These were an interesting little buy last week.
A group of three vintage handmade toy houses.
They’re constructed of ply around a solid block of wood – then painted.
We’re not sure when they date from, although they obviously have a bit of age – 1940s/50s probably.
We love these naive toys and folk art.
Probably made by dad or grandad for a young child… very sweet!
Tags: child, children, hand painted, house, houses, toy, toys, wooden
Are these for sale?- could you email me the cost?- I am in the uk, thank you
Hi Kerry – yes, they’re going to be for sale soon.
They look just like the houses from ‘The Village with Three Corners’ – children’s reading books from the 1960s that I used to read as a child!
The only picture I could find of the village is here:
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object2/438/9/n9065239807_2777.jpg
But there is a wikipedia entry on the books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Two_Three_and_Away
Hi Sally,
Thanks so much for the info – we think you’re right – we’ve just done a bit more research and came across this blog post with an illustration of a house that looks identical to the red one we have! http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/04/15/roger-red-hat/
We’ve just had a look and lots of these books are still available on Amazon! http://amzn.to/dkpGC7