Cotton Top Rebuild

Post by **BrianB** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:51 pm

Hey all, here is a cotton top that I rebuilt. It was ebay acquisition a few years ago. I actually won it with another cotton top that I rebuilt too, both of which I gave to my Dad for Christmas a while back. I'm having a hard time finding picks of that one, but I'll add it on here if I can find it.
I thought I'd post it though, cause you don't see cotton tops like these too often.
Thanks,
-Brian

Post by **paulrace** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:34 pm

VERY NICE! Thanks for posting.

Post by **maria** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:05 pm

Excellent re-build!

Post by **BrianB** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:15 pm

Thank you so much Maria and Paul!

It's funny, i was just thinking how you don't see a lot of Cotton Tops, and these popped up in my email from ebay. They have a paper door/window that I don't think I've seen, it looks like the Stick On windows that Ted sold on his site, but with different colors. It is also longer and more narrow than the Stick Ons.

Heres the links, Im also posting the pics incase the links disappear.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Xmas-Lighte ... SS:US:1123

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Xmas-Lighte ... SS:US:1123

Post by **Tom Hull** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:34 pm

I agree. That is an ODD paste on door. However it is MUCH later than the paste on ones that Ted had listed. I think these two cotton toppers are very likely post war. I have several cotten topper churchs that are BIG from that era. An interesting look but likely before 1955 I would think. Tom

Post by **paulrace** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:00 pm

Okay, I'll weigh on on the stick-on window. The yellow and green window to the left of the yellow house is part of a very popular (and very badly printed) door that you see on a good number of eBay houses. It's NOT from a stick-on - these doors were stuck IN and llluminated from behind. The problem is that the sellers almost always misdate their houses so I can't use that to date your cottons.

Post by **BrianB** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:11 pm

I think you're right Tom, I would guess 50's too.
Paul, If they don't end up going for too much on ebay, I may bid on one. Then I can get the dimensions for the window for you to add to the resources page. Plus have a new cotton top in my village!

Post by **Janet** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:56 pm

Really nice Brian. You certainly are very talented!

Clinton · Post by **Clinton** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:10 am

I know this is an old post, but I have a question: Is there any tutorials on how to "install" the cotton on top of the roof, and what kind of cotton batting to use? Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

Will ~_*

Post by **Howard** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:18 pm

Will...

old Howard has never done a full, pure "cotton topper"...but I did do this little house...I think the how-to details in this post may answer some of your questions...I used cotton batting...I'm grateful to forum member " Lynn" for the help she gave me regarding how she uses cotton batting...

http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forum ... ?f=2&t=843

Will...Finally got the link to Lynn's cotton topper candy box to copy this morning...here it is...

http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forum ... +box#p4453