Dadjunk » exercise http://dadjunk.com Dadhood and whatnot. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:01:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Baby Walker on Rails from 1900 http://dadjunk.com/2009/08/baby-walker-on-rails-from-1900/ http://dadjunk.com/2009/08/baby-walker-on-rails-from-1900/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:05:19 +0000 chad http://dadjunk.com/?p=826 oldtimewalker

Edward Firnhaber of Worms, Nebraska dreamed up this baby walker on a track back in 1900 when railroads were all the rage. The purpose of his “simple and efficient device” was to teach a baby to walk and move in a “predetermined confinement without annoyance or irritation.” Seems like a great way to learn how to walk – IN CIRCLES.


]]> http://dadjunk.com/2009/08/baby-walker-on-rails-from-1900/feed/ 1 Ye Olde Kid Wearer Outer http://dadjunk.com/2009/08/ye-olde-kid-wearer-outer/ http://dadjunk.com/2009/08/ye-olde-kid-wearer-outer/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:43:15 +0000 chad http://dadjunk.com/?p=809 exerkidLeon Bernadzikiewicz must have had an energetic kid back in 1913. His patented “run around the table until you pass out contraption”, also known as an “Exercising Device”, was either the work of parenting genius or an example of “outdated” cruelty to kids. As a plus, it doubled as a dining table. I wonder if it came with a matching Lazy Susan.

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