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In our council there are
several museums that are definitely worthwhile to visit. The most important
museums are the Kinderwagenmuseum
(Museum of Prams) in Nieuwolda, the museum Slag bij Heiligerlee
(Battle of Heiligerlee) and the Klokkengieterij
museum (Bell-casting museum) in Heiligerlee. This page will give you a short
preview of what you get to see when you visit the Pram museum in Nieuwolda
The pram museum of Mieneke van Noort is
located a short distance outside Nieuwolda. The museum is housed in a stately
Oldambt farmhouse. Inside, in the state-rooms of the
front-house and in the enormous shed, you will find hundreds of prams, dozens of
doll-prams and cradles and showcases filled
with baby-clothing and toys. A visit to this very nice pram museum is a step
back in time and a feast of recognition for mothers, daughters and fathers. One
really must have seen this museum!
Information: Kinderwagenmuseum, Hoofdweg-West 25, 9944 EA Nieuwolda,
phone.+31 (0)596-541941.
Opening hours: on appointment and a guided tour is available on request.
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The front-house of the monumental
Oldambt farmhouse dates from 1905 and retains many of the original
characteristics. The ceiling in the sitting room has been decorated with linen
and the wall and cupboard doors are covered in jute and
wallpaper. On the wall there are flower decorations made of plaster and
paper-mache. The walls in the central hall are decorated
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| At the beginning of the 20th
century prams had very big wheels with spokes. The upper parts
were often made of wood and big enough to contain children up to the age
of 4. The most frontal pram, a sports model, has a foot-end which can be
lowered. |
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Reed baskets were mounted on
a base with wooden wheels and used indoors as a cradle. In this
way there could easily be moved. The doll wears a pure silk coat with a
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The first prams had three wheels,
a small one upfront and two big ones at the back. In most countries in was
unlawfull to use the footpaths with a four-wheel carriage. In addition, people
were taxed per wheel. A three-wheel pram was therefore
cheaper.
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The "Armand-Marseille"
doll on the right still wears her original dress. The adjacent doll is a
little costume doll from 1880. |
| Three-wheeled prams were made both
from reed as from wood. They could be purchased with or without
hood. The wheels were made of wood in three or four parts that were united
by an iron band. |
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