A reader sent me these pictures of a house she found at resale shop. Its a vintage French dollhouse with a sticker on the roof that says "Peinture Lavable - Jouets Thomas Les Mureaux". It is a mid century modern style with interior lights and a garage. Does anyone have any information on this house, or the company that built it, or know of any similar ones?
I love the retractable awnings. Any info or suggestions on where to look for more details would be greatly appreciated.
Very cool house! I bet you Bea Dassonville knows something...check this out http://b.dassonville.free.fr/lamaisondannie/index.html. She has a house by the same toy maker. Here's her Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42220565@N07/. Perhaps post a query on Dolls Houses Past and Present? Thanks for sharing! Hope you find out more!
ReplyDeleteOh, wonderful! Béatrice does indeed have a house by the same maker, as callsmall said - and a second that's not labelled but has very similar features.
ReplyDeleteI've just googled and found some farm houses and a thatched cottage by the same maker that were on ebay.fr - and also one date, in a digitised directory. Jouets Thomas (Thomas Toys) was in Les Mureaux (which is near Paris) in 1968. That's all I've been able to find so far, but I'm going to email Bea about it too - maybe we can dig a bit more and put together an article for DHP&P!
Could you possibly ask your reader for permission to use these photos in a DHP&P article, hoping we'll gather enough info to put one together?
Wow! Looks like you got a new project ahead! Love from Lisa
ReplyDeleteI'm replying late, but better than never, isn't it? Yes, it's a French dollhouse, probably from the 60's. I see, that the roof is made of tin. I have just bought the previous version, without a garage and with a wooden roof. But same shape for the house, with a flat wooden roof and without a chemney. I'm always surprised to see, that these French dollhouses are as often found in the US as here in France, where they are rather rare. Probably brought by families, who have lived in France in the 50's?
ReplyDeleteI'm replying late, but better than never, isn't it? Yes, it's a French dollhouse, probably from the 60's. I see, that the roof is made of tin. I have just bought the previous version, without a garage and with a wooden roof. But same shape for the house, with a flat wooden roof and without a chemney. I'm always surprised to see, that these French dollhouses are as often found in the US as here in France, where they are rather rare. Probably brought by families, who have lived in France in the 50's?
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