My Keystone of Boston houses


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* indicates production date not verified


#1   1935




#2  1935


furnished with Tootsie Toy




#3  1935
also #3



furnished with Schoenhut





#4 1935



furnished with Really Truly (bath other)




#5   1935, larger version of #4

Furnished with early German and American furniture






 Interior with Converse Really Truly








Interior with Kage and Strombecker bath
 



# 8    1938






 #9  1938*




#10  1937



# 11  1937


Furnished with German furniture, Lynnfield, Vinnie, and kitchen and bath furniture sold in Chesnut Hill catalogs and at Marshall Fields.


#13   1938





#14  1938



furnished with Wisconsin Toy and German red-stained




#15  1938


Furnished with Strombecker



#16  1938


#17  1939*



Furnished with antique German and American pieces

# 18  1939*


furnished with Kage, bathroom Strombecker






#19  1940



#20  1940



#21   1940


furnished with Menasha Woodenware




#22 1940
Same as #18 but with 6 rooms and no staircase



#23 1940*




#24  1941



furnished with Lynnfield Blockhouse and Strombecker




#25   1942

 
#26  1942*




#27 1943*



#28   1943*



# 29  1943*



#30  1943*



furnished with unknown brands





#31   1943*



#32 1940


 
furnished with Strombecker




#33   1943



furnished with Strombecker







#34  1947



furnished with large Strombecker




#35   1947




#36   1947 



furnished with Ideal






#37   1947  



furnished with large Strombecker


#38   1947  The Birches



#39   1949  Small Put-Away

furnished with Ideal




#40  1949  Put-Away with one extension




Furnished with Canadian Reliable


#41  1949  Large Put-Away


Furnished with small Strombecker



#42   1950


Furnished with Lynnfield Blockhouse 
and furniture sold in 
Chesnut Hill Studios catalog and Marshall Fields.




#43   1950





#44   1950


furnished with Marx Little Hostess



#45  1950

furnished with Kage, Really Truly and Lundby


#46  1970s
Made by the Keystone Division of South Bend Toys 
which acquired Keystone Wood Toys in 1958


furnished with Bodo Hennig




#47   1955


furnished with Bodo Hennig



#48   Made for FAO Schwarz

Furnished with Bodo Hennig



OTHER KEYSTONE TOYS IN MY COLLECTION




Keystone Fort, 1933



Keystone Shooting Frontier Set, 1950s



Keystone Wood Block Village #712, 1950s 




Keystone Wood Block Village #718, 1950s




89 comments:

  1. Some of the most beautiful houses I have ever seen! You have a collection that is really awesome!

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  2. Thank you! I rather like them myself!

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  3. Where do you put all these houses? and do you have furniture for all of them? donna

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  4. Donna, my little houses have stolen my guest room! I have the furniture...some of it just hasn't made it into the houses yet....working on it however...that's called "playing dollhouse"!

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  5. Yours and other sites inspired me toward these wonderful Keystone dollhouses.

    With my new house decor of 40's traditional kitchen/family room .. The Keystones with their size, substance, and lithography are so charming - and beautifully colorful..

    Started out impatient and purchasing a few that I shouldn't have, but have now leveled off to four of my best .. until I'm drawn toward still another.

    Also was happy to find in this new age of scanning, perfect paint matches can be found at paint centers..

    Thank you so so much for sharing and inspiring..

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  6. I have a schoenhut house that I can not find a picture of. I'm thinking early 20's or 30's. Has fron door,shades,porch, end opens up,roof is removable, most of original furniture inside,upholstered chairs,sofa etc. Any one see one like this ?
    e-mail me at db2751@aol.com

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  7. If you get tired of walking around all of these you can send them to me!!!

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  8. I think I've been in dollhouse heaven!

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  9. Diane, for a person who doesn't like to dust there are days that give quite the opposite feeling....glad you enjoyed it! Flo

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  10. Is there a dollhouse collector's club? I think I have a Keystone dollhouse,unfurnished and in good condition for its age that I would be willing to part with. I will send photos if someone is interested.

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    1. iris @ hrnedza@yahoo.com Please, a picture & price.

