Childrens Pop-Up Book, "Doll House," 1946
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Doll House, published soon after World War II, let children--mainly young middle-class girls--pretend to be homemakers just like their moms. The pages fold out to create different rooms of a house. Punchout paper dolls, furniture, and other household objects fill the remaining pages. Girls could decorate rooms, pretend to plan parties, and imagine what it was like to run a home.
Doll House, published soon after World War II, let children--mainly young middle-class girls--pretend to be homemakers just like their moms. The pages fold out to create different rooms of a house. Punchout paper dolls, furniture, and other household objects fill the remaining pages. Girls could decorate rooms, pretend to plan parties, and imagine what it was like to run a home.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1946
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
99.0.23.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Spiral
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Green
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Pink (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 9.75 in
Inscriptions
DOLL HOUSE
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