The shutters, small pane windows, brick chimney, gable roof and doorway are reminiscent of the cardboard dollhouse. Strombecker doll furniture bunk beds for 8 size ginny, ma, muffie. My sonia messer blockhouse collection in dian zillners book, she says, it is hard to believe a dollhouse furniture line could continue to be sold over 50 years. The book alternates between time periods and points of view. Huge lot of vintage strombecker dollhouse furniture aug 26. It documents the style changes from the first furniture introduced in the depression through art deco styles to midcentury modern. As a character in my dollhousemy mother had sewn a doll with. Large group of vintage shackman dollhouse furniture. Colonial style will be examined in the 1940s section of this history of dollhouses a time when it was at its peak of popularity in north america. Historical doll house collection dollhouse furniture. Strombecker dollhouse furniture dollhouses 1931 to 1961. Dollhouse miniature bedroom furniture lot strombecker walnut 1936. Details were gold painted and it is marked on the bottom.
Strombecker dollhouse furniture dollhouses 1931 to 1961 my vintage dollhouses a complete guide to all of the dollhouse items produced by one of the most prolific toy makers in america. Kage dollhouse furniture 1938 1948 by patty cooper, george. There are lots of ideas here on how to create furniture and fixtures for the dollhouse using items you already have at home. Find great deals on ebay for dollhouse furniture and dollhouse furniture lot. Please see also the gallery of images link at the bottom of this page. Schiffer publishing dollhouse and furniture advertising. This doll house radio was made in 192030s style by strombecker. Strombecker brand precarved, solid model wood kits from the 1930s through the. Kage dollhouse furniture 1938 1948 by patty cooper. Kage dollhouse furniture is a 40 page book with over 115 colo. If you dont want to build a dollhouse from scratch, this project is a perfect one for you. Jul 22, 2016 the dollhouse was the best toy i would ever own.
Original in box 1940s strombecker dream home doll house with. Furnished dollhouses, 1880s1980s schiffer military history. Schoenhut dollhouse furniture 19281934 by patty cooper blurb. The miniature toy chair has a transitional back from queen anne style with a solid. Although i have seen this house for sale at least twice on ebay, it has. Find the perfect deal for vintage dollhouse furniture and room items with free shipping on many items at ebay. The strombecker playthings grand piano, 701cd, pictured below, can be identified as a prewar item because of the playthings logo although used postwar also. A thorough exposition of the strombecker doll house and furniture line can be found by clicking. The ads provide a comprehensive pictorial history of mostly. This dollhouse plan uses a surprising material for the walls and floors, vinyl record sleeves. Kage furniture is still findable and perfect for furnishing vintage dollhouses such as rich or keystone.
Once you have the search results, click on 1960s pink doll house furniture chair mpc from five4us on ruby. Strombecker dollhouse furniture strombecker doll furniture wooden floor lamps lamp miniature furniture doll house flooring vintage floor lamp diy vintage. In good condition overall and suitable for display in a hall, bedroom or an any fine room in the smaller scale dollhouse. Strombecker bathroom set dollhouse wooden antique room miniature.
Furniture history spoton furniture stockerbroker model, 1930s tudor toys geebee, england. A modern strombecker dollhouse my vintage dollhouses. A complete guide to the often misidentified dollhouse. The company also produced a large assortment of diecast dollhouse furniture scott 2010. As a character in my dollhousemy mother had sewn a doll with long hair and glasses that resembled mei could. Doll furnitureminiature furnituredollhouse furnitureantique dollhousedollhouse miniaturesblurb. See more ideas about miniatures, dollhouse miniatures and miniture things.
The points of view are clear and concise and held my attention. It starts with a premade dollhouse kit that already has everything put together. Mid century strombecker doll wardrobe 1950s clothes closetmuffieginny. Wood doll house furniture nancy forbes, strombecker, kage d190. Huge lot of vintage strombecker dollhouse furniture. Shown in over 400 photographs are advertisements from catalogs, magazines, and trade journals picturing dollhouses, dollhouse furniture, and accessories. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Wooden dollhouse plan with free printable dollhouse furniture. Find kage dollhouse furniture 1938 1948 by patty cooper, george mundorf at blurb books. Diary of a mad miniaturist the rantings of a mad dollhouse lady. Dollhouse miniature strombecker furniture pink vanity stool bathroom bedroom. The house came with some things that one does not often encounter within a tynietoy house, including some rare furniture pieces made by tynietoy that did not appear in the catalogues, and some accessories that are listed in the catalogues but not often seen.
About identifying dollhouse dolls about history identification. Dollhouse reference books schoenhut kage wisconsin toy, menasha. Find schoenhut dollhouse furniture 19281934 by patty cooper at blurb books. Artistically hand painted dollhouses and dollhouse furniture. Put together with duct tape, this dollhouse can be folded up and put away when its not being played with. Vintage stormbecker playthings walnut dollhouse furniture. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Vintage lot of strombecker doll house furniture accessories. The complete doll furniture line for 8 to 10 dolls,from 1957, can be viewed on the strombeckbecker page two. Their furniture was made for the middle class, and was priced affordably.
