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A Tinplate "Wolverine" brand Dollhouse
A truly interesting 'find' was this dollhouse, in superb condition. It
turned up at the Freehold Antique fest this past September, with a bag of
furniture included. The Wolverine brand dollhouse is as fine an example
of the tin litho art as you would want. It boasts amazing lithographed
details, with attention to the house fashions of the time. The scale
is somewhere between 1/20 and 1/24. Missing is the door, a few furniture
pieces, and one railing. All told, the building is in great shape and
almost everything is there.
This tin dollhouse by Wolverine is a beautiful example of tin-lithographed
toys. It is almost a yard long, and like other tin toys has its details
"painted" on. The style is of a "modern" suburban house on the 1950s.
Note the car port. |
A side view |
The artists left nothing out: along the house side are various garden plants.
The yellow area resembles an extension added to houses. Even
the lamp beside the door is included! |
End view has a rose bush climbing the chimney. |
The car port is beside the "extension". |
Side support bean on railing is broken. Note the scrollwork. |
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