tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661402712471442035.post8303274099142469468..comments2024-03-27T04:09:42.877+09:30Comments on Rebecca's Collections: Homemade Australian - Leadlight Arts & Crafts style house, ca 1920s?Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859849266660930171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661402712471442035.post-13968071501202607532009-12-16T23:39:02.348+09:302009-12-16T23:39:02.348+09:30Hello MH,
Thank you for your comment - I am glad y...Hello MH,<br />Thank you for your comment - I am glad you like my cat's house! The boy cat, the Schuco Bigo-Fix, is 18cm tall, or 7 inches. The girl cat, the Kersa cat, is 16cm tall, or nearly 6 1/2". I bought them both from German ebay. Both companies, Schuco and Kersa, make cats of various sizes, some even smaller than these, and many larger.<br />I don't know the Russian animation or illustrations you mention, so I will check them out!<br />Best wishes, RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11859849266660930171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661402712471442035.post-19867218101997034202009-12-16T23:26:20.191+09:302009-12-16T23:26:20.191+09:30Dear Rebecca, I love your cat's house and look...Dear Rebecca, I love your cat's house and look at the two inhabitants quite frequently. If you could just let me know if you can the size of the two vintage cats, I would be greatful because I am thinking about acquiring similar cats and getting a house for them. I also am inspired by the 50s Russian animation "Koshkin Dom" (Cat's House) and Yuri Vasnetsov's illustrations. Thank you so much for sharing your collection! MHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661402712471442035.post-77374821820090683292009-04-29T00:49:00.000+09:302009-04-29T00:49:00.000+09:30Thanks for your comment, Pubdoll. I think if I cou...Thanks for your comment, Pubdoll. I think if I could date the lino, I'd probably know the earliest date the house could have been made. Someone could have had bits of old glass stored for a while, and the wood is all re-used. And as Arts & Crafts style houses, and others with stained glass, are still around now, they would certainly have been around to inspire someone in the 20s, 30s, or even 40s. I suspect it was made at a time when things were in short supply - but who knows whether that was a major event like the depression or WWII, or a personal lack of money, or just thrift?<br />I think it's quite likely that my guesstimate of the 20s is too early, as with the Californian Bungalow style house.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11859849266660930171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661402712471442035.post-34950309243125797182009-04-28T02:41:00.000+09:302009-04-28T02:41:00.000+09:30Such a nice house! Love all the stained glass and ...Such a nice house! Love all the stained glass and also the green and cobolt glasses you have by the window. (And the cat in the picture frame is so great!) <br />But the dating of the house is for me a puzzle, too. The stained glass and exterior reminds me, as you say, of the arts and crafts at the turn of last century, but the linoleum with its clean colours and geometrical pattern, reminds me more of the thirties. But clearly I'm no expert on Australian design!Pubdollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437757001376468255noreply@blogger.com