I've posted about the line of
Playtown toys before, but I recently found some more items. This line of miniature shops and accessories was made by the Playtown Products Co. of New York from the late 1940s-1950s. Sets in the range included a bakery, general store, grocery, supermarket, luncheonette, and meat market. Each little shop averaged about 7 inches tall, just the right size for dollhouse dolls of the time. Besides the shops themselves, Playtown also sold accessory packs of goodies to stock the shelves. Here are three: one for the bakery, one for the butcher shop, and one for a dollhouse. Each little card is about 4 5/8 inches long, and the tiny items are made of painted plaster.
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| A braided bread loaf, cake, and donuts in the bakery package. |
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| Hot dogs, a roast chicken, and a steak in the butcher shop. | | |
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| Jello, cabbage, and eggs in the dollhouse kitchen set. |
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Here's the complete Playtown Meat Market, with a couple of Flagg dollhouse dolls doing their shopping:
Ooh! Mini food--how fun! :-) Jennifer
ReplyDeleteI always liked miniature food, but mostly in boxes. That meat doesn't look very fresh. I might be tempted to eat that little braided loaf.
ReplyDeleteTracy, those are just delux!
ReplyDeleteThese packages are great. I think I have a few of these items, they are played with and without the package. I was wondering how old they might be? Now I know!
ReplyDeletewow, still in package. I like the package illustrations, too.
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose you ran out of toys. You must be very busy - or perhaps you're off on a toy-buying spree. Hope all is well with you.
ReplyDeleteHi Christine! The toys and I are okay, I just got a new job that has me very, very busy. I've been feeling really blog-negligent, and was just guilting over that when your comment arrived! I did manage to squeeze in a little antiquing yesterday though, and I found my first paper moon postcard: I thought of you and your collection of them right away. This one has a lady holding a little doggy (maybe a mini poodle) on her lap as she sits on the moon. I'll try to post it soon. Thanks for worrying about me! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the graphics an sparing use of color. C
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteI have the Playtown Bakery and Butcher Shop and I just love it.
ReplyDeleteOoooh: I want the bakery desperately. I have the butcher shop and small grocery so far, but the bakery has eluded me...
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