Dian Zillner Livres

Here is a wonderful resource for dollhouse collectors seeking to identify and date items in their collections. Shown in over 400 photographs are advertisements from catalogs, magazines, and trade journals picturing dollhouses, dollhouse furniture, and accessories. The ads provide a comprehensive pictorial history of mostly American dollhouses dating from the 1880s to the 1980s. Shown are products from many famous dollhouse companies, including N.D. Cass(TM), Arcade(TM), Meccano(TM), Lines Brothers(TM), Schoenhut(TM), Strombecker(TM), Wisconsin Toy(TM), Rich Toys(TM), Keystone(TM), Converse(TM), Tynietoy(TM), Renwal(TM), Marx(TM), Plasco(TM), Ideal(TM), Playsteel(TM), Built-Rite(TM), Nancy Forbes(TM), Tootsietoy(TM), and many other well-known firms. Of special interest are ads from companies not recognized in previous dollhouse books, including Cranford(TM), Elastic Tip(TM), Playroom Equipment(TM), Toy Gro Educational Toys(TM), Playskool Institute(TM), Vista(TM), Melco Toys(TM), and many more. A special chapter illustrating magazine and newspaper plans for building dollhouses is included to help with the identification of handmade houses and furnishings. This unique book will help new and old collectors alike research their beloved dollhouses and dollhouse furniture.

Illustrates nearly 150 dollhouses from Europe and America plus several hundred pieces of furniture, all dating from the 1880s to the 1980s. Most of the houses are pictured fully furnished, complete with accessories. Companies featured include Arcade, Bliss, Christian Hacker, Converse, Schoenhut, Strombecker, Tootsietoy, Gottschalk, Deluxe Game Corp., Lines, Tri-ang, Renwal, Ideal, Plasco, Marx, and Reliable. Background information on over sixty-five companies is also provided. Values included with captions.