THEY don't make 'em like they used to - especially when it comes to prams.

Jean Leaver's Osnath Gainsborough is a coach-built model, sprung on car-like suspension and more than 40 years old.

Mrs Leaver, 67, originally bought the pram for her son Richard in 1964 and paid the princely sum of £49, but since manufacturers Osnath ceased trading in the Sixties, it is now a collector's item.

In more recent times it has been used by her grandchildren - Christian, 11, Rebecca, seven, and five-year-old Sophie, but as they grow up the pram has found itself redundant.

Now Mrs Leaver is appealing for anyone who can think of a use for it to contact her.

She said: "I think it would be nice if we could find some uses for it, rather than it gathering dust in the loft. I wouldn't mind loaning it to people for pictures with their children or something like that.

"We never push the pram outside without someone commenting on it. I knew other people who had them at the time, but most people will have got rid of them."

She added: "It's easier to push than a modern one - the big wheels mean you can get over kerbs and you can turn it on a sixpence.

"However, when we bought it my husband at the time wouldn't touch it because I wouldn't have a secondhand one from Exchange and Mart.

"I insisted on getting this, but I've been in love with it ever since!"

For further information, telephone Mrs Leaver on 01282 813435.