I've had a week or two of 'real life' so work on our miniatures has been a bit sporadic to say the least....a trip to the car boot last Sunday provided a welcome distraction......
I do love these sales and rarely spend a great deal but pick up some interesting bits and pieces sometimes. I bought a (modern) dolls house at a bargain price for a very special little girl on Sunday, but a week or two ago I bought a very unusual 'room box'!
Here it is! It does still need a bit of a clean up - I took the photo soon after I brought it back so it's a tad dusty
The slope sided tray is about 20 inches wide and 15 inches high and clearly home made, together with the furniture and other pieces which are fashioned to sit on the slope but look in perspective when it's hung on the wall. The screws and cord on the back also help to suggest that perhaps this is from 1940s or a little earlier. I think the stick hanging on the wall probably had a warming pan attached at some point.
Maybe someone was a keen model maker or it was a project in one of the hobby magazines of the time.
You have to admit - even if it's not exactly beautiful - it is interesting. If anyone knows anything about it I'd love to know more.
Thanks for looking.
Robin
2 comments:
Maybe it's been made from a kit from the old Hobbies or Handicraft magazine. Certainly looks like it is circa 1940s or could even be pre-war? Fabulous!
You could easily be right - I'm hoping it might strike a chord with someone.
Rx
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