Shalom,
I pray this post finds all is well. This year I’ve decided to bring back our Black History Month daily post(lol yeah I’ve gotten a late start here😅,but I’m on it on social media)! So today to start us off I’m sharing the amazing Richard H. Williams.
We Are History 365🤟🏾!!!
Although humans have been developing ways to carry their young for thousands of years, the first baby carriage was invented in 1733 by William Kent for the Duke of Devonshire. As something made for a duke’s child is expected to be, it was extremely lavish and gilded with gold and silver and designed to be pulled by a miniature pony.
Due to the expensive price tag on early strollers, few could afford them. However, William H. Richardson from Baltimore Maryland in 1889 patented a new type of baby carriage. His idea was to use a special joint to allow a bassinet to be turned to face the operator.
Several changes were made that allowed his carriage for the wheel to turn individually, which meant that the vehicle could turn 360 degrees in a smaller turning radius. Due to this new design and affordability,stroller’s became more widely used.
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