Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — NEW IDEA IS PORTABLE CRIB [ARTICLE]

NEW IDEA IS PORTABLE CRIB

Capable of Being Conveyed From Room to Room, It Is Ideal for the Mother’s Use. Quite the latest thing in babyland la a crib designed and made for use out of doors, to wheel from room to room and especially constructed for easy transportation. The crib is made of white enameled wood, with fo< >t and headboard of fine steel-wire netting, covered on the inside with a metal finish to prevent the baby from hurting his hands on any ed*e*_ The crib rests on four.

wheels, wnicTT ename it to ne moved very easily. Its wire spring and its floss mattress may be raised to three different heights by means of screw eyes. The entire crib comes apart and, with wire spring and mattress, can be placed in a large canvas bag, which comes with it. Pockets in the bag are made for the wheels, so they cannot soil the mattress. In this manner the crib can be sent from place to place, and this easy way of packing wm he found a wonderful convenience, as often hotels do not supply babies’ cribs. In the daytime the crib can be used as a “little nursery,” in which the child can be placed with its rattles or toys. In this way it will be found a real comfort to the mother, as she may wheel the child into the room where she is busy 1 and be able tc watch it while attending to her household duties.