Dutch bidder pushes pram price to £1000

One of the surprises at Peter Wilson’s April 26- 27 sale was a tinplate clockwork pram pushed by a woman stamped Burnett Limited, London, Made in England.

The firm was set up in London in 1914 – at a time when the huge dominance of German-made tinplate …

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