Look! Snake-Proof Baby Crib

So, you think modern parents are overprotective? Check out this "snake-proof" baby crib from the early 1900s.

The patented crib was made in Columbus, Ohio and we've been fascinated wondering if this was an anomaly a hundred years ago or if snakes in cribs was a common problem. While certainly not the most inviting crib we've ever seen, the makers took care to include useful features like wheels, springs for a mattress, a top that folds down and a leather handle for moving.

The crib was sold on Ebay for around $200 to a seller named, appropriately enough, "snakemuseum." See more photos here.

(Via: Make)

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I am sooooooooo glad my Mom didn't know about this when I was a baby.

posted by lizzapearl on October 16th 2008 at 7:17am
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It looks like a torture device - I'm assuming some sort of padding was in there? :)
Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com

posted by Tabitha (From Single to Married) on October 16th 2008 at 7:20am
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I can see this being useful back in the day for newborns who don't move much...it's like a tiny screened-in porch. :)

posted by design.is.good on October 16th 2008 at 7:49am
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I could see this being useful to parents in rural Texas where a million plus snakes live (especially if they had dirt floors or lived in a dug out like my great grandmother). Life was different. But yeah, it's scary looking now.

posted by inkstainedwriter on October 16th 2008 at 7:56am
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We currently use this crib for our 20 month old. We used it for the other children too. We of course never use the top, but we do joke about it a lot.

posted by annmariemayfair on December 29th 2008 at 8:42am
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