This is an older model Keystone of Boston dollhouse,
most likely from their initial dollhouse production
year of 1935. It is a two storied house with four rooms.
Marta and Bernhard Schmidt live in this little house.
The back roof is attached to the front roof
with fabric tape. The roof flips up
with fabric tape. The roof flips up
to make the top floor available for playing.
Now this little house is ready for play.
This house is in fairly good shape for its 90 years.
All the window inserts are still with the house.
The kitchen has room for appliances and a large table with four chairs.
Not sure what the hole in the center wall is for.
There is a similar sized hole in the floor of the bedroom.
The bathroom is found on the second floor.
I almost typed upstairs, but there are no stairs
so that wouldn't be quite right.
The bedroom is large with room for twin beds, a night table, a dresser,
a dressing table and chair, and a comfy chair in the corner.
Being somewhat crafty, I covered the hole in the bedroom floor with a carpet.
Marta is standing in the kitchen.
I wonder if she is thinking about making supper,
or telling Bernhard they are going out for dinner.
Bernard is looking in the bathroom mirror
wondering if he needs a shave,
before Marta tells him they are going out to dinner.
And here are Marta and Bernhard Schmidt on their way to dinner. Good thinking Bernhard!
The sofa, chair and end tables are part of Nancy Forbes #070 Living Room. The ottoman is from the Donna Lee #020 Living Room. The coffee table and end table are from Donna Lee's #022 Bed Room. This information was found in Patty Cooper's Nancy Forbes and Donna Lee Dollhouse Furniture 1940s found on Blurb.com. The fireplace is unknown, although it closely resembles the fireplace listed in the 1928 Schoenhut catalog.
The grandfather clock is probably of German origin.
The sink and stove are Strombecker; the fridge is either a German or Japanese import.
The maker of the table and chairs is unknown.
The table, with different decorative accents, came with the four chairs.
Strombecker lamps and clock and a Queen Anne lounge chair for the bedroom.
The bedroom set is most likely a Japanese import
that has been modeled after a 1931 Schoenhut set.
Here is a comparison of the pieces with the Schoenhut furniture on the right side
and the imported furniture on the left.
The sink, commode, stool and scales are Strombecker.
The tub is hand crafted and I think rather unique.
The table and chairs and the bedroom set came from the same Ebay seller.
I painted the sofa and chair to carry on the happy theme of this little house.
Marta and Bernhard Schmidt are 4½ " tall bisque dolls imported from Japan.
