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Lundby
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1980
Materials
Metal, wood, hardboard and plastic
Measurements
White Fireplace - – 115 mm (height); 30 mm (depth), Black Fireplace – 135 mm (height); 40 mm (depth), Separate Hearth - 70 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662233
Summary
Two dolls house size fireplaces. (circa 1980). One is a fireplace made of hardboard and black plastic. The fireback is hardboard covered in red squared tiled paper with a hearth to match. On the hearth is a plastic grate with black plastic logs. Above is tall black plastic hood. An electric flex is attached at the back. The second fireplace (not on display) has a white painted wood and hardboard chimney breast. This has red and white brick paper on the lower opening with a hole punched through at the base. This has a separate hearth. This is of grey painted hardboard with five painted white and black painted wooden logs piled on it. There is a piece of sellotape at the back. Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Annette Clulow in May 2005.
Makers and roles
Lundby , manufacturer