[h3 class="title"]Vintage Stroller Dealers[/h3] [img alt="helvetia_stroller.jpg from ouderwetse-kinderwagens.nl" src="vny!://daddytypes.com/archive/helvetia_stroller.jpg" align="left" height="279" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="350"]For people who like this kind of thing, this is the kind of thing you'll like. [a href="vny!://www.ouderwetse-kinderwagens.nl/"]Ouderwetse-Kinderwagens[/a] is Dutch for "Old-fashioned Strollers." [/p] These vintage rigs from the 30's to the 70's are either in amazing original condition, or have been carefully restored. They're pretty interesting. Most models are from Dutch and Belgian brands, including Mustaerts (aka Mutsy] and Koelstra [who once announced a retro-style stroller, the K73, sort of the New Beetle of strollers. Or maybe the New Thunderbird, since it dropped off the radar so fast.][/p] Silver Cross and Wilson are also represented, but my favorite has to be [a href="vny!://www.ouderwetse-kinderwagens.nl/mapwagens/Diversen/Helvetia.htm"]this curvy, Swiss-made lowrider from 1959 called the Helvetia[/a]. It takes design cues from cars, and it happens to be one of the few strollers actually available at the moment [EUR450].[/p] [div align="center"][img alt="giordani_brevetatto_stroller.jpg" src="vny!://daddytypes.com/archive/giordani_brevetatto_stroller.jpg" height="300" width="400"][/div] Think that's a little pricey? Then you won't want to see the price on this even sweeter [a href="vny!://www.cmodern.com/new/updated/item.cfm?item=477"]1950's Giordani carriage called the Brevetatto[/a], which is in original condition--chrome bumper and all--at Cincinnati Modern gallery for $2,800.[/p][a href="vny!://daddytypes.com/archive/2006/05/15/vintage_stroller_dealers.php"]vny!://daddytypes.com/archive/2006/05/15/vintage_stroller_dealers.php[/a]
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