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| Nottingham Pram Company's vintage prams to be auctioned | Nottingham Pram Company's vintage prams to be auctioned |
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| A collection of vintage prams and memorabilia stretching back almost 150 years is to be auctioned. | A collection of vintage prams and memorabilia stretching back almost 150 years is to be auctioned. |
| The Nottingham Pram Company made pushchairs and perambulators from a factory in the city. | The Nottingham Pram Company made pushchairs and perambulators from a factory in the city. |
| All the items, including a Victorian pram made between 1880 and 1885, belonged to John Whitby, who ran the firm for 55 years. | |
| Auctioneers said the collection, expected to sell for about £2,500, was "a snapshot of a much-loved company". | Auctioneers said the collection, expected to sell for about £2,500, was "a snapshot of a much-loved company". |
| The family business was founded in the mid-19th Century by Mr Whitby's grandfather. | The family business was founded in the mid-19th Century by Mr Whitby's grandfather. |
| He took over in 1946, opening a shop on Goose Gate which sold the company's prams, which were manufactured on Alfreton Road, as well as other treats for children, such as toys and comics. | He took over in 1946, opening a shop on Goose Gate which sold the company's prams, which were manufactured on Alfreton Road, as well as other treats for children, such as toys and comics. |
| Auctioneer Nigel Kirk, of Mellors and Kirk, said the Victorians were "very keen on prams". | Auctioneer Nigel Kirk, of Mellors and Kirk, said the Victorians were "very keen on prams". |
| "Mr Whitby's father, a builder, and his grandfather were clearly men of considerable importance in Victorian and Edwardian Nottingham, of which they were both appointed Freemen," he said. | "Mr Whitby's father, a builder, and his grandfather were clearly men of considerable importance in Victorian and Edwardian Nottingham, of which they were both appointed Freemen," he said. |
| "When he retired [in 2001], John Whitby had the foresight to carefully preserve everything connected with his grandfather's enterprise. | "When he retired [in 2001], John Whitby had the foresight to carefully preserve everything connected with his grandfather's enterprise. |
| "For half a century the company was something of a Nottingham institution, selling not just prams but everything for the young child." | "For half a century the company was something of a Nottingham institution, selling not just prams but everything for the young child." |
| The Victorian pram, which is expected to fetch between £200 and £400, has a "coach-built body" similar to the style used by the Royal Family to transport Princess Charlotte to her Christening. | The Victorian pram, which is expected to fetch between £200 and £400, has a "coach-built body" similar to the style used by the Royal Family to transport Princess Charlotte to her Christening. |
| Mr Kirk said: "In May, a not-dissimilar pram made by Simpson & Fawcett of Leeds, in 1878, was sold at auction for £5,280." | Mr Kirk said: "In May, a not-dissimilar pram made by Simpson & Fawcett of Leeds, in 1878, was sold at auction for £5,280." |
| A painted wooden sign, which once hung outside the shop, will also be auctioned later, as well as catalogues, photographs, toys, comics, shop display material and Second World War posters and souvenirs. | A painted wooden sign, which once hung outside the shop, will also be auctioned later, as well as catalogues, photographs, toys, comics, shop display material and Second World War posters and souvenirs. |