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  11. Hi Anonymous! Send me pictures front and back and your contact information and I will post a blog about it! Unless it is one I don't have...and desperately need! Flo
    email to fbettge@gmail.com

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  12. Just purchased a Keystone dollhouse and was trying to find out which one i have. Looked through your wonderful collection but noticed the one i purchased was not in your collection. Would you be interested in taking a look at it?

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    1. I would love to see it!! You can send a picture to me at florinebettge@comcast.net. Can't wait to ssee it!!

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  13. I got my mom's dollhouse when I was a little girl as my own, and I have just gotten it out of storage to restore (sadly-its pretty badly damaged), so I can play with it, and have it out for some young visitors to play with too. I was really thrilled to find your website, and find out when it was made (and by who)!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/selkie30/sets/72157634883928917/

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  14. I was thrilled to find this blog. I am fixing up my mom's 1955 Keystone dollhouse, and you pictures helped me find out, well, that it was made by Keystone in 1955.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/selkie30/sets/72157634883928917/

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  15. Hi, I bookmarked your blog site some time ago when I Googled "dollhouses" and particularly enjoyed it because my first house in 1947 at age 7 was the "Birches" That house is now entertaining my sister's grandchildren after giving mine much enjoyment. Just bought a 2nd Keystone with front damage & couldn't quite figure out what it should have looked like. You had it-an early 1950's blue roof Cape Cod. Thanks so much! Linda G

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  16. I have a K red shut front dollhouse from the mid 40's. I would like to sell it but do not know what kind of price I could get. Can you help me determine this?

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  17. I just found your wonderful website. Love your collection. How did you find your collection? Do you shop E-Bay. I need windows for my 1947 Keystone 6 room house. Any suggestions as to where I could find them? Thanks for your website.

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    1. All but 2 of my little houses were found on ebay. Windows can sometimes be found on ebay but not often. A collector in Wisconsin makes resin windows but normally only once a year. I will check to see if she has any in stock. Back at you. Flo

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  18. I have recently purchased one from http://dollhousesstore.com/

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  19. I am about to deliver my 1947 dollhouse (same as picture 28) to the Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale as a donation. I really did enjoy your pictures! It is amazing to think of these houses as toys for so many across America.

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  20. ....for so many older "girls"! I am sure your little house will go to a good home!

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  21. I just bought my childhood doll house on Etsy.com from and antique shop. I was born in 41 and go it in about 1946. How do I tell the difference between Kestone and Rich houses. Mine is the Plantation one with six windows, red chimney, painted on shingles and flocked carpets, painted kitchen and bathroom floors. plastic windows.It is in great shape for being around 68 years old. I really would like to know which it is. Can you tell me what to look for to distinguish one from the other?. Thanks so much. Jim71341@aol.com

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  22. Keystone didn't make the stereotypical plantation house....but Rich Toys made many in different sizes. Keystone houses had an interior wood support system while Rich houses usually had metal L-brackets supporting the walls. Rich almost consistently used pine trees on their shutters while Keystone used several different designs including a pine tree. Keystone floors, starting in the 40s, were painted to look like hardwood flooring....Rich started using the flocking and the painted graphic flooring in the kitchen and bath about the same time. The graphics on Keystone and Rich are distinguishable once you have looked at several...including the graphic roof designs. There are some rogue houses in Keystone and Rich that are so similar it is hard to tell who made them, but they are from the late 1930s. I am quite sure your house is a Rich Toys house. I have 2 Rich Plantation houses listed under "my Rich Toy houses", and Dollhouse Shenanigans http://dollhouseshenanigans.blogspot.com has 3. Check to see if yours is included.
    Three friends are compiling info on Rich houses and plan to have a book published; they have already identified over 100 different Rich houses.
    WARNING: I found my childhood dollhouse on ebay in 2005. I have since bought 3 more....always upgrading to a better house. Now down to 2....the Keystone Tudor of 1947.
    You will enjoy your little house tremendously...they are even more fun now that we are "mature". Cheers! Florine

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    1. Hi, I looked on your blog site. It is fun. My house is not there, but two are similar. Mine has the 6 windows, red roof, not red chimneys as I mentioned. They are white. The patterns on the roof are similar to the 2 plantation houses on your site. It is held together by the brackets and It has painted drain spouts and pine trees on the green shutters. I would say for sure that it is a Rich. I am re-doing my youngest daughter's house for her at her request. It is 37 years old. It is wood also. Thanks again. Jim71341@aol.com

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  23. I have what looks like the early 1950's house in good condition.
    Can you let em know what the value of this house is - even a ball park ?

