ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES  & VINTAGE home page

an illustrated history of dollhouses & furnishings 1890 to 1990 includes selected references on dollhouses       more Tomy photos recently added

new!! early miniatures selected examples of furnishings made previous to 1890

an illustrated history of  dolls for dollhouses 1860 to 1900

Lundby dollhouses 

gallery of images of dollhouses & furnishings, toy farm buildings & animals, and misc. toy buildings new! 1870s English dollhouse added to Gallery 2, as well as a c1910 American display room!! added recently more Erzgebirge items added to Gallery 3!! added recently school & shops added to Gallery 3!!  added recently more images of Gottschalk added to Galleries 2 & 6 and Stevens & Brown iron furniture added to Gallery 5, as well as more examples of Art Nouveau furniture!!  added recently images of wooden kitchens just added to Gallery 4!!   added recently blue-onion washset added to Gallery 6!! added recently sewing, items for the desk, vases & urns, statuary, etc. in Gallery 7!! added recently Gallery 8 on the porch and in the yard!!  

an illustrated history of lights for dollhouses candle, oil, gas & electrical fixtures more pictures recently added

an illustrated survey of telephones for dollhouses from the 1880s to the 1980s  new!!

collector's fever: coveting dollhouse furnishings

toys         added recently Nerlich (Toronto) 1908 & Schoenhut (Philadelphia) c1920 catalogues

tips on photographing miniatures

the pleasures of pressed glass

 Staffordshire figurines

the balloon-back chair

a Canadian Chippendale chair

Chester Hatch, chair maker

silversmiths & the glory of New France