Baby Carriage
White Elephant Museum Inc.
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| Nom de l'objet : | Baby Carriage |
| Type de l'objet : | carriage, baby |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | distribution & transportation artefact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | land transportation - human-powered |
| Discipline : | local history material culture |
| Matériaux : | iron wood |
| Technique de fabrication : | woven forged handcrafted painted cut |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 1999.WE.MA.15 |
| Pays d'origine : | Germany? |
| Continent d'origine : | Europe? |
| Province d'utilisation : | pre-confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian German |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Europe North America |
| Contexte culturel : | transportation |
| Date de début de production : | c 1930s |
| Date de fin de production : | c 1960s |
| Période : | mid 20th century |
| Description : | This artefact is an early 20th century baby carriage. The body is has been constructed of thin wood branches that have be woven together to form the lattice that makes up the side of the carriage. Evenly spaced throughout the lattice and running perpendicular to the base of the carriage are wooden dowels that flare to a circle in the center. These dowels, apart from acting as decoration, serve to strengthen the lattice work. The wooden body is attached to a wood board base. The wooden construction has been painted white. A carved wooden handle attaches to the lattice work by way of two metal rods that sweep sharply up from the bottom of the main body. The metal rods end in wide curves, the inside of which form the handles attachment point. Square headed bolts attach large coiled steel leafs to the base of the lattice body. These coiled leafs act as springs for the wheel assemblage. The 4 wheels are of a metal and wood spoke construction with the larger two being opposite the carriage handle. Stamped into an axel of the larger wheel is the word NAETUER. The carriage shows signs of great use and obvious repairs. When compared to an original photo of the carriage it is evident that the lattice has been repaired as it does not match the exact shape of the original. As well the large set of wheels has changed position, having been moved from under the handle to the opposite end of the carriage. |
| Commentaires : | Reverend Berthold August Lenz moved to Labrador in 1899 from Germany to serve with the Moravian Mission. He acted as a missionary and trader in Nain, Hopedale, Okak, Killinek and Makkovik, moving to Makkovik after the closure of Killinek. In 1900 he married his wife Ingeborg Margarete Jannasch. While in Makkovik Rev. Lenz over saw the construction of the new boarding school in 1915. He has been described in Dr. Harry Paddon's memoirs of the Grenfell mission, as a small, extremely active man who possessed great physical and moral courage. Rev. Lenz and his family left Labrador in 1932 after 33 years of service there. |
| Fonctions : | The carriage was brought to Makkovik by the missionary family of Rev. Lenz. When the Lenz family left Makkovik in 1932 they gave the carriage to Harriet Andersen. Harriet in turn gave the carriage to her daughter in law Mary E. Andersen. Mary used the carriage as a bassinet for each of her nine children. The carriage was passed around to others in the community for their children when they had need of it. |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 4 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | wheels suspension handle body |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | NAETUER |
| Établissement : | White Elephant Museum Inc. |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Makkovik |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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