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Dolly??
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:39 pm
by Lee
Hello everyone,
I have been watching with interest the Dolly Village houses and I have a question. Is this little house a Dolly? I purchased it several years ago because I liked the style of the house. It reminded me of storybook houses from the 1930's.
On the bottom is a sticker from WT Grant for a dime.
Re: Dolly??
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:04 pm
by Clinton
Yes Lee, it's a Dolly. The door and Windows are the dead give away.
Re: Dolly??
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:49 pm
by Laurie
Dolly Toy Co. had several different sets of houses with different finishes. Here are a couple more samples of printed Dollys like yours Lee.
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Re: Dolly??
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:54 pm
by Lucy
I love the whole Dolly discussion. Is Lee's house reparable? Or is it essentially a rebuild? Is the base printed? I don't see that particular base on the other Dollies. I really hadn't noticed the white space around the doors and windows either. It's funny all the details you notice when you really look at the houses.
Lucy
Re: Dolly??
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 7:43 am
by Lee
Thank you for the additional pictures. I love these little printed houses.
I think this house is beyond restoration. I have thought about dismantling it and scanning it to make a file and then restoring the scan and build a new one. I hate to take it apart like that. What I will most likely do is make measurements and build a traditional putz house in the same style.