baby posing chair – photo by Bob Lansdale
Toronto. Our 1998 Fall Fair offered many rarely seen items from a by-gone era. One of these was a unique portrait helper, shown here at left, which was best described in the photo cut-line: “Every photo studio needed one of these baby posing chairs to keep the child upright and still. Wire restrainer was hidden by flowing robes.”
How often we have seen old child portraits not realizing why the baby’s costume was ‘fluffed’ out.
Speaking of fairs, our next 2025 event will be our Fall Fair. A poster and details will go up on this site closer to the October 19th date. Hint: think Trident, Evans, Islington … See PHSC EVENTS at right for the events and dates (some events have already been held …
