Thimble Hall Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 .....well I don't need a bath exactly but I am looking for an old fashioned dollhouse size tin bath, not the hipster one or the small oval one but the long one. I need it to hang on the shed outside a dollhouse which didn't have a bathroom, very common 100 or so years ago. I would be very pleased if anyone knows where I may find one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Not sure where you could buy one but I'm pretty sure you could make quite a good one with cardstock painted to look like metal. I've seen people make things like watering can's & buckets this way that look incredibly realistic. After all it's just a really large bucket. Amberatti at Amber's House Blog has made very convincing metal/tin items from card http://amberatti.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/112-scale-conservatory-update.html She made templates using this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 There are a bunch of those online, I was looking for one a while ago, just a few: https://factorydirectcraft.com/catalog/products/1302_790_2332_2317-37622-miniature_metal_bath_tub.html?ccset=US&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsZHPBRClARIsAC-VMPADLtRECQL-eI5KbEdEgPR3tc83X2gJLeewOZfUrsE8MOl1P5imV_YaAqQAEALw_wcB https://www.ebay.com/i/122754983406?chn=ps&dispItem=1&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-117182-37290-0%2F2%3Fmpre%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fi%252F122754983406%253Fchn%253Dps%2526dispItem%253D1%26itemid%3D122754983406%26targetid%3D313776934696%26device%3Dt%26adtype%3Dpla%26googleloc%3D9002792%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D833559251%26adgroupid%3D39417365901%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-313776934696%26abcId%3D1123856%26merchantid%3D6311674%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjwsZHPBRClARIsAC-VMPAYsp37MocCXbIPnbhFHs7LgF84R0cQlU-_zLMfQ_tGTKJmNdkcAIoaAgJaEALw_wcB%26srcrot%3D711-117182-37290-0%26rvr_id%3D1337333639414 https://www.amazon.com/Dollhouse-Miniature-Fashioned-Metal-Bath/dp/B0041B91WC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Always wondered why they had a handle. Now I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I trimmed & painted a clear plastic blister pack and glued on beds for feet for the bathtub in the farmhouse: No reason you couldn't do the same with one the size & shape you'd want. You can super glue staples to each end for handles. I find Rustoleum aerosol paints stick best to clear acetate; I also use them to prime polystyrene, which I can then paint with acrylics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Thank you Samantha great idea, and you set off another one too. one of my grandson is a welder, he may be able to make me one in tinplate if it welds I don't know that but the other option in cardboard may work. Barbara, I have seen those and they are not the kind I don't want but thank you for helping, they are too small for a man to lay full length in, one is a babies bath and the other one is a hipster which they didn't have in the UK ..it was the long one, sometimes called the coffin one I wanted. Great bathtub Holly but the wrong shape for my needs Just found this unsent.., sorry to be so late answering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Jeannine said: ...Great bathtub Holly but the wrong shape for my needs... The suggestion was to find a blister pack the shape & size you want. First you paint the outside white and when it's dry you paint whatever flat finish color to make it look like an old iron tub with porcelain interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 I will try but I have never seen anything that shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I once cut down a plastic shampoo bottle because the bottom part was the size & shape I wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 How long are you looking for? I saw one on Etsy that was 5” long while I was looking at a wooden tub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Do you have a link Barb please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 It may be too oval for you, it is 3”x5” flat top, handles, unfortunately comes in a six pack but not expensive. The funny thing was I was searching for a wooden tub and this popped up. Tub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Hi no I have seen those and actually they are not to scale, they are the baby sized tubs, the kids went in them but that is much too big for a baby. This is one of those silly things that has to be just right or the whole idea is no good..they say everything come to those who wait so maybe I will find one someday. I might even be able to make on in tin myself, I could certainly make the pattern. I don't know if tin is welded or soldered but my SIL would know. Thank you so much for trying I really do appreciate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 If you're making it for your Sugarplum you could make it out of card and paint it to look like tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 You might want to look at tin containers instead of dollhouse one, Amazon had a container that was 9” x 6”. Still not finding what I want either, but not giving up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 How about this Jeannine? https://factorydirectcraft.com/catalog/products/2030_2042-17042-galvanized_metal_oval_wash_tub.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Sometimes the fun is in the search. Holly I may have to do that thank you.It is for Joe, it has to hang on his outhouse door/ Jodi that one is pretty close, it is the closest have got so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I found that one pretty quickly Google searching for "galvanized candle holder bucket". Maybe try some variations on that and see what comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I have a lot of fun searching too, I have been looking for a copper tub, there are some neat soap dishes that are tubs, I never realized that before! i look at a lot of tubs that are supposed to be 1:12 and I can’t picture a 5-6” doll fitting in them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 If I take the dimensions of the original bath tubs that I am wanting a miniature at 1/12th they would come down to length 5 ins, width at shoulders 2 inches, slightly less at the foot end and 1 1/2 inches deep. If you look at the pictures at the top of the topic you can see the shape perfectly. What size and purpose is the copper tub you need Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Jeannine said: ...It is for Joe, it has to hang on his outhouse door/... But traditionally baths were taken in the kitchen or the porch just outside the kitchen door, since the bath water had to be heated on the kitchen stove or else drawn from the kitchen boiler. The tub was discretely hung on the wall out of the way or from the rafters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I remember taking a bath in the kitchen in a wooden tub at my grandparents when I was little. I was looking for the copper or brass tub for my fairy house, I was also considering wood, like my grandparents had, I saw one on images but it ended up being a dead end pin. I think I would probably be able to build one, just considering the dimensions for 1:12 there will not be a bathroom, just a wash area in the bedroom, and maybe a kitchen tub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I made a bathing area on the front porch for the Three Pigs build. When you look at the size of the pigs and the size of the tub it's comically ridiculous, but perfectly acceptable in a whimsical theme. Don't worry about getting too stuck on "perfectly scaled". If that were the case, our 1/12th houses would all be really HUGE! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Jodi, your brick house piggy is adorable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 42 minutes ago, havanaholly said: Jodi, your brick house piggy is adorable! Thanks Holly! He and his brothers are Geico pig bobble heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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