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..
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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.
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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.
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.
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