Infant bed

The bassinet is a specific for the house interior basket carriage, which is used as sleeping and resting place for infants and young children in the home and provided with wheels or rollers and thus is easily movable. Since the bassinet is significantly smaller than a cot, it is also suitable as a cradle for infants the first few weeks of life.

In the 19th century, developed in Britain from the bassinet to the stroller.

History

The bassinet is a Western and urban phenomenon that emerged in the 19th century. Until then, infants and young children were rarely transported outside of the house. Was it really necessary once they have been worn or wound on the body. In medieval Europe were carts and wheelbarrows that arose 1170-1250, mainly used by the rural population for the transport of children. Between 1600 and 1800 a few small carts, wagons and carriages ( like teams coach ) came into the aristocracy and wealthy families for the transport of children.

For sleeping, the children were in the then usual cradles, which were often small wicker basket or were modeled after the bedsteads for adults from wood or metal.

At the beginning of the 19th century arrived in the UK on portable bassinet that make up rapidly the pram developed in parallel, as it was customary to do with small children regularly walks in the fresh air. In German-speaking countries sat down for this initial specified as a roller carriage or bassinet new development in particular Christoph William hoof one. The bassinet consisted of a wooden frame with basket and top rollers or wheels; thereof differed the stroller through higher robustness, enhanced and larger tires and soon a suspension.

A 1733 in the estate of the Third Duke of Devonshire found, richly decorated bassinet probably comes from the English architect William Kent.

In 1840 England established the first factory for prams, at the same time also produced bassinet. The first models were very high and had three wheels; they were designed so that the children could sit in it only. 1880, the first models were constructed in which the infant could be. The paper consisted of a basket made of wicker, the frame now had four wheels.

In addition to the development of the pram bassinet is largely unchanged to this day.