look like a scan machine, and I hadn't realized it.