rodentraiser Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It looks like the bathroom has a door to each bedroom in it and the stairs come up in front of it. It's just the angle of the camera that makes that bathroom look deeper than it is. 8 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Is Strombecker only 1/2 scale? I would love to do a pre-war house as well. It reminds me of some of the furniture my grandma had in her house. The dresser is lovely. I've found it to be between 3/4" and 1" scale, depending on the piece. Actually, the smaller pieces go really well in the Greenleaf houses with their smaller rooms and staircases. I went to a flea market back in the 80s and found a little Strombecker desk - the one with the curved drawers like that dresser and with the fold down top. I bought it for $5. It's going in the Arthur under the window by the stairs. Someone sold the same desk for $75 once on eBay, but hers was in great condition. Mine is scratched all over, so I was thinking of refinishing it. I'm never going to sell it anyway, so I don't know why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 1 hour ago, rodentraiser said: Mine is scratched all over, so I was thinking of refinishing it. I'm never going to sell it anyway, so I don't know why not I agree Kelly...but then I think of those poor people on The Antiques Roadshow who polish the Tiffany lamp and ruin its value. (I need to stop watching that show) Sometimes something is just unattractive no matter how valuable it is. I always use the saying, " if the barn needs paint, paint it"! That's in reference to my face needing make-up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Says it is a 1930s house: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930s-ANTIQUE-WOODEN-DOLL-HOUSE-ATTIC-WOOD-SLAT-MARBEL-FLOORS-PANEL-WINDOWS-/272580233410 It has charm. I like the room with the half walls and columns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Kelly, I saw this and thought of you! I doubt she'll manage to get that for it... but I guess you just never know.http://www.ebay.com/itm/LAWBRE-RARE-Nantucket-Dollhouse-Assembled-Finished-Outside-1-12-/302286856722?hash=item4661b36212:g:MVUAAOSwWkJY85RL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Thanks, I think. I don't think she'll get it either, but maybe because she knows what the house is, a collector might see it. Don't you hate it when people know what they have? LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Sounds terrible to say I completely agree with that statement! I have two Lawbre houses now, and between both of them I've only spent $50 to purchase one and got the other free! lol ... I really need to get to working on at least one of them here soon. Just so many houses and kits to choose from when they speak to me they'll get worked on. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, minikelli said: Kelly, I saw this and thought of you! I doubt she'll manage to get that for it... but I guess you just never know.http://www.ebay.com/itm/LAWBRE-RARE-Nantucket-Dollhouse-Assembled-Finished-Outside-1-12-/302286856722?hash=item4661b36212:g:MVUAAOSwWkJY85RL I really like the exterior finishes they've used for this house.. It's beautiful.. but not $1600 beautiful... lol... and is it just me or are those switch back stairs a little weird? I don't know.. the just look too steep to me.. the pitch is off or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 $1600 if the interior were more finished; at least primed! I would hope the stairs are removable for finishing off the interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Those stairs actually look pretty good in person(says the dope with a set for one of her houses). The way they made that house is typically not only are the stairs removable, but from what I've seen the ceilings/floors for the second and third floors are as well. Until they're glued in, they are only supported by the crown moldings that are installed. I agree that I like the exterior as well... but I'm fairly certain there was one very similar if not the same that sold on Ebay several years back. So if she's trying to sell a house she got in an estate sale with no extra effort put into it for that -- it just disappoints me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenannediva Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 The seller is a mini shop owner (Lolly's outside of Chicago) I have purchased a couple of items from her on ebay. Always enjoyed visiting her shop while in Chicago for the show she always had so many assembled houses on display. Now I understand she is scaling down to retire. I would guess she bought the house with the exterior finished from Lawbre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I don't think so as in the ad she says the windows are by Alessio, and I don't think Lawbre sells/uses anything by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniaddicted Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Lolly (Janet) showed me the house last week and explained that she contacted Teri at Lawbre about Windows as the previous owner didn't have them. It's so old that Teri didn't have them, so Janet located those Alessio ones. She still had to alter/fill to make them fit. She did the exterior including slate from Lawbre. Windows etc are never permanently attached, knowing the buyer will decorate etc. As Valerie says, she has assembled houses on display but she does and can do extra work to make a house