Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,349 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Marmet

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Advertising sign.
1929.
1947.
1951.

of Letchworth Garden City, Herts. (1922)

Ditto Address. Telephone: 333 and 334. Cables: "Marmet, Lechworth". (1929)

Ditto all. (1947)

1912 Company established by Edward Thompson Morriss. The Marmet Pram Co was a manufacturer of high-quality prams for babies. Marmet prams, or baby carriages.

Marmet baby prams were also offered in such materials as chrome, iron and steel which were strong and durable for extensive use. These prams often came with rain covers to protect the child from rain, wind and other adverse conditions.

Marmet also offered high-end pram models such as the Marmet Imperial Coach-built Pram which were designed for those with luxurious tastes. The pram featured chrome body and elegant wheels that facilitated smooth movements. The back rest of the prams provided ergonomic comfort to the baby seated inside.

1922 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of the Marmet, "The World's Lightest Baby Carriage"; the Marmet Toy Carriage; and the "Evaso" Folding Car. (Stand No. F.30) [1]

1929 British Industries Fair Advert for Baby Carriages, Folding Carriages, Cyclettes and Doll Prams. Also Cots, Playpens, etc. (Toys, Games and Baby Carriages Section - Stand No. D.19) [2]

1947 Advert for 'Baby Carriages of Distinction'. (Toys and Games Section - Olympia, 2nd Floor, Stand No. J.2288) [3]

by 2012 Marmet was part of Britax International[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1922 British Industries Fair p52
  2. 1929 British Industries Fair Advert 214; and p112
  3. 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 506; and 178
  4. London Gazette 14 September 2012