This is a Keystone of Boston dollhouse from 1939...one of their many English Tudor models. It is furnished with Kage furniture just like the Rich Tudor house in my previous post. This house has additional Kage pieces to share with you.
This small 4 room house is the perfect size for the Kage furniture. Kage made bathroom furniture but it is very hard to find. I have used a Strombecker set of the same scale.
A former owner painted the interior of this little house with a neutral color paint and added a vintage wood-patterned linoleum to the bottom floor. I made a second floor for the one that was missing. The white flower box to the right of the front door came with the house...I added the red one, however, I have seen other models with tall shrubs on either side of the door.
New Kage items in the kitchen include the pantry and the large buffet. A smaller buffet is shown later in this post.
The lone Kage item in the bath area is the table holding the "electric" Strombecker heater....and actually it is the piano stool.
Kage items found in the bedroom and not shown in my last post are the narrow 3 drawer chest, the larger 3 drawer chest with mirror attached, the newer model chair with spooled front legs, and the desk with drop down writing surface. The bed came with the coverlet and matching pillows, and although it is vintage fabric, I don't think it is original as it doesn't match the fabric attached to the bed frame.
A unique thing about the Keystone of Boston houses with swing-out French windows, is the metal rods holding the window in the frame have extensions on the inside to hold the window curtains.
The radio and grandfather clock were not used in either house.
The desk may be the only functioning piece Kage made....I added the desk blotter. Pianos were made in 2 sizes.
Two different size fireplaces Kage made....one with an unstained wood mantel. The one on the right looks brand new even though production ended in 1948.
Four different chest or vanity designs...there may be more!
Three table sizes with different legs, two sizes of buffets, 2 chair sizes with different leg designs.
I have several Kage sofas, but found that all of them are one of these 3 models.
Five different chair models. I actually have 2 with the same fabric! I think the chairs/sofas with the ball feet were the newer models...anyone know for sure?
Two different models of beds, each with the original fabric and pillows. Old English scratch cover does wonders for these great old pieces...I need to get busy!
All of these pieces are in 3/4" to 1' scale. Did you know Kage also made 1 inch scale furniture? I have a few pieces....I will post about it later.
Great Post! I have a large KAGE collection too. Believe it or not, I have a few pieces that you don't have. I have a stained and painted mantel clock, a twin bed with the foot board under the bed, and a few different dresser variations with the nail head drawer pulls. I have searched and searched for the grandfather clock! The drop leaf desk is very cool, I have not seen that before. I am still in search of house for mine! Thanks for the post. Troy
ReplyDeleteI checked out your wonderful collection earlier....love the twin bed with the foot board underneath...it has escaped me so far! The 2 larger clocks are hard to find with the decals intact, so good luck! You will find a house one day that says "fill me with Kage!" Cheers!
DeleteLove your informative posts about furniture.I have some Kage but not nearly enough!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Myrtle, the one with the most toys wins! So get busy!!
DeleteSo educational and great photos. I adore that Kage plant stand. Keep up the good work. I appreciate all your efforts.
ReplyDeleteI always look forward to your posts. And I always learn something. I have some Kage pieces, but not enough to furnish whole house. I will have to pull them out of the storage drawers and compare mine to yours.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Susan
Do you know of anyone who can make replacement French window shutters for the Keystone of Boston doll house? Great Blog.
ReplyDeleteCheers VL
Hi VL, if you will contact me at florinebettge@comcast.net I will give you the email address of a person who makes them in resin. cheers!
ReplyDeleteHello, wow! Love this! Five years later and I am enjoying this post, thanks so much! Stefani, Victoria BC
ReplyDeletethank you for the nice comment, Stefani! Since I posted this piece, a collector friend discovered that Kage did make a bathroom set. Unfortunately I have not been lucky enough to find one, but if I do it will surely appear here! Patty Cooper has published a great book on Kage dollhouse furniture that can be found on Blurb.com....along with several other dollhouse books she has published. Cheers!
DeleteFlorine, I am a "new" collector in my retirement years and have only just discovered collecting a few years ago. I have a handful of nice dollhouses but things are moving slowly. :) I love your postings and try not to feel like I'm completely behind the eight ball in terms of not having much to share. Rebecca G. got me started with her online blogs then through DHPP have seen so much to get me hooked. And of course things kind of get busy in life and wasn't online or collecting much last year. But now I'm picking up momentum. :) Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to share some of what's been collecting in my place here. x
DeleteRebecca's blog was the first I found and started following....then thought I can do that too. So hopefully you will jump in and do the same. I have found that the nicest people I have met seem to be dollhouse collectors! I started collecting in 2005 when my son insisted I join Ebay...the first thing I found that I wanted was some dollhouse furniture like I had as a child. My collection has grown from there and brought much joy and new friends into my life!
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