Do you know about Trixy Toy and Tiny Town dollhouse furniture?

 

Do you remember playing with blocks like these that appear on the cover of Patty Cooper's lastest book about two companies that produced dollhouses and dollhouse furniture in the early years of the last century?

The Embossing Company that made these wonderful blocks also made dollhouse rooms and dollhouse furniture sets. These roomboxes and furniture sets were sold as Tiny Town Furniture under the slogan Toys That Teach.  On the small side, this embossed wooden furniture came in colors of brown, gold,  red and blue. 

While The Embossing Company was making embossed dollhouse furniture, The Durrel Company was making dollhouse furniture out of layers of cardboard glued and nailed together. Labeled TrixyToy,  it had simple designs with bold color combinations in a somewhat Art Deco style. Four room sets of furniture were made to furnish the 1, 2 and 4 room cardboard dollhouses made by The Durrel Company.

Both companies made products that were promoted for their educational value. Patty Cooper has provided wonderful histories of two different companies of entrepreneures who, during the Great Depression, made affordable toys for boys and girls.

A preview of this book can be found here. 

Patty Cooper has authored 24 other books on dollhouses and dollhouse furniture, also found on Blurb.com. Rarily a day goes by that I do not refer to one or more of her books when writing a blog or when I am contacted for information on dollhouses or dollhouse furniture. Her biggest fan?  Most likely!