sellable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks for that Heidi, that explains a lot! I was seriously questioning the Alessio windows, thinking there was no way Lawbre would have finished it with those. If Janet did though, makes a whole lot more sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 That would be the second person to contact Teri at Lawbre about the Nantucket, the first being me. Maybe she'll think there's enough interest in the house to start making it again. I shouldn't wish - if she does, it will still be way more than I can afford. That's too bad about Lolly's though. That will be another long time brick and mortar shop leaving. But they've been around a long time. One of the "From Our House to Your House" catalogs I have came from Lolly's in the 80s. They were the makers of that wonderful modern house 'The Citadel'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tag/6101411327.html Custom made? Looks like the Brinca Dada Emerson to me. And here's a "handmade" -- Little Orphan Annie? https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/tag/6099627151.html It's in rough shape but I think for that house, the price is right. Too bad the porch trim is smashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Well, someone got that LOA house, whatever it was. The listing is already gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 19 hours ago, fov said: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tag/6101411327.html Custom made? Looks like the Brinca Dada Emerson to me. And here's a "handmade" -- Little Orphan Annie? https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/tag/6099627151.html It's in rough shape but I think for that house, the price is right. Too bad the porch trim is smashed. Yes - it is the Brinca Dada with a different and far less interesting staircase. Maybe that is why they said "custom-made", lol. I got a Brinca Dada house for a very low price and I love it. I put Lundby furniture in it because 1:12 crowds it. Those houses are heavy and unwieldy, but charming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The Little Orphan Annie Dollhouse. Do they come up very often? It's a huge house with a lot of possibilities. Is that a fair price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 They come up now and then, usually as assembled houses. I bought one about 12 years ago for $200 as a kit. Like anything else, it depends on whether the sellers know what they have and how much they want to get rid of it. The kits were over $300 in 1979, so that says something about the price. But now, even as a kit, the shipping is probably sky high these days for it, because it's a pretty heavy house. I think they're made out of some sort of masonite. The walls seemed like they were about an inch thick and the only windows that fit it were the ones that came with the kit. The joints are rabbeted and I couldn't use any nails on mine because the wood just crumbled when I did. I glued the daylights out of mine. It was on a base that should probably have been thicker. When I moved, two people picked the base up at each end, the board sort of flexed, and the whole house collapsed. I loved that kit, but I gave it up. It was just too much to put it together again. Fortunately, I hadn't spent a lot of time decorating it yet. Now maybe my kit was exposed to a lot of moisture, but if you ever get one, build it in one spot and never move it. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrchob Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 13 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: The Little Orphan Annie Dollhouse. Do they come up very often? It's a huge house with a lot of possibilities. Is that a fair price? I don't know about the house being a fair price but the shipping is free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Quite possibly the shipping is included in the asking price? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 $30 Harrison kit in Portland. https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/art/6097083604.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 They've been dropping the price on that Harrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 10 hours ago, rodentraiser said: They come up now and then, usually as assembled houses. I bought one about 12 years ago for $200 as a kit. Like anything else, it depends on whether the sellers know what they have and how much they want to get rid of it. The kits were over $300 in 1979, so that says something about the price. But now, even as a kit, the shipping is probably sky high these days for it, because it's a pretty heavy house. Thank you for the info. The price is out of my budget. I appreciate the details about what it was like to put together too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'd be tempted to pick up a finished one if the interior was done to my liking...I like the overall look of this house, I like how it appears to be a bit rambling from the outside. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Little-Orphan-Annies-Miniature-Victorian-Doll-House-Rare/371555331758 However, I don't know how to get a formal diningroom AND a kitchen into that first floor. Not for lack of space, but the layout appears to be two large rooms with the stairs between them. I'm a sucker for 3 or 4 rooms (kitchen, living, dining, library or big stairway/hall) with hall between them. I like this house tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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