Doll's house book
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1960
Materials
Paper, card and rubber
Measurements
20 mm (height); 8 mm (width); 16 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671193.12.2
Summary
Four tiny doll's house sized books, possibly hand-made, one pink, one green, one pale green and the other beige. Three have the word 'Directory' hand-written on the front, and the pale green book has 'Birmingham' written on the front. The books are held together by a rubber band, and sit on the shelf of a doll's house telephone table. Part of a collection of 1950's doll's house furniture, accessories and dolls.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Sandy Austin in April 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front of the beige, green and pink books: 'DIRECTORY' On the front of the pale green book: 'BIRMINGHAM'