Victorian Cottage Jr.

An old friend of mine gave me a kit that he and his daughter started a few years ago.  It is the Special Edition Victorian Cottage Jr. by Real Good Toys.

 The kit is a combination of plywood and press board and goes together fairly quickly.

 This kit has a small porch, but I am going to do something a bit larger.

I think it will be a great place to show off my antique cast-iron pieces that I have been collecting.  

 It's still a work in progress and needs some accessories.

 and some Victorian style curtains.

 I want to keep the house fairly simple so that the focus in on the furniture.

J & E Stevens Co. and More Cast Iron

This cast iron furniture is modeled after the J & E Stevens Co. cast iron Victorian parlor set.  I have not found a home for it yet.  It has been sitting in bubble wrap in a box on a shelf.  I like to get it out every once and a while and study it.  It is pretty crude, yet made to look intricate like the carved wood furniture of the time.  Maybe a room box?  J&E Stevens pieces were produced in Connecticut and date from the late 1800's.  This is most likely a reproduction.

I have two of these Victorian Settees.  They are cast iron and measure about 6-1/2" long.

This is a  Victorian Parlor chair and ottoman. 

These  parlor chairs and measure 4-1/2" tall.

I have a few of these victorian tables.  They measure 3" tall.

This parlor chair was a recent ebay find, to help complete my collection.

This cast iron baby cradle is similar to the Stevens cradle that date from the mid 1800's.  It is not marked so I do not know if it is one or not.

This is a tall cast iron grandfather clock.  I do not know much about it and I have not been able to find it in any of my research yet. 

This pot belly stove is labeled "Flying R Ranch" on the removable 'griddle' on the top.

I picked up this pot bellied stove at an antique store a few years ago.  I have no idea on the age, but I suspect it is probably a reproduction piece from the 1970's.

This cast iron stove is marked "ROYAL" on the door.  It was an ebay purchase and I believe at some point it was re-painted.  It has gas controls so it probably dates from the 1920's or 1930's.