Look! Boggins' Window Cribs

We certainly would agree that babies need a good dose of fresh air every day, but we're fairly certain this is not the best way to achieve it.

Apparently "Boggins' Window Cribs" were actually ~~sold~~ available for sale in the 1920s.

"This outdoor crib is admirable adapted for city apartments. It is thirty-six inches long, twenty-four inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. The illustration shows how comfortable the baby can be in this crib, and how he can be kept in view of his mother or nurse."

Um...wow!

See links to more info at Boing Boing.

Comments (9)

love to have one of these for my cats

posted by hundredsofseabirds on July 23rd 2009 at 12:07pm
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This is so wrong.

posted by SFAmanda on July 23rd 2009 at 2:12pm
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This is worse than a maternity corset. Clever idea, scary product!

posted by BlueLM on July 23rd 2009 at 2:13pm
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Hee-hee... this reminds me of a book I bought from Wry Baby. Hilarious.

posted by keltrue on July 23rd 2009 at 3:14pm
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if it was life-threatening..... that would be super awesome. yeah, maybe one for adults too-- I could use some extra square footage.

posted by Barbara S on July 23rd 2009 at 3:26pm
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This is so terrifying its hilarious.

posted by DahliaCactus on July 23rd 2009 at 4:40pm
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Oh dear.

posted by jenmaselli on July 23rd 2009 at 5:55pm
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My three year old just wandered over and said, "I wish I was in that thing!!!!!"

posted by fresh.air on July 25th 2009 at 4:42pm
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*several hours later; my son was fascinated by this post, so I left it up*

My son has now commented at least 10 times things like "Where do you buy that sky box?" "Can I sit in the window?" "Who is that baby in there?"

Haha. He thinks it's a FABULOUS idea.

posted by fresh.air on July 25th 2009 at 11:32pm
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