This is the 'Welcom' Dolls' House, a little cardboard house from the UK.
This is how it looked on Ebay....such a cute little house. Vintage, probably from the 1950-60s....but still brand new in the package. The "Welcom" Dolls' House....cut ready to assemble, complete with furniture, no glue required, three rooms, hall & garden. How could I resist since I have a weakness for little cardboard houses.
Four sheets of parts and an instruction sheet were included.
Instructions were easy to follow even though the technical illustrator said to bend Base A into a tray shape which would have the floor graphics face down.
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First the front and left side of the house were attached to the base. The cardboard was sturdy and most parts fit easily into corresponding slots.
Next, the door to the kitchen was added, forming one side of the vestibule (same as a foyer but smaller....and that it is!)
The wall separating the kitchen from the living area was added next....
....then the wall between the living area and the bedroom....
....and finally the back/side wall, completing the retangular shape of the little house.
So what happens next?
The roof is slotted together and the chimneys are put in place.
The porch roof is added....
and then the fence....
the roof is added...
a door mat and potted plants....
and a bench to complete a nice front yard.
Next, the instructions told me to insert the window sills at the bottom of the window opening, then "hang" the curtains by slipping the tab at the top of the curtain into the slit above the window. Right! The inside portion of the window sill did not allow the curtain to hang straight, so I bent the sills down. I was not successful at inserting any of the tabs at the top of the curtains into the slits above the window.
Glue stick did the trick however, and my little house now has curtains at the windows!
More attractive from the outside however.
Furniture was included for this little house.
For the living area....secretary, table, chair and bamboo bench.
For the kitchen....a stove.
And pictures for the walls.
Kitchen.
Living area.
Bedroom
And all sides of the 'Welcom' Dolls' House
This little cottage was made in England by Williams, Ellis, & Company Ltd., located at 145 Edge Lane, Liverpool, UK. They were a private company that incorporated April 14, 1914, and dissolved April 3, 2012.
I said earlier that I have a weakness for little cardboard houses. Here are links to others I have blogged about.
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ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say thank you for this blog and I hope you continue.
I am pursuing my Master's degree in Museum Studies and it is in part thanks to you. I am in love with dolls, dollhouses, and miniatures. I know your blog will be a great resource to come in the next few years of my studies. Thank you!
What a wonderful compliment to my blog! Dollhouses have brought much happiness to my life and many new friends. A degree in Museum Studies sounds very interesting, and I wish you much success in your chosen field.
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I love this - thanks for another great post. The floor plan is great in its realism and the vestibule door. Its great to have the furniture too!
ReplyDeleteI've had a great weakness when it comes to little cardboard dollhouses....thing is I don't keep them. The fact that this one had a vestibule made if rather unique for a cardboard house. Patty is working on a book about cardboard dollhouses...
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