Monday, June 15, 2009

1895 Cooke's Fairy Furniture


Just found this wonderful piece of miniature furniture made by Cooke's Indestructable Toys way back in the 1890s. It's held up quite well for such a fragile item, so the company was apparently well named! Cooke's called this dollhouse accessory line their "Fairy Furniture," as can be seen in the accompanying original ad. Printed on heavy cardboard, the ad actually forms the base of the sofa, and makes this set readily identifiable.

4 comments:

  1. have a complete set in the wooden box it came in, can still see the color "rose pink"
    it was listed in the montgomery ward 1894-5 catalogue .35 + .10 postage

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  2. That's amazing! Certainly cost a lot less than I paid for my single piece! :)

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  3. I have found a set of 2 chairs a sofa and a rocking chair in a wooden box in my attic, are they worth anything? They look like what you have a picture in the above picture.

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  4. If they're the same as mine above, yes they are. Look around on eBay, Ruby Lane, etc. or just google Cooke's Fairy Furniture and you should be able to find current prices.

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