Doll's house bookcase
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1933
Materials
Cardboard, wood and paper
Measurements
Box lid - 92 mm (length); 83 mm (width); 18 mm (depth), Each book (min) - 22 mm (length), Each book (max) - 33 mm (length), Bookshelf - 84 mm (width); 70 mm (height); 28 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668917
Summary
An original cardboard box lid entitled 'The Little Library'. The lid is square in shape and is made from a cream coloured cardboard. The corners have old repairs using a yellow sticky tape but these have now split open. Printed in black on the front is 'Tiny Toy Series No 31a, The 'Little Library', Volumes Of Amusement, Bound to Please. A 'Novel' Ornament, A Best Seller, The 'Tiny Toy' Society's, Choice For 1933. Entirely British Made'. The sides also have black text printed on them with, e.g. 'Join The 'Tiny Toy' Society' and two other similar sentences encouraging a child to apply. On the fourth side is the address. With the lid is red stained wooden bookshelf containing fourteen miniature books. The bookshelf has two shelves and a solid back. Sitting on the shelves are fourteen (freestanding) miniature 'fake' books. Each book is made from a small square or rectangle of wood and is covered in different colour paper. The spine decoration is painted on in either gold or black. Total number of items is 16.