Dollramas I (Miniature scenes)

A year of Dollramas...

2009-2011 

I

(Pour la version française, voir ici)

I know that the usual term is Diorama, but it is for all sorts of miniature scenes of all scales... 

And, even if J'adôre Dior, I feel better saying Dollrama when dolls are involved...

I don't know if scenes inside a dollhouse count as Dollramas but I'll start by the first vintage furnished  "rooms" for dolls I ever set as an adult since 2009.

Dollramas I (Scènes en miniature)

Une année de Dollramas...

2009-2011 

I

(For the English version see here)

Je sais bien que l'on dit habituellement Diorama, mais cela représente des installations miniatures de toutes échelles avec figurines... 

Et, même si J'adôre Dior, je préfère Dollrama quand les poupées sont concernées...

Je ne sais pas si les intérieurs d'une maison de poupées comptent comme Dollramas... je vais commencer par les premières pièces pour poupées que j'ai meublées en miniatures vintages - en tant qu'adulte - entre 2009 et 2011

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So the trio composed of Ruth Handler, Elliot Handler and Harold Matson found itself starting from scratch all over again...

Let's shed some light on...

I got this little lamp in a box of random dollhouse miniatures mostly from the early 50s...

It measures 10 cm

It is marked Made in England inside the base and "Not for mains use" on the outside of the base (here is a toy manufacturer taking security very seriously for the time). I think it also dates from the early 50s...

A thin metal fabric covered wire...

The lampshade and the base are both hard plastic, the bulb is screwed inside the top of the base and the lampshade is secured in place by two metal rings clipped around the bulb itself...

Later I saw the same lamp in a boxed set :

Multum Registered (Made in England)

As I wondered if Multum was a brand, I did a little research and I found that it is a line of miniature toys made by Ward & Goldstone, a big Lancashire electrical equipment company founded in 1892 which manufactured electrical accessories, cables and vehicle wiring looms and later plastics well into the 1970s ... This is the only example of a set for dollhouses I have found so far - their short lived 50s toy production seems to have been mainly aimed at boys (principally workshop models). 

On the box lid the illustration shows the family's father and brother grappling with the assembly, while the dollhouse owner is just watching... I bet that given the chance she could have set it up all by herself...

One of the many W&G Ltd factories (Frederick Rd, Salford, Manchester - Lancashire)

Another dollhouse lamp by the same company...

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