A lovely Korbi Bedroom Set by Karl Schreiter and Company
This lovely bedroom set was made in Germany by Karl Schreiter and Company during the 1920s. Produced in Germany's Erzgebirge region, this 6 piece set is made of pressed cardboard to resemble wicker....
View ArticleAmerican Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture....a new book by Patty Cooper
Most collectors of dollhouse furniture are familiar with the soft metal furniture circa 1890-1920, but how many of you know which company produced your set? Do you recognize the pattern of your soft...
View ArticleAnother Trixy Toy Dollhouse
This is my second Trixy Toy dollhouse made by the Durrel Company of Boston, MA, during the late 1920s.Granny Ramey lives in this two story cardboard house.Her house has four rooms....living room and...
View ArticleA Dora Kuhn dresser lands in a charming Wolverine dollhouse....
It all started with this little Dora Kuhn dresser....I occasionally sell on Ebay and sometimes buyers share with me just where my little treasures have landed. Chris, the new owner of this little...
View ArticleA New Book by Patty Cooper! Perfume Novelties for Dollhouses
What dollhouse collector doesn't have one of these cozy chaise lounges in at least one of their dollhouses? A new resource book for the collectors of perfume containers that are often found in...
View ArticleLooking for this 1935 Keystone of Boston Dollhouse
This dollhouse is one of the first dollhouses produced by Keystone of Boston in 1935. K's mom had a dollhouse just like this when she was a child, but it was lost about 30 years ago. Mom recently...
View ArticleDe Luxe/Tekwood Dollhouses
This dollhouse, made of Tekwood, was produced by the De Luxe Game Corporation in the mid 1940s. They are commonly known by either name...De Luxe Dollhouse or Tekwood Dollhouse. These dollhouses are...
View ArticleMy new dollhouses are both "A" frames!
This small A frame dollhouse was produced by Rich Toys as "No. 575"'John's Cottage', 1940 as described in Rich Toys, Dollhouses 1935-1962 by Cooper, Belanger, and Goranson, 2017. The house is...
View ArticleWhat kids wanted for Christmas in 1940....suggested by Life magazine
I purchased this Life magazine, published December 9, 1940, because it had what I thought might be a dollhouse produced by Schoenhut to sell exclusively by FAO Schwarz, but found instead a whimsical...
View ArticleComfy Cozy Dollhouse Furniture!
A new book by Patty Cooper.....You are going to love this one, as is usual with a book from Patty Cooper!Whether you are going for that English cottage design, French country style or even the comfy...
View ArticleDISCOVERED!....a wondrous dollhouse castle on Etsy
One of my "hobbies" is "surfing" Ebay and Etsy for dollhouse items to add to my collection. Sometimes I find items so wonderful that they need to be shared with everyone. The owner of this wonderful...
View ArticleA Charming Art Deco House from the UK
This is a guest post from George Mundorf, an avid collector of Art Deco dollhouses. George has shared several of his dollhouses with us....you can see them here Malibu: a Tale of 2 Art Deco Dollhouses...
View ArticleA New Patty Cooper Book on DeLuxe Game Corporation's Tekwood Dollhouses and...
Most collectors of vintage dollhouses are familiar with the term Tekwood, a material patented in 1935 and composed of a hardwood core sandwiched between and bonded to two faces of heavy Kraft paper....
View ArticleA 1938 Rich Toys Plantation
Rich Toys produced this lovely colonial mansion dollhouse in 1938, No. 288. It is decorated with a wood medallion in the pediment above the porch, four large pillars, seventeen windows with painted on...
View ArticleDollhouse Wonders is open again!
DollhouseWonders Reproduction dollhouse parts as well as misc. itemsDollhouse Wonders, the go to shop for...
View ArticleIn search of Donna Lee dollhouses or boxed furniture sets
A new book on dollhouse furniture is in the works....the working title is Nancy Forbes and Donna Lee Dollhouse Furniture. Patty Cooper is looking for pictures of Donna Lee dollhouses or boxed sets of...
View ArticleA new Patty Cooper Book: Grandmother Stover's Doll House Miniatures
What makes a dollhouse a home? Why, all the accessories that have been available since the first dollhouse was constructed in the late 1600s. From little girls with their first dollhouses to the...
View ArticleDo you have a Trixytoy dollhouse?
The Durrell Company in Boston, Massachusetts, produced a series of fiberboard dollhouses in the late 1920's. Several houses were made in various sizes and slightly different designs. Designs were...
View ArticleIf you're a fan of Nancy Forbes or Donna Lee dollhouse furniture....
....then this new book by Patty Cooper was written just for you! These two lines of dollhouse furniture were made during the 1940s by different companies founded by three Rapaport brothers who had...
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