Car Seats In The 1950S at Mia Fletcher blog

Car Seats In The 1950S. Manufacturers began to realize the potential market for child car safety devices. Yet, the designs of these early child car seats were far from the sophisticated models we know today. Originally “child seats” started out as nothing more than burlap sacks with a drawstring that hung over the headrest on the passenger’s seat. Car seats were originally designed as booster chairs so children could look out the window of a moving car. By the 1970s, regulatory bodies and organizations began to address child safety concerns in earnest. What is the history of car seats? The first carseats were more about keeping kids corralled than protecting them in a crash. People designed early car seats simply to lift the child to allow him to look out the window and to keep the child more or less in one spot in the car. It was only in 1962 that the first. Sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s, someone at the company must have realized that looking out the window might get boring: The evolution of the carseat. Child safety seats first became available in the late 1960s, but few parents used them.

The first carseats were more about keeping kids corralled than protecting them in a crash. It was only in 1962 that the first. Child safety seats first became available in the late 1960s, but few parents used them. By the 1970s, regulatory bodies and organizations began to address child safety concerns in earnest. The evolution of the carseat. Originally “child seats” started out as nothing more than burlap sacks with a drawstring that hung over the headrest on the passenger’s seat. Yet, the designs of these early child car seats were far from the sophisticated models we know today. Manufacturers began to realize the potential market for child car safety devices. Car seats were originally designed as booster chairs so children could look out the window of a moving car. Sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s, someone at the company must have realized that looking out the window might get boring:

1950's C. Knight Co. Kiddie Drivette car seat Baby car seats

Car Seats In The 1950S Yet, the designs of these early child car seats were far from the sophisticated models we know today. Originally “child seats” started out as nothing more than burlap sacks with a drawstring that hung over the headrest on the passenger’s seat. People designed early car seats simply to lift the child to allow him to look out the window and to keep the child more or less in one spot in the car. Child safety seats first became available in the late 1960s, but few parents used them. The first carseats were more about keeping kids corralled than protecting them in a crash. It was only in 1962 that the first. What is the history of car seats? Car seats were originally designed as booster chairs so children could look out the window of a moving car. Yet, the designs of these early child car seats were far from the sophisticated models we know today. The evolution of the carseat. By the 1970s, regulatory bodies and organizations began to address child safety concerns in earnest. Manufacturers began to realize the potential market for child car safety devices. Sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s, someone at the company must have realized that looking out the window might get boring: