Originally dolls houses were actually aimed more at the grown ups than children! It was a hobby of the more affluent people in society to collect “baby houses” as they were known back in the late 17th and 18th centuries.
They were usually made to actually fit inside a cabinet. It would have the appearance on [...]
Dolls Houses are thought by some as merely a child’s toy or just miniature displays of wealth and social standing by the rich. They were used in the 18th century to teach domestic management duties to middle class young women and it wasn’t until mass production by the Germans initially that the dolls house became [...]
Collecting dolls houses, particularly the plastic accessories for Barbie or Cindy, is a relatively recent phenomenon.Just how long these injection moulded products will last is anyone’s guess, however, furnishing and recreating houses in detailed miniature is a hobby that’s been around for centuries in one form or another. The earliest recorded dolls house - an [...]
The other day I posted a question on “answer bank” and had a great response. It seems that there are lots of people out there with fond memories of the toys that they owned back in their childhoods.
My question was what do you think was the best or most entertaining toy you ever owned?”
The first [...]