Determining dollhouse scale and sizes of miniatures. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can. Original in box strombecker dream home doll house with furniture wooden dolls house. The excellent, massive book, pacific pioneers the rest of the story, by jon. You get to have all the fun adding all the little details with paint, scrapbooking paper, fabric, and small pieces of furniture. The furniture and rooms are such a small scale, i think it. Doll furniture miniature furnituredollhouse furnitureantique dollhousedollhouse miniatures blurb.
Strombecker dollhouse furniture complete 8 piece red living room set 1 scale see more. That is the case with the 1 to one foot furniture know as lynnfield, them h. M miniatures, later andi imports, and finally sonia messer. My vintage colonial playsteel dollhouse from the 1940s. Strombecker dollhouses and furniture 19311961 by patty. If you see this little foldaway dollhouse for sale on etsy or ebay, give it a chance. Life in miniature grace griffin, owner of treefeathers miniatures, is blogging about her miniature projects, interesting sites, organizing minis, tutorials and whatever else strikes her fancy. My dollhouse collection a mirror of life by louise. Large group of vintage wood dollhouse furniture, most by strombecker, bedroom sets, dining room sets, kitchen sets an. Use one of these free diy dollhouse plans to build a dollhouse out of wood or. No box strombecker bedroom dollhouse furniture miniature room plastic furniture dolls.
Doll house furniture continued to play a part in strombecker s toy production, well into the final years of their wood toy and kit line. Huge lot of vintage strombecker dollhouse furniture aug. As for the wallpaper, i came across a book of art deco designs and made some reduced size color copies and glued them on the walls. It was furnished with a combination of original tynietoy furniture purchased by the owners mother and grandmother and augmented with items of american, german, and british manufacture including a rather sweet yellow nursery set and various pieces of english westacre furniture that didnt quite match the scale of the house and its other. Strombecker dollhouse living room flocked sofa chair grandfatherclock. It is made of lithographed pressboard, and is colonial style with fat columns supporting the porch across the front. Strombecker dollhouse miniature furniture table lamp. She let us play with her house and furniture, so i am very attached to it. The photo below shows the catalog for their doll house furniture line. The ads provide a comprehensive pictorial history of mostly american dollhouses dating from the 1880s to the 1980s. Goes from the very first known dollhouses to present time.
Just pick the room styles you like and adhere to the shelf wall. Strombecker dollhouse sofa and chair dollhouse living room dollhouse miniatures. The furniture was made of metal, which would make it appear durable, however the pieces were prone to bends and breaks and the paint chipped. Typical strombecker doll house furniture from postwar period. Strombecker, well known for wooden dollhouse furniture since the early.
Theres a monitortop refrigerator, hoosier hutch, table, two chairs and a stool. Newly added items do not alway appear at top of page, please scroll down to view all items. A thorough exposition of the strombecker doll house and furniture line can be found by clicking here. The scale is common in playhouses for younger children, with plan toys and calico critters sylvanian families making their dolls, furniture and some animals in roughly 1. Round dollhouse made by the eagle toy company of canada. Strombecker wooden doll rocking chair vintage with little bear decal dollhouse. Strombecker twin beds and night stand miniature dollhouse furniture vintage dollhouse. Soon i discovered wooden strombecker and schoenhut furniture and houses. Tootsietoy and dowst brothers history madeinchicago museum. The madeinchicago museum shares our own vintage 1920s tootsietoy cars and explores the history of the several companies behind the famous brand. My second book came with furniture already cut out.
I have it furnished with wooden strombecker furniture that belonged to my mother as a child. Tootsietoy made metal prizes for cracker jack boxes rogers 2009, p. Assemble paper dollhouse furniture book vintage new. The biggest names in dollhouse manufacture are well represented from bliss, converse, and schoenhut to strombecker, kilgore, tootsietoy, builtrite, renwal, ideal, plasco, marx and many others. Strombecker was located in moline, illinois, and started making dollhouse furniture in 1931. The furniture and rooms are such a small scale, i think it looks a lot better in person. Three pieces of beautifully detailed parlor furniture in the form of a pair of armchairs with pale blue silk upholstery, and a coordinating center table. Strombecker corporation is the leading maker of bubble blowing toys and cap guns in the world, controlling about half of each market, and also makes other basic toys like diecast metal cars, wood blocks, and dish sets. The years moved on and i morphed into collecting antique miniatures and dollhouses.
The book also includes a list of sources for securing dollhouses and furniture, addresses of publications in the field, and a comprehensive price guide. American dollhouses and furniture from the 20th century. Vintage, mid century modern strombecker heywood wakefield miniature doll furniture for 8 to 10 dolls. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you.
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