Chair
ca. 1970 (manufactured)
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This is a booster seat used to give young children extra height to enable the seatbelts to fit in a car. This American seat was only manufactured for two years because it did not meet safety regulations.
The seat was acquired for the 2010 exhibition 'Sit Down: Seating for Kids' for the section 'Children on the move'. The section highlighted the idea that seats enable children to move around safely and comfortably. This Cosco booster seat shows how seating needs to be adapted for the smaller bodies of children.
The seat was acquired for the 2010 exhibition 'Sit Down: Seating for Kids' for the section 'Children on the move'. The section highlighted the idea that seats enable children to move around safely and comfortably. This Cosco booster seat shows how seating needs to be adapted for the smaller bodies of children.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plastic, vinyl and metal |
| Brief description | Yellow plastic booster seat made by Cosco in the 1970s |
| Physical description | A yellow plastic booster seat with a vinyl material seat in a tartan design. The seat has a hole at either side and a metal attachment at the bottom which is adjustable to the child's height. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | Cosco Booster seat
About 1970
This booster seat was for use in a car, to give young children extra height so their seatbelts fitted and they could see out of the car windows.
Compulsory fitting of seatbelts in cars was first introduced in Australia in 1964, followed by the UK in 1967. This American seat was only manufactured for two years as it did not meet safety regulations to ensure children's safety in a moving vehicle. |
| Summary | This is a booster seat used to give young children extra height to enable the seatbelts to fit in a car. This American seat was only manufactured for two years because it did not meet safety regulations. The seat was acquired for the 2010 exhibition 'Sit Down: Seating for Kids' for the section 'Children on the move'. The section highlighted the idea that seats enable children to move around safely and comfortably. This Cosco booster seat shows how seating needs to be adapted for the smaller bodies of children. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.206-2009 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2010 |
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