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This baby carriage was made in 1811 for George Geiger from a design drawn by his father, John, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. John Geiger had been apprenticed to a carriage maker as a youth but was a merchant when his son was born. John designed the baby carriage in the style of early 19th century coaches, with a heavy body and a canvas-covered top. Most of the work was done by an carriage maker, but John made the wheels. George Geiger moved to Ohio in 1831, then to Kansas in 1867. He remained in the state until his death in 1885.
Date: 1811
Item Number: 209939
Call Number: 1912.44.1
KSHS Identifier: 1912.44.1
Collections - Museum
Date - 1800-1819 - 1811
Home and Family - Children - Infants
Objects and Artifacts - Distribution & Transportation Artifacts - Land Transportation, Human-Powered - Carriage, Baby
People - Children
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
Transportation - Non-motorized - Buggy
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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