Baby Cage

“Invented in 1922 by Emma Read, the baby cage was a literal cage meant to hold one infant at a time. It was designed to be suspended from the windows of high-rises and apartment buildings to offer an alternative for childcare in crowded cities.”

“That’s right, the baby cage let mothers and nannies put their baby on a ledge hundreds of stories in the air to give them more room in the house. We don’t know if this is scary or just insane—maybe it’s a little bit of both.”