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  24. Florine, I need some help. Since I e-mailed you in Feb. about my childhood doll house purchase, I have purchased three more. I have the 1947 Tudor, a 1950's cottage type and most recently the 1936 Keystone on your above blog. Mine has a green roof, however. I do not know what size of furniture to buy. I thought the house was bigger than it is. The downstairs is only 5 inches high. The floor may have been moved up I inch for support. Also, what means do you use to match paint for touchup.? Now to theTudor house. The metal widows are pitted. Can they be painted and if so -with what? I guess this is for awhile. thank so much for your anticipated help. jim71341@aol.com

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  25. Hi Forine, I need your help once again. I purchased another small, doll house this morning at a junk shop. I have seen it on the internet, but now cannot find it. I think you will know it by the tin , green solders in the upper left hand bed room. It is very small-22x14x7. It has 4 windows in the front and a circle window in the middle. It has a red porch with 4 fluted pillars. The roof is green brick and has a red chimney with white lines like stone painted on the front of it. The widows open , but are cardboard. Inside all of the rooms have green something or other on them. It has wood supports in each of the corners, but the house is glued. The floor is lifted up about one inch from the base wood.. The shutters are red and red around the front door. Paintings on the outside are vivid now that it is cleaned up. the man has had it in a shed for 20 years, he said. I had to beg him to go get it. I seem to remember seeing the tek houses and am wondering if it is one of these. The front is just painted on wood.Hope you can help. jim71341@aol.com thanks so much.

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  26. What a great collection! I was just given a dollhouse from a friend that had to part with it, because she was moving. It strongly resembles a few of yours from the 1950's. I have no idea what company made it. Is it the style that determines who manufactured it, or is it signed somewhere? Mine is very solid-not particle board, but "chip board". The awning and window sills are real wood. Any ideas?

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  27. Keystone sometimes marked their little houses on the side at the bottom. Both Rich and Keystone houses are made of Masonite and have specific things that help identify them. FAO Schwarz sold houses during the 30s-50s that were higher end than the Keystone and Rich brands. Your house could be one sold by them...or it could be a home-crafted house. Send me a picture at florinebettge@comcast.net and I will try to help identify it. cheers!

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  28. I was looking at your dollhouse pictures, trying to determine what type I had. Right off I recognized that it was a Keystone. My parents gave it to me in the early 1950's. It appears to be a large put-away. I need to do some minor repairs, especially to the roof. Any ideas how to repair these?

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    1. I make repairs quite often on my little houses. If you contact me at florinebettge@comcast.net I will see if I can be of help. cheers!

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  29. hi
    i hv one of the keystone dollhouses circa 1948 that i played w as a child (i am now 68).
    i am missing the double doors for the closet, the chimney & one of the meetal window shutters...do u know if these parts are still available? thanks
    shirley

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    1. JoAnn in Wisconsin makes replacement parts for Keystone and Rich houses. She now makes a nice resin replacement for the shutters, not sure about the closet doors but would probably be willing. If you will contact me at florinebettge@comcast.net , I will forward her email address to you. cheers!

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  30. hi
    luv yr website!
    I hv a 1947 keystone of boston dollhouse...English 1/2 timbered tudor...6 rms/center door/gray roof...I am trying to repair it as it was mine as a child...I am now 68....
    can u pls tell me what scale furniture it requires...also can missing pieces be replaced?
    it needs a chimney, fireplace & one yellow metal shutter.
    thank u
    shirley

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  31. 1947 Keystones take either 1":1' or 3/4":1' scale furniture....Renwal or Ideal plastic furniture from the 50s, Strombecker from the 30s-50s, or any of the Shackman style furniture from the 70s will do great. JoAnn Belanger makes replacement parts for Keystone and Rich Toys dollhouses. She can be contacted at joannbelanger@frontier.com
    Good luck and have fun with your little house!

