Crabbygirl13 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 If you've been hiding something good under your bed or in your closet, but don't think you'll ever build it, send me a note. :-) or if you've got a built shell and are willing to ship, let's talk. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcomehomeminis Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I'm not giving mine up, I'm not, I'm not! But I do highly recommend the Jefferson for other Federal period addicts like me. Very adaptable. You can get old-in-box Jeffs on ebay, with patience, at a very nice price. (Just looked now. You might not need patience at the moment. ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I might happen to have something hiding somewhere for you... I've been told this is a Walmer Old Town, Jamestown, or Georgetown. Let me know if you're interested. I'll have to do some major digging since everything is still packed up from the move in August. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Wait Jeffrey, I'll buy that Walmer. I'm sending you a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Jeffrey, where have you been? I have missed you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Holly, I've missed you and everyone else here too. Just haven't had any time or space for minis recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie2 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Where's the DISLIKE button when you need it? Sorry Jeffrey to hear about no time or space for minis (thus the dislike button). Missed seeing your posts here for quite a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabbygirl13 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'm not giving mine up, I'm not, I'm not! But I do highly recommend the Jefferson for other Federal period addicts like me. Very adaptable. You can get old-in-box Jeffs on ebay, with patience, at a very nice price. (Just looked now. You might not need patience at the moment. )So Kelly, which house do you have? ;-) I promise I won't try to persuade you to sell it. Hehehe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcomehomeminis Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 So Kelly, which house do you have? ;-) I promise I won't try to persuade you to sell it. Hehehe Oh, sorry, I probably wasn't clear. I have a Jefferson! Perfect for a Federal, can be made to look like anything from a clapboard New England house you'd see on This Old House to a stone-covered Pennsylvania Federal that George Washington or John Adams might have rode out to, to escape Philadelphia's summer malaria episodes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Robin, I also think of the Jefferson when it comes to Federal style... though to be honest, there are a good number of colonial style houses that I think could also be bashed to look like a federal style. Especially when you go trolling through Craigslist right now. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabbygirl13 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Kelly and Kelli, I fell in love with a couple of older houses (both real life and dollhouses) that I have seen online and in an old catalog. I like the Jefferson for sure. Love the side windows because dollhouses never seem to have enough for me. :-) This is the house that really caught my eye and captured my heart. Hehehe. Hopefully this low-res pic will be clear enough to see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcomehomeminis Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Very grand Colonial! Patience and an ebay alert? Or maybe it's your (first? next?) scratch build? Ooh, the possibilities! Happy mini-dreams in 2015, Robin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Would this one work? It has lots of windows on the sides as well. It could easily have the dormers added to the roof as it is in your picture and for a fraction of the cost listed in that catalog you have. It has 2 chimneys but the roofline is different on this one and that might be the thing you love about the one you found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Robin, I'm just noticing your location as listed as New England -- there is a house listed in the NY Craigslist that is so similar to that(though given would definitely need work)! I'm including the link here for you to check it out, http://erie.craigslist.org/tag/4791402717.html. Also going to throw this simple thought out there -- if you do any of your own woodwork, or have anything like a Lowe's or Home Depot around that would be able to cut plywood for you, I have at least four different sets of house plans(aka dollhouse blue prints and instructions) that I could attempt to copy and send you if you'd be interested. :spoton: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabbygirl13 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Oh thank you Kelli. I think that after all this talk and looking at houses, I'm just going to patiently see what comes to me. ;-) I did just stumble across a house in a book that I'd like to use as inspiration. And, there's another at Earth and Tree that has that nice roofline I like so much. But, the way things are going, maybe I'll attempt my first scratch build. I can borrow equipment. I have some basic woodworking knowledge. But, first I set a goal of finishing the exterior of my Elliott Bay by June, so got to get to it! :-) P.S. Selkie, I looked at that house too. I like it very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana7 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Following the discussion on the Walmer knockdown dollhouse, I have something to share. Mr. Walmer made the knockdowns with the pegs, so children from military families could easily take apart their dollhouse and take it with them when they moved. He designed and obtained patents on the knockdowns. I tracked down the Walmer name, and actually talked to his daughter Lucy who told me the Walmer history. When he felt that dollhouse building was becoming more of a collectible hobby with adults than for children, he sold his line to RGT and they sold them under the Lilliput name. I described my knockdown to Lucy, and she told me it was the Homestead. I have also just acquired an original Lemon Twist--with the offsite door. You can find the patents if you search for them. Finding a knockdown is rare. i have kept my Homestead as it was designed, but am refurbishing the other back to the original design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks for the history of the Walmer. Attached is my Old Towne. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&album=6726 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 But Walmer made some beautiful adult collectible dollhouses. I remember the Victorian Mansion, the Devonshire, the Foxhall Mansion that RGT markets now, and especially the Nob Hill and a couple others. I wouldn't consider any of them a child's dollhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana7 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I spent most of the day repairing and then priming my 2nd Walmer dollhouse. It is the Lemon Twist and I am guessing it is an original, based on the interior partition depths and window moldings. It is a beauty! The interior is just stained and varnished, so no wallpaper to worry about. I am painting it a light yellow tomorrow with white accents. Then I am renaming it the Sunflower Cottage. Can't wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana7 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Sable--you did a wonderful job on your house. It is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raredollfurniture Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I have a Walmer #104 for sale and I will ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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