F.A. Whitney Carriage Company

	F.A. Whitney Carriage Company The F. A. Whitney Carriage Company in Leominster, Massachusetts Leominster ( ) is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 43,782 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Leominster i ... is named after Francis Austin Whitney, who founded the company in 1858 with his cousin Francis Wolfe Whitney. They were the first manufacturers of baby carriages in America. Sources Blair, Cynthia1848: Baby Carriage Invented retrieved 2007-08-14 retrieved 2007-08-14 retrieved 2007-08-14 retrieved 2007-08-14 San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1, 2005, retrieved 2007-08-14 Companies established in 1858 1858 establishments in Massachusetts {{US-manufacturing-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Leominster, Massachusetts Leominster ( ) is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 43,782 at the 2020 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and northwest of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190, Route 13, and Route 117 all have starting/ending points in Leominster. Leominster is bounded by Fitchburg and Lunenburg to the north, Lancaster to the east, Sterling and Princeton to the south, and Westminster to the west. History The region was originally inhabited by various divisions of the Pennacook or Nipmuc Native Americans, who lived along the Nashua River. The river provided fertile soil for the cultivation of corn, beans, squash and tobacco. European settlers began arriving in the mid-17th century and in 1653, the area of Leominster - which takes it name from the Herefordshire town of Leominster in England, was first founded as part of the town of Lanca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Francis Austin Whitney Francis may refer to: People Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis (electoral district) Francis, Nebraska Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska Francis, Oklahoma Francis, Utah Other uses ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills ''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia Francis turbine, a type of water turbine Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also Saint Francis (other) Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name Francisco (other) Francisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Francis Wolfe Whitney Francis may refer to: People Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis (electoral district) Francis, Nebraska Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska Francis, Oklahoma Francis, Utah Other uses ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills ''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia Francis turbine, a type of water turbine Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also Saint Francis (other) Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name Francisco (other) Francisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Baby Carriage Various methods of transporting children have been used in different cultures and times. These methods include baby carriages (prams in British English), infant car seats, portable bassinets (carrycots), strollers (pushchairs), slings, backpacks, baskets and bicycle carriers. The large, heavy prams (short for perambulator), which had become popular during the Victorian era, were replaced by lighter designs during the latter half of the 1900s. Baskets, slings and backpacks Infant carrying likely emerged early in human evolution as the emergence of bipedalism would have necessitated some means of carrying babies who could no longer cling to their mothers and/or simply sit on top of their mother's back. On-the-body carriers are designed in various forms such as baby sling, backpack carriers, and soft front or hip carriers, with varying materials and degrees of rigidity, decoration, support and confinement of the child. Slings, soft front carriers, and "baby carriages" are typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Companies Established In 1858 A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions An educational institution is a place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, primary-elementary schools, secondary-high schools, and universities. They provide a large variety of learning environments an ... A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared Incorporation (business), incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]