Sunday, May 16, 2021

1950's Keystone Dollhouse with Vintage plastic furniture

 

Keystone of Boston created vintage dollhouse in the 1940s and 1950s. This one is from the 50s. Looks good but is missing one wall in the upper level and the roof has a chipped corner. It is filled with 1950s plastic furniture from Reliable, Renwal, Superior and others. 











1940s Dollhouse by Deluxe Games Corporation

This adorable 1940s Plantation Style dollhouse is complete with front porch and wood pillars. It was made by the Deluxe Game Corporation and sold by Sears in the mid-1940s. It is in very good condition for it's age All of the windows are there and the interior graphics are still bright. It was made in the USA it is a small 3/4 inch scale at 16 inches high (including the chimney), 23inches wide and 7 inches deep.









Saturday, May 15, 2021

Sweet 1950's dollhouse from Rich Toys with vintage furniture

This is a Rich Toys dollhouse from the early 1950s. 3/4 scale. It is filled with plastic furniture from the 1950s - Reliable, Renwal and more. Bench seats on the porch, blue shutters with red roofs make it an attractive little dollhouse.
















Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The Captain's Walk - A Modern Tynietoy Cottage

This Nantucket-style Cottage is modelled after the original Tynietoy 1920's Captain's house. This is one of 4 known models of the rare cottage made by Mel Davey who was a craftsman for the Tynietoy firm in Providence R.I. 

The front panel removes to reveal 4 spacious rooms with full staircase in an arched entrance hallway. A deep sloped roof and widow's walk complete the look of this vintage sea captains house. Signed by the artist (pen and incised mark) and dated (1987-1988)  on underside.  


Plans for this house were printed in
the November, 1920 issue of Ladies Home Journal



I have filled the house with Tynietoy furniture and carpets.

The kitchen has the hard-to-find Windsor chairs around the Tynietoy Hutch Table

At the back of the kitchen is the breakfast nook table and benches, a sewing table and an Arcade cast iron Alaska ice box. The Tynietoy kitchen dresser is on one side of the room. The rug is also from the Tynietoy company.

The palour has a lovely Ladder-back settee and matching chairs with a matching mirror over the built-in mantle. The Spanish style cabinet and table are rare Tynietoy treasures.

A closer look at the parlour

The larger bedroom has a spool bed and other Tynietoy furniture
including a secretary and chest of draws



The nursery has a yellow sleigh bed and blue crib.





Sunday, May 2, 2021

FAO Schwarz Mystery House from the 1890s

As I continue to downsize my collection of antique dollhouses I am realizing I need to send some of my favourite treasures to new homes. I sold my smaller FAO Schwarz Mystery House today. The new owner was so happy to get it and I am sure she will love it as much as I did. Still it almost broke my heart to part with this wonderful house.

I did a blog post about it here when I first got it.

 




The house was repainted by a former owner, but they didn't touch the wonderful floors. 





I also let some of my antique furniture go.








Saturday, May 1, 2021

Beautiful 7 Room Dollhouse with custom wallpaper

Sold another house I hated to part with. I did a blog post about this house here when I first put furniture in it.

The front-opening design of this three-story dollhouse is the perfect choice for collectors who want lots of rooms but don't have lots of space! I custom-made the wallpaper from historic wallpaper examples.

 32" tall, 24" deep and 13" wide. This was built from a kit about 20 years ago - the Walmer Lilliput Strawberry Patch #459. It is beautifully made and very sturdy. In beautiful condition.