Early 1950s doll houses from Sears and Roebuck were silk screened to metal. They came flat and an adult pushed the tabs through the slots and bent them over to create a 3D house.  They came with a set of plastic furniture that included beds which were already neatly made. It warped me. I still think the bed should arrive and stay completely made.

>>> [log in to unmask] 08/09/03 06:54PM >>>
  Absolutely. You could buy many types, from small to quite large
(ie, lots of rooms) made from painted metal. Furniture and little dolls to
occupy them were also of varying sizes and detail.  Dedicated dads, such
as mine, could build them out of wood and the truly obsessive could add
details such as real internal staircases, windows with moldings, and doors
that could open and shut.
        Sometimes I go into toy stores to see if any of the things
mentioned so far are still available. Almost always the answer is no. The
one place I found a significant numbers of my old toys was at one of the
antique shops in Red Bank, New Jersey.  I came up the stairs to the
"Children's Collectables" floor and the first things I spotted were a set
of Colorforms (can't remember which one) and an Annette Funicello paper
dolls.

                                Adrienne DeAngelis
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On Sat, 9 Aug 2003, Nancy S. Powell wrote:

> Were doll houses & furnishings popular?
>
> Nancy Powell

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