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  32. Thanks for the photos! I was inspired to make a little paper model of the 1955 pink roofed one (bottom of the page).

    http://extremecards.blogspot.com/2014/11/vintage-dollhouse-paper-houses-part-1.html

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  33. How adorable! I will make one to go in my big little house! Have also shared your Rich Tudor creation with 2 ladies who are currently preparing a book on Rich Toys dollhouses.
    Feel free to use any photos you wish.

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  34. Oh thank you so much. I am enjoying making these--I am just guessing about what the sides and backs MIGHT look like. I imagine most people will use them on a shelf and only the front would be visible, anyway.

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    1. Email me at florinebettge@comcast.net and let me know which houses you need pics of the sides. Little houses must be shown in all their glory! Cheers!

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  35. thanks for pics...i have the 1942 plantation..smaller version. i want to recreate it but don't know the correct scale. the 1" parts are just a little too big. the 1/2" are too small. any ideas the scale and where to find parts and furniture?
    susan thomas
    email torqueostrarn@yahoo.com

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    1. Susan, I have the 1950's house. I had a hard time finding furniture to fit it. As you have found the majority are too big or too small. You need 3/4" scale. Go on ebay and search for Renwal doll house furniture. It is what I have purchased to furnish my dollhouse and it is just the right size.

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  36. Hi my name is Bonnie and I truly believe you have my doll house from 1947, the number is 32. I am 75 right now and when I saw this my heart almost stopped. This house had a spiral staircase in the center of it and a real light. The side of the house has heavy green ivy (not that pretty) but I can remember it well. The original plastic furniture was white. The inside closet doors opened and shut. We moved a lot so my Mother had to sell things off to make ends meet. But this was the one "toy" that I really loved. I feel so sad that I can see it but can't touch it. I do think you are taking good care of the thing that took me away from a lot of grief in my early years of childhood...I will be in touch with you on your e-mail..Thanks for listening..

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  37. I just bought a Keystone Tudor dollhouse for five dollars. I bought it for my granddaughter but my son did not want it. I never had a dollhouse so I decided to keep the house for myself. It is missing two shutters, a chimney, and a door but it has the fireplace and the closet doors. My question is what brand of a dollhouse family should I look for and what size? I am finally realizing a dream that I had as a young girl and I am so excited. I saw a family of renewal dolls (1940's) for sale would that be a good choice size wise? Dad is four inches and so is mom. Brother and sister are 3.5 and 3.75 inches.

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    1. Oh how wonderful for you! I had a Keystone Tudor as a child and they are still my favorites. I also had a Renwal family that lived in my dollhouse...so of course I think selecting that little family would be perfect. JoAnn Belanger in Wisconsin makes replacement parts for both Keystone and Rich Toys dollhouses. Contact her at joannbelanger@frontier.com if you are interested. Occasionally you can find parts on ebay. I know that you will have many hours of enjoyment with your new little dollhouse!

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  39. How do I contact you. I would like to send you a picture of my dollhouse which I believe is a Keystone 1947 furnished.

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  40. My email contact is listed under my profile....but to make it easier for you....florinebettge@comcast.net ! Can't wait to see the picture of you little house!! Florine

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  41. Hi Florine - I was wondering if you knew how common it was to have a Kensington outfitted with electricity. I have the 1935 tudor style picture above with working lighting fixtures in all the rooms, both overhead and wall mount. I was also wondering if the historic value would be ruined if I added wallpaper as there is no wallpaper or flooring in the dollhouse. Thanks for your time.

