Dolls' house
Lundby
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1975 - circa 1979
Materials
Wood, plastic, paper and perspex
Measurements
665 mm (length); 595 mm (height); 250 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Sweden
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662229
Summary
A mid to late 1970s wooden doll's house made by the Swedish company 'Lundby' (circa 1975 to circa 1979). This house is know as the 'Gothenburg' or 'Goteburg' house and is made in two parts with a separate chimney. The top two floors separate from the bottom floor - these are on display, the bottom floor is in store. The outside is covered in beige brick wallpaper with two Perspex windows at either end, outlined in white plastic. The front is open. The back has a square open slot and a cream wavy line. There are two rooms on the ground floor with one door between. The first floor has three rooms with two doors, and a staircase in the central room. The top floor has a large room on two levels with a long white step from one level to the next, and a smaller room through a panelled door. The downstairs floors are covered in brick red paper, the middle floors are blue with the top floor large room in soft orange and the small room in yellow. All the rooms are wallpapered. The roof is red. On the front is a small red label with 'Lundby' in white. There are holes for electricity wires in all rooms. Firm started in Lundby, a district of Gothenburg in 1947 and continues to this day. The house belonged to the donor's two daughters – Donna (born 1972) and Helena (born 1967). Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Annette Clulow in May 2005.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front, on a small red label: 'LUNDBY'
Makers and roles
Lundby , maker