Tiny Toy Porcelain Village

Post by **Tom Hull** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:00 am

This is not really the usual "putz" houses but is an interesting example of Japanese designs. These tiny things are made of porcelain and about 1 1/2" long. These were imported by the George Borgfield Co. likely in the 1930's. Somehow that company name sounds familier but cannot remember the association.

Post by **paulrace** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:43 pm

Love how the door on the brick house is based on the most popular door shapes of the candy-box and putz houses!
On the box cover, they even show it painted in a traditional candy-box/putz house color scheme, more or less.

Post by **Janet** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:04 pm

Really nice....Where did you get these little gems?

Post by **Tom Hull** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:14 pm

Off of Ebay (of course!)

Post by **les** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:23 pm

Tom, Do you think these are related to the "compos"? Before or after?

Post by **les** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:16 am

Found this info on the George Borgfeldt Corporation at Rodney's Dimestore Gallery.

http://www.rodneysdimestoregallery.com/ ... orporation

Post by **Tom Hull** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:30 pm

These novelty little buildings sort of stand on their own. I don't think they are related to the compos which were intended as model RR pieces and are lightable. These may have been used to decorate a cake or something like that or more likely as miniature toys.