Recent Acquisitions

I haven't posted about some of my miniature finds in a while.  

I have picked up a few things at local estate sales and ebay.  

I came across this Egyptian style chair at an estate sale this week.  It is by Willits and the collection is called "Take A Seat" -To see the rest of my Take A Seat collection, click HERE

I found this wood dresser with mirror on ebay.  It is part of my HALL'S collection.

It is constructed from veneered plywood and particle board and first appeared in their 1972 catalog.

To see the HALL'S pieces that I have collected so far, click HERE

I found this elephant collection at an estate sale a while back.  The sale included almost anything elephant that you can think of.  The largest one is less than an inch tall and appears to be carved from bone or ivory, the one on the right is plastic the the other three are metal.  The smallest one is about 1/8" tall.

I found this scale and silver tea pot at another sale.  They are 1"=1'0" scale

The tea pot is actually a momento from one of the America's Cup Races.  

It says New Zealand and has a year that I cant quite make out.

This collection of items was from another estate sale. I like the tiny wooden box of sewing notions, threads, ribbon, scissors, and the tiny eye glasses.  

I found this Renwal #27 plastic baby scooter at yet another estate sale.  

It dates from the 1950's.  To see the rest of my plastic furniture, and see my 200th post HERE

Lastly, I came across a bunch of Hallmark Christmas ornaments that work great for miniature displays, because they are close to 1"= 1'-0" scale.

The Yellow HOT ROD is a reproduction of the 1956 Garton pedal car

The burgundy car is a reproduction of 1937 Steelcraft pedal car by Airflow 

(note the tiny squeeze horn mounted on the side)

and my favorite is the green tricycle.  It is a reproduction of the 1937 Steelcraft Streamline Velocipede by Murray - great pin stripes

They make great accessories to period displays

Plastic Furniture my 200th Post!

I picked up a few more pieces of plastic furniture the other day and when I went to place it with my other pieces, I realized that my box of plastic has grown into quite a collection.  Most pieces are by Renwal and some are by Ideal.  

The bathroom pieces are all in great shape and were in a bag with a few other pieces at an estate sale a few weeks ago.

 I probably need to find some chairs for the living room set.  

Even though I don't smoke, I have always liked the ashtray.  

It is reminiscent of a different era.

 These are the music room pieces that I have.  The small radio has tubes molded into the back and the floor model has a pull-out drawer with a record player.

 The kitchen is kind of mix.  The sink belonged to my great grandmother.  The white refrigerator and stove are by Ideal and the pink washing machine is by Renwal.  I am not sure if the cabinet is part of a kitchen set, but it seems to fit. ( and has a working drawer)

I assume that the bedroom probably originally had two twin beds.  

The alarm clock is one of my favorites and has resided in several of my houses over the years.  I have a red one too.

Of all my pieces, I think that I like the lines on these the best.  I have had the buffet and cabinet for several years.  The Buffet has a working drawer in the middle.  

I picked up this Renwal #27 baby scooter at an estate sale

Probably time to find a house for this collection ?