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  42. Keystone provided lighting for their dollhouses in 3 different ways: interior lights mounted on metal plates on middle room divider which is then connected to a transformer inside a fireplace; a tree type bulb and socket on a metal bracket attached to inner front wall behind the bathroom; and in later 50s houses a bracket on top of interior walls that held batteries to light bulbs mounted on same walls. If your house has other than these, then it was probably wired by a former owner to please some little girl ! Consensus among my friends who collect vintage dollhouses is to add paper to plain walls or floors but not to stenciled ones. I think the brown Masonite walls beg to be covered with paint or paper. If Masonite is in good shaper but stained, I often use art pens to add "hardwood" designs to floors. Very few of these vintage houses are found in pristine condition, so unless they are, I think refurbishing to as original as possible is the key to value.

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  43. Stumbled onto your site while trying to identify a dollhouse I picked up at a local thrift shop. Wow, love all the pictures, info & comments from others - super helpful! What I have is exactly like your #21 1947 on the exterior except for the wood door - it's the same as #23 (rounded w/columns). Your pic #20 is the exact same interior: wall colors/patterns, staircase, dbl doors at top with the exception that my wood fireplace is in the center room. The only things that seem to be missing are the metal grids in the downstairs window, the chimney & whatever was 'inside' the wood fireplace. She's old & a bit dusty (but aren't we all). Reading so many interesting comments I think I found a little gem. Just wanted to thank you for such great info & pics!

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    1. Hi! How wonderful you found a Keystone dollhouse! Contact me at florinebettge@comcast.net and I will send you a scan of the fireplace insert and graphics/size to make the chimney. I also have the graphics for the shrubbery on top of the round porch. You can often find the missing metal windows on ebay, or JoAnn Belanger joannbelanger@frontier.com makes them of resin...contact her if you are interested. cheers! Florine

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  44. I have a 1947,I believe to be #21. It is missing chimney, front door and some of the shutters and the stairs are partly missing. Other than that it is clean and good shape. what would be a fair offer from someone wanting to purchase it. I had it as a child and have no granddaughters or greats so decided to get rid of it.

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  45. With all the parts missing and not seeing the house itself, I would say $50-75. Parts for Keystone houses can often be found on Ebay, and JoAnn Belanger makes replacement parts for Keystone and Rich Toys dollhouses. She can be contacted at joannbelanger@gmail.com. Cheers!

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  46. I have a dollhouse which looks like your #21. Do you have the inside set up? I can't figure out how it needs to go, with spiral stairs and double doors on the second floor. Do you have a picture?

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  47. I have a KeystoneBoston Dollhouse in good condition. However I can't figure out the inside. It looks like your #21. Inside there is a fireplace in the middle room and the spiral stairs go from the right side room ( looking from the open side) to the second level in the middle where there are double doors between the stairs and a small room open to the viewer. Do you have such a house and do you have a picture for me to see how it is set up?

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    1. I just posted a picture of the interior of #21 right below the picture of the house. It is furnished with large Strombecker....no accessories or family have been added. I have had 2 models of this house, the other had the fireplace in the middle downstairs room; this one has no fireplace. Sears sold a model of this house in their catalog in the late 1940s; in order to sell it inexpensively they had Keystone produce them without a closet or fireplace. The double doors in this house open to a closet with a cardboard backing...it may be missing from your house. The stairs in my house [and in the other 3 model Keystones with the same interior but larger rooms #20, #22, #23] lead to the brick-walled room on the left upstairs. Hope this information and the picture are helpful.
      Cheers! Florine

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  48. I have a 1950 rich dollhouse that has battery operated lights. I bought new batteries and lightbulbs, but the lights do not work. Any suggestions? I would love to get them working. I did sand of alot of rust by the battery connections. Thanks

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  49. I love the new addition on this page! The one with yellow trim and shutters. It is so pretty. You did great job of restoring her. But you always do! Love it!

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  50. I have a dollhouse like #29 - what is the scale of the furniture for that size? 1:12???

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    1. I have posted a picture of the interior of my house...all Kage and Realy Truly with the bunk beds by Lundby. So yes, basically 1:12. My email is rather squirrely right now and I lost your email address...so had to answer here!

