Thursday, September 11, 2008

more houses!


nearby, there is a museum which showcases oddities (a petrified cat from the early 1900's) and other interesting collections (antique medicine side show bottles/containers). The current show is of DOLLHOUSES!!! the majority of the display consists of these huge handmade houses of various themes built by one lady. i certainly can respect the amount of time and energy that was put into them only my sights were set on these vintage darlings:




the houses were bolted down so i was unable to photograph the insides. additionally, along the background walls were reproduction vintage doll house advertisements:
a dollar a set! a DOLLAR a SET!


that magnetic one looks like fun and all for just 3.33!

it has a little yard and a little fence and a little swing set! and if there is a little dog there better be little poops too.


8 comments:

Heather said...

Gosh, A dollar a set. Thats amazing. Hard to imagine what a dollar bought back then.

LaNette said...

I am so glad to see you back. I love stopping by your site to see what little tid bits you have left for us. It has been a while since there was something new (not complaining ~giggles~) so I was so pleased to see your post about the doll houses. Thank you for such a sweet place to visit.

AMCSviatko said...

How brilliant! Where was the exhibition?

Jennilee said...

So glad to see you back!

Cute dollhouses!

Anonymous said...

i am so happy you are back!!!! love the little hosues. we are on the same wavelength cause i jsut bought ne ayt a thrift store this weekend!

John Rozum said...

Nice to see you back, eve if it will be in a sporadic capacity. Such nice posts to come back with too!

Saucy said...

You need to check out Club Little House... swing over to Amy's blog at www.inspireco.blogspot.com to find out about our dollhouse obessions.

Glad you're back!

Holly Hall said...

You're back! When I was little, I had the house on the left in the first picture. Wish I still did. It was vintage when I played with it!