Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.26.001
Accession#:
2009.26
Credit Line:
Donated by Ellen and Scott Carrlee.
Object Name:
Stroller
Title:
Stroller—Pack
Year Range from:
1983
Year Range to:
1988
Description:
"Stroller—Pack" backpack stroller by Skaggs & Ingalls Inc., Juneau, AK.
Object has an aluminum frame with two wheels on the bottom, on the left and right sides, Wheels are on plastic rims with grey tires. On the front, a green canvas seat covers the lower half of the frame, seat has a black nylon belt with a plastic snap buckle. Green canvas is edged with blue canvas piping. Accent color is magenta.
On the back at bottom is a waist belt with a black plastic buckle, and two magenta and black shoulder straps. There is a removable bag attached to the main cross brace and hanging down over the shoulder straps. Removable bag is green with magenta side panels, sewn to the top flap of the bag is a patch that says "Stroller Pack.
There are two stickers on the main cross brace to Proper Left is a yellow sticker that says: "DO NOT LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED / USE SAFETY RESTRAINT BELT" The second sticker is gold, with black writing, and says: "STROLLER—PACK / PAT. PENDING / DESIGNED BY JOHN INGALLS / MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY / SKAGGS & INGALLS INC., P.O. BOX 707 / JUNEAU, ALASKA 99802 (907) 463—4843."
A — Stroller
B — Detachable bag — There is a removable bag attached to the main cross brace and hanging down over the shoulder straps. Removable bag is green with magenta side panels, sewn to the top flap of the bag is a patch that says "Stroller Pack.
C — Top cover — Green fabric top cover designed to slip over the top bracket of the frame and connect to the velcro of part "D." The two pieces combine to keep rain off the child riding inside.
D — Rain Fly with a clear plastic tip and a magenta bottom panel.
Object has an aluminum frame with two wheels on the bottom, on the left and right sides, Wheels are on plastic rims with grey tires. On the front, a green canvas seat covers the lower half of the frame, seat has a black nylon belt with a plastic snap buckle. Green canvas is edged with blue canvas piping. Accent color is magenta.
On the back at bottom is a waist belt with a black plastic buckle, and two magenta and black shoulder straps. There is a removable bag attached to the main cross brace and hanging down over the shoulder straps. Removable bag is green with magenta side panels, sewn to the top flap of the bag is a patch that says "Stroller Pack.
There are two stickers on the main cross brace to Proper Left is a yellow sticker that says: "DO NOT LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED / USE SAFETY RESTRAINT BELT" The second sticker is gold, with black writing, and says: "STROLLER—PACK / PAT. PENDING / DESIGNED BY JOHN INGALLS / MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY / SKAGGS & INGALLS INC., P.O. BOX 707 / JUNEAU, ALASKA 99802 (907) 463—4843."
A — Stroller
B — Detachable bag — There is a removable bag attached to the main cross brace and hanging down over the shoulder straps. Removable bag is green with magenta side panels, sewn to the top flap of the bag is a patch that says "Stroller Pack.
C — Top cover — Green fabric top cover designed to slip over the top bracket of the frame and connect to the velcro of part "D." The two pieces combine to keep rain off the child riding inside.
D — Rain Fly with a clear plastic tip and a magenta bottom panel.
Notes:
This Stroller Pack is designed specifically for the Juneau climate and environment. It is designed to work as a stroller when needed, but can be picked up and carried like a backpack when terrain warrants it. It came equipped with a full enclosure to keep rain off of the child inside, a design element made essential by the copious rainfall of southeast Alaska.
John Ingalls made a first prototype about 1970, when he was working as a geologist in northern Canada. Then in 1983 he designed a second prototype. He built 8 in a shop in Port Townsend. John and Sam Skaggs set up a factory here in Juneau in the basement of the AEL&P building at the corner of 2nd and Franklin Streets. They incorporated about 1985. They ran the company for 4—5 years. They did the manufacturing here in town.
Eventually they sold the company to someone in Portland who tried to outsource manufacture of the frame to Kelty. But on the first order from Kelty 80% of the product were rejects. The company was later sold to "Cool Stop" a bike brake manufacturer and the operation was moved to Taiwan. Much or their product was sold to LL Bean and REI.
The frame tube that holds the top cover in place was missing when it was donated. Curator of Collections, Addison Field, contacted John Ingalls and had him fabricate a replacement part from original materials using the original tube bender.
John Ingalls made a first prototype about 1970, when he was working as a geologist in northern Canada. Then in 1983 he designed a second prototype. He built 8 in a shop in Port Townsend. John and Sam Skaggs set up a factory here in Juneau in the basement of the AEL&P building at the corner of 2nd and Franklin Streets. They incorporated about 1985. They ran the company for 4—5 years. They did the manufacturing here in town.
Eventually they sold the company to someone in Portland who tried to outsource manufacture of the frame to Kelty. But on the first order from Kelty 80% of the product were rejects. The company was later sold to "Cool Stop" a bike brake manufacturer and the operation was moved to Taiwan. Much or their product was sold to LL Bean and REI.
The frame tube that holds the top cover in place was missing when it was donated. Curator of Collections, Addison Field, contacted John Ingalls and had him fabricate a replacement part from original materials using the original tube bender.
People:
Carrlee, Scott
Carrlee, Ellen
Carrlee, Carson
Ingalls, John
Skaggs, Sam
Carrlee, Ellen
Carrlee, Carson
Ingalls, John
Skaggs, Sam
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