Paper toy
Hallmark Cards
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1955 - circa 1975
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
204 mm (width); 175 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664362
Summary
A paper doll's house in the form of a book with a spiral bound spine. On the front cover is the exterior of a house with a blue roof, red door, three windows (two with shutters). On the back cover is a chimney stack, two windows and a back door. When one opens the book, four large rooms unfold, each with two walls and a floor. Some of the furniture folds out into the floor area. There is also a set of instructions explaining how to punch out some additional cardboard furniture and a family, and how to assemble them inside the house.
Marks and inscriptions
Front cover: 'THE/ PAPER DOLL/ PLAYHOUSE' Back cover: 'VIVIAN SMITH/ Hallmark/ Cards/ JE 105-1.'
Makers and roles
Hallmark Cards , maker