Have I mentioned that I bought R-house from the original owners, who raised two kids here? And that when we moved into this 1940′s house, every room was filled with my favorite kind of old treasures, left behind? And that we keep discovering more?
Well, we just found another one.
This little gem defied detection for almost five years because it was only visible from inside our detached garage when the door was down. Which is a place I work hard not to be, which is why I wasn’t the one who discovered it. R-boy did.
Last night I climbed to the tippy top of our ladder and fought my way through 60 years worth of spider webs to rescue it from the rafters. It had been carefully disassembled and tied up there neatly. The knots were solid. I had to cut it loose.
When I had finally wrangled all the pieces free and passed them down to R-kids, we got our first glimpse.
A little assembly and a quick cleaning later…
…here is what we found.
A vintage Pal Baby Walker! In the cutest color scheme ever.
I can’t stand how awesome it is, and how doubly awesome it is to think of the two babies who played in this very same house and yard and garage with that very same walker.
Could they ever have imagined how much it would be appreciated decades later by some crazy lady who happens to live in their house and who doesn’t even have small babies? Would they ever dream that it would be given a place of honor in the very spot their parents probably insisted it never be left overnight: the front lawn?
Never ever.
Which makes it, somehow, that much better.
by julie rybarczyk
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You are kidding me! That is so cool!
COME ON! This exact little walker was at unique thrift store for a high price when Mr. C was a smaller tot. I dyed over that one. This one seems way too special. Up high and stored away after proper use. So so fun. Love this aspect of your house. It has the right owner!
I have dreams about those kinds of finds! I dreamed that we bought an old farmhouse and the former residents left all their antique furniture for us! So excited for you!
Oh My Gosh Julie…. that is the same kind of stroller I used to sit in. I’ve seen pictures of me sitting in it too. (wow am I old…lol) What a fun treasure house you have!!
BTW… I love your blog!
Hugs, Christy
Christy – that is SO great! I would love to see that adorable photo.
Thank you for the blog love. It means a lot.
Hi Julie,
Oh my heck! What a fabulous treasure! I just love it. Imagine the energy in it -physics professors will tell ya that everything is matter and matter always is affected by the energy of the people who own something…can you just imagine all the love, joy and hope that are a part of this adorable piece. It must full of love energy for someone to keep it and store it so well for so long. It meant a whole lot to someone who is most likely smiling from heaven knowing you love it as much as they did. It reminds me of new beginnings… and the courage that it takes for a baby to go from crawling to walking and all the cheerleaders we need in life to take that first step… yep – this is sooooooooo special. Kinda of interesting that you found it when you did. Timing really is everything and it seems like this came into your life when you were ready for it and it’s message.
I think it came just in time.
Hope you are doing good. I miss you!
my grandparent had one of these and we’d play around on it as kids! i have no clue what happened to it … what a great find!
my wife dragged me to this house to pick up some old dish ware she was buying for her sister…..anyway, while i was looking around in her garage i saw a pal baby walker just like that one..she said i could have it for 50.00 bucks..i personally dont have room for it but i will buy it if i knew what its worth…i dont like cool stuff lying around to get broken…can some one help me..(not worried about making a bunch of money…..thanks
I am restoring one of these strollers and was wondering if you would consider selling the hubcaps off the back wheels and the foot tray on the bottom ? If not, I totally understand and am glad I found your site, the pics of the seat emblem came in really handy. Thanks, TLee
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