Friday, February 8, 2013

The other house

I mentioned that I bought two vintage dolls houses from Recycling Works. As well as the hardboard house, there was a lithographed tin dolls house. Here are some quick photos of it - I haven't cleaned it at all yet.


The ground floor exterior is built of stone, while the upper floor is timber-clad.


I particularly like the wall frieze in the children's bedroom - there's a frog, a rabbit, a squirrel, a cat and ducklings.


The walls are in quite good condition, but the floors and roof are rather rusty.

I like the yellow-flowered curtains in the living room, and there are yellow curtains in the main bedroom too.




There's no maker's name on this house - does anyone recognise it? I think it's probably American - possibly made by Marx??


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  1. IrmchenFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    Yes, it is a Marx -
    look here:
    http://www.barbigirl.com/marxhome.htm
    There you`ll find this one
    and many others!

    Best wishes & have a nice day,
    Irmchen

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    1. RebeccaFebruary 9, 2013 at 12:04 AM

      Thank you, Irmchen! I was looking at this website when I was writing the post, but I didn't see this house at first. However, since you told me it was there, I kept looking - and found it, thank you very much! Under Same House, Different Exterior, it appears under Different Colonial - so it is a Marx Colonial dolls house - wonderful to know!

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  2. GiacFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    Hello Rebecca,
    THis is another great find! The interior has such charm.
    Hugs,
    Giac

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    1. RebeccaFebruary 9, 2013 at 7:02 AM

      Thanks, Giac! I think it will be fun to furnish :-)

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  3. LilFebruary 9, 2013 at 4:36 AM

    The same as your Marxs house for sale on Etsy. Nice photos. Hope the link works.

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/117697011/two-story-colonial-doll-house-with-patio?ref=sr_gallery_13&ga_search_query=marx+dollhouse&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=marx+dollhouse&ga_view_type=gallery

    The same as your Marxs house for sale on Etsy. Nice photos. Hope the link works.

    Here is a shorter one.
    http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=marx+dollhouse&page=3

    Greetingsfrom Lil in a snowy Sweden

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    1. RebeccaFebruary 9, 2013 at 7:03 AM

      Thank you, Lil! It's nice to see one with bright floors and no rust. I guess when I furnish it, the rusty floors won't be so obvious.

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  4. LilFebruary 9, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    I like the house even if it is some rost in it. Maybe you can pretend that it is a pattern. (Now I am smiling.) The furnishing will do a lot for how it will look. We do not see this kind of houses very often here, but I have allways liked them very much.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Hello Rebecca I clicked on to say this house is a Marx, but I see others have answered! There is a picture in the book Furnished Dollhouses 1880s-1980s by Dian Zillner page 199 of a house very like yours only with a small extension on the living room side. It has the same lithographed interior. In 1952 the house retailed at 5 dollars 29 cents including furniture (bargain!!) Sorry to hear you have been poorly hope you are feeling alot better now. Kind regards Jenny.

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    1. RebeccaFebruary 13, 2013 at 2:04 PM

      Hello Jenny, Thank you! That was definitely a bargain price - I paid quite a bit more ;-) Some Marx houses are fairly easy to find here, but I don't think I'd seen this one before, so I don't mind. That sounds like a useful book - I have one of Dian Zillner's books, but not this one - yet! I am feeling much better, thank you :-)

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  6. TroyFebruary 11, 2013 at 12:43 PM

    I love these old tin lithos. yours are in great shape - ready to add some furniture!

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    1. RebeccaFebruary 13, 2013 at 2:05 PM

      Thanks, Troy - if I ignore the rust, it is in great shape - and that will be easier to do with furniture!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    Hello from Spain, i like very much. I like the wall papel. IT is great. Keep in touch

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    1. RebeccaFebruary 13, 2013 at 2:06 PM

      Hi Marta, Thank you! I really like the wall designs too :-)

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