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  51. I have #22. I had played with a dollhouse my great-grandpa had built, but it went to my sister, being the oldest. So when I was 11 or so I bought my #22 for $100. My dad put wallpaper inside (yes, now I know it's a no-no) but it is so cute...still. Fortunately my great grandpa had also made wood furniture. So between that, a plastic stove/sink, and furniture sets my dad put together (ie the canopy bed I never had in real life!) I had the best childhood memory there could be! My GF also had a house her dad built, with electricity eventually, but I think we outgrew her house and never saw it finished :) And wouldn't you now, I had 3 sons!

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  52. I just purchased one like #26 and was wondering if you could tell me what scale that one is. So excited! Thank you. Belinda

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  53. I have always used the 3/4" to 1' scale furniture in mine...like Renwal, Ideal, Plasco or smaller Strombecker. I might however hold the larger Strombecker which is considered 1" to 1' scale. Have fun with your new house!

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    1. Thank you so much! Can't wait to begin furnishing it but first...planning. ;-)

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  54. Omg! 28 is my mother's dollhouse exactly! Found your site by search g for vintage dollhouses with battery operated lights believe it or not, as I have always wanted to get them working again (badly rusted from attic storage at my grandmother's house). Any ideas on restoring the original battery compartments and replacing light bulbs? Also...id like to replace lost furniture...any ideas as to the scale I need? So excited to have found one just like it!!!

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  55. I think #28 is one of the prettiest houses Keystone made...you are lucky to have it! The furniture I used in mine is considered 1:12, or 3/4" to 1' scale....it is Marx Little Hostess made in 1964 after Keystone no longer made dollhouses. House #24 has the smaller Strombecker wooden furniture while house #21 has the larger Strombecker furniture. It really all depends on what you find that you like best....you may prefer the newer furniture made today. Additional brands of vintage plastic furniture made at the same time the house was made are Renwal, Ideal, and Plasco.
    Try steel wool on the battery compartment. I am not sure how the battery compartments are connected to the light socket, another reader said it wasn't until they jiggled the battery holder around that it was able to make a connection.
    Light bulbs...Amazon sells and Eiko bulb 2.47V .3K miniature screw base light bulb that should fit the battery compartment. There may be other brands available also.
    Good Luck! Florine

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    1. Thank you!!! I have some pieces of Renwal...my favorites were the little wringer washing machine and the potty chair! And I have some Ideal furniture as well...but the rooms are not complete so I need to see if I can pick up the missing rooms on etsy or eBay. I'm assuming a simple D battery fit in the compartment...surely it wasn't some specialty battery pack! I would love for them to work..but I won't risk taking the house apart...will try the steel wool. I have always loved this house. My own house was a townhouse that my mother had electrified for me...and I'm about to redo the wiring...or at least attempt to...although I see there are now battery operated lights which might be easier!

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  56. My mother had #26 and let me play with it as a young girl. Do you have any pictures of the interior that I could look at and reminisce? I have a box full of the furniture (plastic) that was my mother in laws that was exactly the same as my mother played with but were lost or broken over the years.

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  57. Will take some for you! Please contact me at florinebettge@comcast.net so Ican forward them to you. Cheers!

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  58. We are trying to restore my grandma's dollhouse and it looks exactly like your #12 but with a wood door. It's in bad shape on the inside and we are looking for replacement parts. Is there anywhere you know of to get them? I can email you pictures of what we are dealing with as well. Also, any idea what kind of paint was used on the actual house? Is it lead based? thanks so much and your houses are beautiful

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  59. Inspired by your wonderful collection! Just purchased a 1947 half timbered style (your #27) found for $25 (in great condition). Planning on filling it with my collection of StromBecker furniture. I understand it is possible to repair the roof (has a couple of edges missing and a tear at the chimney line). Do you offer repair instructions?

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    1. Lucky you! #27 is like my childhood dollhouse and I have filled mine as close to what I remember having back in 1948....but Strombecker would be my second choice!
      JoAnn Belanger has produced a book with great ideas on how to restore vintage masonite dollhouses...specifically Keystone and Rich houses. It can be found on her Etsy site Dollhouse Wonders https://www.etsy.com/shop/DollhouseWonders/items for $11 plus free shipping. She does have instructions on repairing corners, I have never repaired any so can't help there.
      Will warn you....collecting dollhouses can be addictive! But I have met so many lovely people who also collect, so it is a rewarding hobby!
      Cheers! Florine

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    2. Anonymous....JoAnn also makes the porch rails for this particular Keystone if yours are missing. It's on her website under the awnings item.

