These were popular for a while in London and New York. Wikipedia,
At the beginning of the World War II, the Battle of Britain led by the Luftwaffe ended the usage of baby cages in all London, but they appeared again from 1953, albeit not as popular as before.
Here is a baby looking what I feel is entirely too pleased about the situation,
And another with what seems like a more appropriate level of distress,
EDIT to replace one suspected AI image, per suspicion from mossy_@lemmy.world in thread below.
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jaybone@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 29d
In the OP newspaper ad, it looks like they are mounted like AC units. In the second pic, it looks like they are just hanging there, wtf lol no. Like crab pots or something.
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 29d
I noticed that too. I wonder if there were multiple brands or types?
Free hanging, I'd figure wind would be a problem, and mom or nanny would have to monitor that carefully.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 29d
Yeah and getting the kid in and out seems dangerous.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 29d
It seems a little odd, but there's this version which is more of an enclosed balcony.
https://youtu.be/aUS1V3HUo_0
mossy_@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 29d
is this a community that doesn't regulate ai generated photos?
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 9 pts · 29d
I removed one entire post I made a few weeks ago, which was from an AI source, which I didn't know at the time I posted it.
In this case the existence of these cages is very well attested, inc with the wikipedia info above, and many articles in reputable publications. If you have evidence one of the photos is AI, I'll edit the post to remove that and replace it with another, since there are endless photos of these things from the era.
mossy_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 29d
happy to hear it. I believe you on the existence of these cages, but the middle image is suspect. the hands don't look right, and the way the cage hangs on the o-ring at the top, with each strap joining at a random position, doesn't make sense to me
as far as evidence goes, I can do a reverse image search if you'd like but I suspect I won't find anything you haven't already seen
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 29d
Ah, I see what you mean. Seems to me those are enough to make the image suspect, so I'll edit the post in a few minutes here and replace that image.
Thanks! Btw I got to be a frequent poster a few weeks ago but I have no other association with the group, so I don't know if there is any kind of post checking other than just having people notice things like you did here.
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 29d
Done.
mossy_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 29d
I appreciate it! for what it's worth, I've become infatuated with this community recently, so thank you for posting