Almost every miniature girl has dreamt of owning her very own dollhouse at one point in her childhood. It may be a straightforward one or one of the more extravagant models; whichever it may be it is sure to put a smile on a miniature girl's face. Most of the doll houses today are made of plastic materials, but the history will show you that the very first dollhouse was a wood dollhouse.
History tells us that the idea of a wood dollhouse goes as far back as five thousand years ago. In fact, there have been cases were a wooden dollhouse was seen inside antique Egyptian tombs. This additional proves that they date back to about five thousand years ago. Those dollhouses also came with models of servants, pets, livestock, furnishing and even boats. It was believed that they were not solely made for display or as a past time but instead they were made for religious purposes as well.
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The earliest wooden dollhouse in Europe served as a cabinet display in the 16th century. During that time, they were not known as dollhouses; instead they were fondly called baby houses. These dollhouses can also be determined as a reflection of your status in the community since only the wealthy families had them. The wealthy families back then treated dollhouse as porcelain. They did not allow children to play with them; in fact they were off limits and had the sole purpose of being a cabinet display or much like part of a trophy collection.
Along with the start of industrial Revolution, so did the start of the mass yield of wooden dollhouses. Mass yield were not miniature to the wood dollhouse itself, miniature furnishings were also mass produced in order to beautify the dollhouses. The countries that started and produced the biggest amount of mass produced dollhouses were the United States, Germany, and England.
Up until World War I, Germany was still the leader in producing dollhouses and they also had some of the most prized wooden dollhouse model. Clubs such as Rock and Garner, Märklin produced export potential dollhouses that were enduringly shipped to North America and Britain. However, as World War I progressed, Germany's potential to yield dollhouses were very limited. This gave other countries the occasion to take over and start manufacturing and distributing dollhouses as well.
At the end of World War Ii, dollhouses were such a big market and were also produced on a bigger scale. However, as a corollary of mass production, the intricate details and craftsmanship were sacrificed. Aside from wood, materials such as plastic and painted sheet metal were also used to originate dollhouses. They were also created in such a way that they can be sold at a much economy price for the miniature girls on the Western side of the world.
Today, you can find dollhouses of different shapes, sizes, colors, and sometimes with different features as well. Still, nothing can beat the delicate details and the craftsmanship that all go into manufacture a wooden dollhouse. There are still wooden dollhouses that are made to this day, but they all come with a hefty price. And this is inexpensive since these dollhouses are more than just toys, they are works of art.
History of a Wood Dollhouse
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