Cosco Peterson Safe-t-Seat, 1981, New in Box!

classicseats

Active member

• Jan 12, 2010

• #1

My latest find. Cosco Peterson Safe-T-Seat from 1981. New with the box, instructions and decals. Box is a little beat, though.

 

2BunniesMommy

Well-known member

• Jan 12, 2010

• #2

Wow! Nice!!!

 

classicseats

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #3

Oh, look at the depth of this thing!

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Jan 12, 2010

• #4

Looks comfy!

 

noahsmom24

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #5

Wow! So was there no RF in the 80's or? I see the infant FF on the box?

Thanks for sharing this is neat!

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Jan 12, 2010

• #6

NoahsMom24 said:

Wow! So was there no RF in the 80's or? I see the infant FF on the box?

Thanks for sharing this is neat!

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I think that's a convertible. (Could be wrong--those old seats confuse me.) I don't think the infant is necessarily FF on the box. Just...on the box.

 

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nmb

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #7

I know all states are different - but I was born in 1980 and never had a carseat. My DH as well. I was born in MI, he was born in CA.
And I have a baby book from my mom that recommend FF'ing seat for infants that could sit up. Not sure if that was from me or my brother? (1983).
So a 1981 seat could well have been FF only....:twocents:
(I don't know of course just thinking out loud.)

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Jan 12, 2010

• #8

There were definitely rear-facing seats back then, and there were definitely toddlers in car seats back then. Just not a lot.

I think this seat has a recline that's not engaged in classicseats' photos, but I'm sure he'll be back to clarify.

 

Spam

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #9

Nice!

 

classicseats

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #10

It can rearface. I can't get my scanner to cooperate!

 

classicseats

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #11

This is all I can seem to get out of my scanner.

 

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nmb

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #12

RF'ing up to 17lbs?? Umm....would've been 2.5 - 3 mos for my son! (15lbs8oz at 2 mos, 19lbs 13 oz at 4 mos). No where near sitting up - he couldn't sit up unassited until 7.5 mos. But again, I guess if you don't *have* to use a carseat..... they had to start somewhere, right?

 

classicseats

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #13

How's this for confusing?

 

thepote

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #14

Not too shabby, actually :thumbsup: I'd use it... back then

 

monstah

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #15

1981? Me too!

 

Judi

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #16

Great find!!!

 

Kat_Momof3

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #17

omg... you found my sister's carseat (well, not literally, but the same one as what she used)

awesome find! perfect for a collector!

 

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nmb

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #18

classicseats said:

How's this for confusing?

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Oh, that buckle would be tough with a toddler going through that "I hate the carseat" phase.... as much as we get irritated w/ different things about today's carseats, I'm sure glad we have what we do and not those.

And how about those seats in your album where the shield sits at an angle to the kiddo, almost horizontal?

 

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DahliaRW

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• Jan 12, 2010

• #19

I rode in either one of these (or at least my sisters did) or something very similar as a child (I was born in '79 and I'm pretty sure we only ever had one seat for an infant, I went into a shield booster pretty young too!)

 

classicseats

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #20

nmb said:

Oh, that buckle would be tough with a toddler going through that "I hate the carseat" phase.... as much as we get irritated w/ different things about today's carseats, I'm sure glad we have what we do and not those.

And how about those seats in your album where the shield sits at an angle to the kiddo, almost horizontal?

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I don't know about that buckle? It doesn't look like it would stay together. One side of the shoulder straps just kind of slips over a pin on the buckle. It seems like it would just come loose.