The First Modern Booster?

classicseats

Active member

• Feb 14, 2008

• #1

Could this be the first modern booster seat? It's from 1971, and yes it was advertised as a car seat! The car lap belt goes through the openings in the shell. I have a photo of it being used this way somewhere but can't find it. The metal legs are adjustable to two positions of height. The later models have it molded right into the shell to not use it in a car. It's from Cosco.

 

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Stretchy Glue

New member

• Feb 14, 2008

• #2

UM wow! That is totally crazy. Not all that safe but still, what a contraption. Out of curiosity, have you ever put kids in these seats to see how they fit? (Do you have kids?)

 

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jb5416

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #3

I used to babysit a kid (in the early '80s--I'm old) who sat in one of these. The lapbelt went through the sides of the seat--that is correct. Very precarious. It seems like they would be better off sitting on the seat just with the seatbelt on.
Jessie

 

my3girls

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #4

Wowzers! I would say the only purpose of this seat was just to boost a child up higher (so they could see out the window), I can't imagine ANY benefit in a crash! VERY interesting!

 

Niea

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #5

Looks like a nice chair for indoor use I could see my kid sitting in it to watch TV or maybe outside while BBQing. LOL I still can't wrap my head around the fact that this was designed for the car.

 

Dillipop

Well-known member

• Feb 14, 2008

• #6

My grandmother had one of those for us to use at her kitchen table. It was avocado green, IIRC. I can't imagine it being used in the car.

 

canadianmom2three

Active member

• Feb 14, 2008

• #7

Well, without the legs, it looks like a pretty good booster imo....were the legs actually meant to be used in the car, or is it like one of those dual purpose type things...car seat at one moment, stylish yet tippy looking chair the next

 

Stretchy Glue

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #8

classicseats said:

Wow, that would be borderline child abuse, would it! LOL!

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Not to drive, just to see. I'm curious to see how some of these fit kids compared to some modern seats. I'd never suggest someone drive around.

 

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Synchro246

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #9

That thing is HORRIFYING!!! And I haven't been too judgemental of seats that you've shown because I think most of them were reasonable attempts at safety. This bad boy is just rediculous. Cosco! Wow. Just wow.

 

mcomommy

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #10

that is nuts, cute for indoor use though.

 

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Valentine

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #11

Dillipop said:

My grandmother had one of those for us to use at her kitchen table. It was avocado green, IIRC. I can't imagine it being used in the car.

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Yes, when I was a child, my old church had a couple of these also in avocado green, that were used as booster seats for eating at the table, at pot-lucks and such. (Born in '84 so this would've been late 80s/early 90s!)

 

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Synchro246

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• Feb 14, 2008

• #12

Ok, for use as a booster seat at a kitchen table is. . .well, it's better than for use in a car, but even THAT is kinda scary.

 

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debbiemomof2

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• Feb 15, 2008

• #13

I was born in 1969 and I remember riding in something like that as a kid. It was a different color I think. I don't know if we used it a lot, but I remember liking it because I could see out the window when I rode in it.

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Feb 15, 2008

• #14

classicseats said:

I would have to borrow kids from someone.

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Maybe it's the coffee ... but I found this a highly amusing way of phrasing it Thanks for the chuckle

 

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IsasMom

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• Feb 15, 2008

• #15

There was just a picture of a pair of those set up by a little kiddie art table in the last issue of Wondertime magazine. They mentioned that they were vintage boosters and the artsy parents got them on eBay.

 

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twom

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• Feb 15, 2008

• #16

I had one of those that I used in the car as a kid (late 70's - early 80's). I seem to remember that it was tippy.

 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor

• Feb 15, 2008

• #17

That is just scary! That make me greatful that when i was born in 1971 that my Mom at least put me in the plastic seat she used to give e a bath in. Not that it was probably any safer, but that boostreris scary!

 

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lovemytwosweeties

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• Feb 15, 2008

• #18

IsasMom said:

There was just a picture of a pair of those set up by a little kiddie art table in the last issue of Wondertime magazine. They mentioned that they were vintage boosters and the artsy parents got them on eBay.

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I saw that article too! They were cute at the table but in the car, not so much.