Goodbye little Triang

This Tri-ang dolls' house is listed as model #60 

in the Gallery section on Dolls' Houses Past and Present , 

a web site and ezine about dolls' houses: 

antique, vintage and modern....and free to join. 

This particular model was made from 1930 to 1958. 

This is the first Triang dolls house that joined

my collection of dollhouses many years ago

....and it couldn't wait to join. 

I found it on UK Ebay; the seller posted it 

on Monday morning at noon. My postman delivered it 

to my front door in Houston, Texas, at 10:30 Wednesday morning!  

I have never had one of my little houses delivered that quickly. 

Well, maybe the second Triang I added to my collection

 that I bought out of the trunk of a car 

in front of Sakowitz Furriers here in Houston. 

That was fairly fast.

This is the home of Derek and Pauline Robson.

They enjoy spending time on their porch 

enjoying the fragrance of the flowers Derek grows. 

Must be tea time!

 

Their small home has three living areas.

The front door opens to an area used as kitchen, 

dining room and a cozy seating area in front of the fireplace.

Derek and Pauline enjoy sitting

in front of the fireplace on cool evenings. 

The kitchen appliances fit nicely in the corner. 

Sometimes the Robsons push the table aside and do a little dancing.

Upstairs, except there are no stairs, is the spacious bedroom. 

Pauline has it decorated in pale pink and fern green.  

I see the Robsons enjoy watching TV in bed.

Even the fireplace is pink.

Pauline's love of pale pink and fern green carries over to the bathroom, 

which is adjacent to the bedroom.

This view of the bathroom is 

from the window over the porch.

The furniture is this little Triang is mostly Dol Toi. 

 As far as I know, the TV is not Dol Toi. 

I made the screen to separate the bedroom from the bath. 

The bath fixtures were produced by Dol Toi.

I see I have mismatched chairs in this Dol Toi kitchen. 

Wonder if they are both Dol Toi!

More Dol Toi!

The Robsons have a Dol Toi dresser bench and 

a Britains Models planter with flowers.

Derek and Pauline Robson are small Grecon dolls. 

A lovely site to learn all about Grecon dolls 

can be found at About Grecon Dolls.

This sweet little Triang recently found 

a new home with SueNPhoenix.

Do you have this 1950 Keystone of Boston dollhouse to share?

Kelly had this model Keystone of Boston dollhouse when she was small, but eventually it went to live with another little girl. Kelly has fond memories of the many hours she and her sister spent playing with their dollhouse. 

Now, like so many of us that look back to our happy childhood days, she would like to have this model dollhouse back in her life. 

If you have this model Keystone of Boston dollhouse from 1950, and are willing to part with it, please contact Kelly at kellyleonard510@gmail.com. Wouldn't it be a great Christmas treat for Kelly to have back in her life!

The dollhouse that Keystone built for FAO Schwarz

This large 5-6 room dollhouse was sold at FAO Schwarz circa 1955. It was available with a platform that created a yard with flagstone sidewalks.

 

The furniture in this dollhouse was made by the German firm Bodo Hennig. The furniture in the living room, dining room, parent's bedroom and the bathroom is from their 1995 Classic Program. In the kid's bedroom, the bunk beds, shelf and play table are from the 1970s. The kitchen most likely predates the 1995 furniture, as a similar kitchen that looks updated from my set is listed in my 1995 Bodo Hennig catalog as part of the Country Program. A picture of it is shown below my brown, orange and wood tone set. 

The kitchen in my FAO Schwarz dollhouse.

Bodo Hennig Country Program kitchen in their 1995 catalog. 

Other furniture items in the kitchen are the table and chairs and the kitchen cabinet.   The hen "crock" and the bread box are also Bodo Hennig.

                  

Bodo Hennig's Classic dining room includes

 a round table with four chairs and an occasional table.

 The cupboard with glass doors was part of the living room set..

                           
                      
                                         

 The bench, grand piano and telephone table are also from Bodo Hennig's Classic furniture. The piano was offered with a music box, mine came with actual strings. The piano stool revolves in case the dollies need it higher or lower. The telephone table is part of the bedroom set.

The living room items are from Bodo Hennig's 

1995 Classic Program with the exception of 

the end table from the Country Program of the same year. 

I've used the "cupboard with glass doors" 

as the china cabinet in the dining room.

The bathroom fixtures are from a different era compared to the other furniture in the Classic Program. The bathtub also has a stand with 2 faucets that I forgot to add when I took the picture. The wall sink should have a U-shaped drain. Mine came without the drainpipe. Don't ask me how many times the museum putty/tacky wax has let the sink slide off the wall. 

The washer and dryer are by Rinco and made in Japan. 

The folding table is the occasional table 

seen with the dining room furniture.

These 3 items of furniture are from Bodo Hennig production years in the 1970s,

 according to information found on line.

The bedroom pieces are also from Bodo Hennig's Classic Program. 

The trunk was part of the children's room. 

The lamp is German but not from the Bodo Hennig line.

The Teepee! I didn't discover the production date for the children's teepee. 

Except for the red felt and poles for the teepee, 

all other decoration was paper to cut out and use for decoration.

                                     

This Teepee was found on Italian Ebay, listed as Bodo Hennig, asking price EUR 79,00

https://www.ebay.it/itm/126762761697

Vivienne loves her kitchen. It is well equiped 

with everything she could ever dream of wanting.

She is thinking, "The only thing that could 

make it better is having a cook!"

"Darlings, Mommie is interviewing young ladies 

to hire to cook meals for us. Please play 

quietly upstairs for the next hour."

Jennifer, "I guess we can't play Indians for awhile."

"Why not play hide and seek?" asks Teddy.

Teddy hides. He hears Jennifer yell out, 

"Ready or not, here I come!"

"I see you, Teddy! Now it's my turn to hide." says Jennifer.

"Well, she wasn't in the teepee," says Teddy. 

"What are you staring at Tippy?"

"So what experience do you have, Agnes?" asks Vivienne. 

"Is that a Burger King uniform you are wearing?!!?"

"She will never find me here," thinks Teddy.

"You are too clever, Teddy! That was a good place to hide!"

"I see you! I see YOU!" yells Teddy. 

"TIME OUT!" says Mom.

"Do you think I could hang by my knees, Jenny?"

  "We are definitely missing something 

in this living room," thinks Scott.

"And I know exactly what it is," says Scott.

"Hmmm. Should I ring the doorbell.... 

or just surprise Vivienne?" wonders Scott.

"NO, NO, NO, NO!"

"Actually this is even better, more relaxing." thinks Scott. 

  Agnes       Jennifer         Vivienne           Scott      Teddy

The family that lives in my FAO Schwarz house are unmarked, 

but were made by Hückel for Bodo Hennig. 

The dolls are soft vinyl molded over a wire frame.