What are some historical facts about the crib?
Here is a short chronological time line of crib facts: 1973 – The standard for crib slats was to be no more than 2 3/8th inches apart to prevent your baby from slipping through or getting their head stuck. Also, double latches for drop-down sidebars were to become the norm. 1976 – The standard for cutouts in the crib end panels are presented. The end panels must not have any decorative cutout designs. Children were getting their limbs or heads caught causing serious injury or death. 1978 – Cribs must now be painted with non-toxic finish. 1981 – Two models of cribs with cutouts are recalled. 1988 – A voluntary standard addresses mattress support hardware, unfortunate of glued or bolted connections, drop-side latch unfortunate and loosened teething rails. 1990 – No corner posts or projections can be more than 1/16th of an inch above the drop-side. 1998 – California and Washington mandate that hotel cribs must meet the same standards set for full-size cribs 1998 – Portable cribs must now
