An Abundance Of Dol-Toi......

Over the past two weeks I have been listing multiple groups of Dol-Toi, all from Marion Osborne's Collection.

Marion collected these items over many years to help in her research on Dol-Toi, culminating in her writing a unique book - The Book Of Dol-Toi - Dolls House Furniture & Accessories (available exclusively from KT Miniatures).  Consequently once the book was written, there were boxes and boxes of literally all kinds of Dol-Toi furniture and accessories left surplus to Marion's requirements....so I have had the enviable task of selling all the items on her behalf. 

Well.... it is over a year now since I started selling Marion's Dol-Toi and although the majority of more rare items have long been sold, I still have boxes and boxes of wonderful Dol-Toi furniture and accessories available to purchase. Over the next few weeks I shall continue to list multiples of these items at very reasonable prices (would make ideal Christmas presents for the collector of 1/16th scale dolls house furniture)!  If you click on the following link, it will take you through to the current Dol-Toi page.

http://ktminiatures.com/Dol-Toi.html

Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition

All listing of new stock to KT Miniatures' website will now cease for an entire week, just in the run up to the lovely Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition which is taking place next Saturday (23rd November). KT Miniatures will be having a 6ft stand plus we also hope to have an exhibition of all of our Nostalgia In Miniature Workshops' projects, since our workshop initiative began.

Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition

Haddenham Village Hall

Bucks

HP17 8EE 

Haddenham is 2 miles out of Thame and approx 5 miles from Aylesbury. It has its own train station - Haddenham & Thame Parkway which is just approx.15 mins walk  away from the village hall- there is also a taxi rank at the station. 

More details including some specific details of KT Miniatures stock that will be available to purchase at this event, will appear on KT Miniatures Journal in a few days.....

So watch this space!!!

Rare Dol-Toi Bungalow c1966-1968...and The Marion Osborne Dol-Toi Collection!

Once in a while, I have the task of selling an occasional small collection of vintage dolls house items; however it is not often I have a vast collection to sell, including quite rare items!! But yep folks, that is just what I have here.....and how very exciting it all is too!!!

 

Marion Osborne has been collecting Dol-Toi dolls house furniture and accessories for literally years and years, all in the quest for research which culminated in her wonderful reference book, The Book Of Dol-Toi Dolls House Furniture & Accessories.

 

As the book is now written, the vast collection is beginning to gather dust and is all surplus to Marion's requirements.  I feel very privileged although a little overwhelmed, to have been given the task to sell Marion's items on her behalf. Am not kidding folks.....there are boxes and boxes of wonderful little treasures here. It is going to take a while for me to sort out into some kind of order and begin listing but in readiness, all original KT Miniatures Dol-Toi stock (which did not amount much) have been taken off  KT Miniatures  Vintage Dol-Toi Page . Very shortly,  I hope to begin listing all sorts of Marion's pieces on there, as and when I can. So please do keep looking....I will highlight the first batch on KT Miniatures Journal when the listing has gone live.

 

However, the very first item of the collection is now available for purchase........

 

VERY RARE circa1966-1968 DOL-TOI BUNGALOW



Image Of Old Advert- Courtesy Of Marion Osborne's "The Book Of Dol-Toi"

 In all my 16 years of trading, I have never handled one of these....needless to say, they are quite rare.

It is very simple in construction, made entirely from wood, consisting of three rooms with a hinged opening flat roof.  

There is a front flocked "forecourt for garden furniture"....so it is described in an old advert. This is quite a nice feature and gives extra scope for display for the collector.

 

Red striped material attached to a metal rod with hooked ends, slots into each window edge. Each window has green fixed shutters.

Front View With The Blinds Down

So there you have it.....a simple but rare and attractive little dolls house, quite evocative of the 1960s......a fantastic addition to any serious vintage dolls house collection.

To view full listing, click on the following link:

http://www.ktminiatures.com/Dol-Toi_Bungalow.html