Friday, December 23, 2011

Marx Dollhouse

Sorry about the glare...
Last week when I was wandering down Yale, I looked in the window at Stamp Your Heart Out and saw this dollhouse.  It is very similar to the one I owned as a child.  It was probably a Christmas gift, and when I ran across them on eBay a number of years ago, I was flooded by nostalgia.  Seeing one all set up in the window revived that nostalgia.

These dollhouses were made with thin metal (tin?), and I believe that they arrived flat (like Ikea furniture). The owner (or rather, the owner's parents) assembled theirs by putting tabs into slots.  I'm sure that they were in the Sears catalog, and while I have no idea how much they originally cost, I am sure that it wasn't the $70-$500 (for mint condition) that eBay sellers can now get.  Sold separately, one can also buy all kinds of plastic furniture and people and pets to fit in the five rooms.


Posted by Charlotte at 11:26 AM
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Elly Wiebe said...

Probably ordered it from Sears or Monkey Wards. Sure can't remember. I do remember the tabs.

December 23, 2011 at 2:32 PM
Rosemary said...

I remember those, too! This year I got an ornament that is designed to look like one of the old Fisher-Price houses. It opens to reveal the rooms full of the appropriate furniture. It's certainly nostalgic as I remember the kids playing with the original one.

December 23, 2011 at 10:12 PM

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