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  60. I just purchased my first dollhouse ever (I am 42) and I believe it is your #28. It is beautiful, and needs a cleaning, not (in my my opinion) restoration. Do you have any tips on how to clean these beautiful little houses without damaging them?

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  61. I have found that Murphy Oil Soap works best on these vintage houses without damaging the surface...and smells nice too! I did not keep my childhood dollhouse and my next one came to me at 61...and look what has happened since! cheers!

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  62. Hello. I would like to know if there is a place to sell the parts of a Keystone of Boston dollhouse. Comes closest to #30 pictured on your site. I got another similar dollhouse and for space reasons took my original apart (wish I didn't). Someone hopefully will be able to use the parts for renovating. All walls (interior and exterior), roof, doors, windows, etc are there. First time here....not familiar with the details of dollhouses.

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  63. Are the Keystine houses marked at all?? Think I just got #41 at a local antique store but not sure.

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    1. Sadly, no. I found that 2 of mine from 1947 have (Keystone . Boston) silk-screened at the base line on the side of the house. I have an ad page from Para Publication, 1952, that identifies #41 and #40 as Keystone dollhouses. I think #41 is one of the prettiest little houses Keystone made. Lucky you!! cheers! Florine

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  64. Florine-- Thank you for all the lovely photos of your dollhouses. I am working on an article about my dollhouses for UFDC. I know some of the furniture I have was made by Keystone for their dollhouses (I understand some of them came furnished) but can find few references on it. Do you have any suggestions on where to look? Also, I read your excellent article "American made: Keystone of Boston Dollhouses. I tried to follow squidoo links at the end of the article, but they are not working. Is that additional info available on the Internet? Thank you.

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    1. I will be glad to help in anyway I can. If you will contact me at florinebettge@comcast.net I can send you copies of 2 articles by Chuck Donovan that were published in Miniature Collector in 2001/2002 regarding Keystone dollhouses....plus other published information I can share.
      The only Keystone furniture I am aware of was for 6-8" dolls and not dollhouse size. I have found no other reference to Keystone dollhouse furniture but excited over the prospect of new information on Keystone! As you probably know, they did have built in cupboards and fireplace transformers in some of their houses. Old catalog ads will show furnished Keystone houses, but as far as I have discovered, the furniture was made by other manufacturers.
      Squidoo merged with another company and all that information wasn't retained on the new site. Plus, it was information I was discovering when first collecting and I am not sure all of it was correct!
      It is exciting to find another Keystone collector and I look forward to hearing from you! Cheers! Florine

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  65. Hello!
    I found a dollhouse in our attic. It looks just like your #15 1938. I’m interested on getting some information about it. I have pictures if your interested please email me at adrienneb08@aol.com. Thank you!Adrienne Redden

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  66. I have a keystone dollhouse that is in pieces as well as all of the original metal windows. Is there anyone who would be interested in any of it?

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  67. I am sure someone would be interested. Send me pictures of what you have along with your email address to florinebettge@comcast.net...I will write an article asking anyone interested to contact you directly. Cheers!

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    1. I have a bunch of furniture that came from a collector with a note that says - all furniture and bisque baby doll came with the early keystone dollhouse - the one stamped on lower right corner of first floor. However / I have no clue which one that is

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  68. I just acquired a Keystone large 'put away' house and am wondering if it is possible to affix anything to the walls(mirror, framed picture, etc.) and if so, what could I use to do that without damaging the paper? Also, what can be used to clean the dollhouse? Your houses are fabulous. Thank you for showing them.

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    1. Since the walls are slick, I have used Tacky Wax, also known as "museum putty". I prefer the Tacky Wax made by Deluxe Materials. I have noticed it will take the paint off the walls of the Keystones with stenciled on wallpaper.
      Murphy Oil Soap is great for cleaning dollhouses, plus it smells so nice!
      Have fun with your new little house!
      Cheers, Florine

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