Friday, July 29, 2011

1966 Troll Log House

There were many vinyl and plastic houses made for trolls during the height of their popularity in the mid-1960s. One of the rarest and most charming was this small log residence, just 6 inches long, made by Mattel in 1966. It features a clear front window, vacuum-formed interior, and loads of printed detail.

Front of the Troll House.

Back of the Troll House. 


The cozy interior has a molded stump table and chair and 
printed bed, nightstand, shelf, and candleholder.



A vintage troll still lived in the log house when I found it:








Printed trolls peek out the windows on either end of the log.


Shhh...this one is sleeping...
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4 comments:

  1. TreeFeathersFriday, July 29, 2011

    Very cool, where did you find it?

    - Grace

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  2. TracyFriday, July 29, 2011

    On eBay.

    (I was going to say, "under a bridge," but I wasn't sure everyone would get the 3 Billy Goats Gruff troll reference...)

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  3. GadgetSponge.comSaturday, July 30, 2011

    Glad you were able to free that lonely troll in there again. Just don't feed or water him after midnight. Their cousins to gremlins, species wise.

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  4. TracySaturday, July 30, 2011

    Yes, I think 40 years trapped in a plastic log must have been most unpleasant!



    "Gremlins" scared the crap out of me, I confess. That's one movie I wish I could unsee.

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