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Metadata
Object ID # |
2018.011.001 |
Object Name |
Sled |
Other Name |
Sled, Push |
Title |
Baby's Push Cutter (Baby Sleigh) |
Date |
c. 1918 |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Made |
Hamilton, John Stanislaus (Jack) |
Place of Origin |
Holland Township (formerly), Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
Description |
Home-made and upholstered wooden baby's cutter, with hardware and rods to the turned wooden push bar. The patterned burgundy plush upholstery is tacked on. The seat area has a floral bluish-greenish-pink fabric (flat, no stuffing). There are steel runners with curled ends. Robertson screws were used for the braces. It had red-painted areas and a cream-coloured painted finish, and red-painted ball finials at the front, that were likely connected with a rod or dowel in the past. The sled looks like it once had a strap of some sort to hold the child in. One hardware piece for the strap is missing now. |
Makers mark |
No maker's mark present |
Provenance |
Hand-made by Mary Halliday's grandfather, John Stanislaus Hamilton (Jack Hamilton), circa 1918, the year when her mother, Mary Bawn Hamilton was born (Jan. 4, 1918). He owned the Hamilton Bros. Lumber business in Holland Township, Grey County. Sadly, Mary's mother, Mary Hamilton (née Dowd) passed away on Oct. 25, 1918, of the Spanish Influenza. The Hamilton family resided at Lot 32, Concession 2, Southwest of the Toronto and Sydenham Road, in the Holland Centre area of Holland Township. Last owned by Mary Bawn Halliday (née Downs) of RR#2 Holland Centre, Grey County (Lot 32, Concession 2, SWTSR). |
Collection |
Transportation, Human Powered |
Material |
Wood/Steel/Velvet/Velour/Fabric/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-76.8 W-35.5 cm |
Found |
Holland Centre, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Hamilton, John Stanislaus |
Subjects |
Babies Sleds & sleighs Grandparents Gifts Winter |
Search Terms |
Holland Centre Holland Township Hamilton Bros. (Holland Centre) |
Function |
In the winter, small children were often pushed in "baby cutters" (small sleighs). The child would be bundled up in warm clothing and blankets. |