Help Save Dolls' Houses Past and Present Website!

Dolls' Houses Past and Present website was where I caught the Vintage and Antique dolls' house (and Grecon Doll) bug.

It's where I've learned everything I know about dolls' houses and it's where I continue to learn more every day. Our hobby would be significantly poorer without it and the resources it provides.

Sadly, it's now under threat and we're trying to raise funds to save it. Please consider donating to the fund to help save it too!

You can donate by Paypal or Card and donations of £5 are as gratefully received as £50.

Please either click here* to be taken to the fundraising page.

Thank you so much.

Zoe xx

[*N.B. The funds were successfully raised due to the amazing generosity of our members and the new website was launched in October 2019. The fundraising page has, therefore, been closed and this link is no longer live. Huge thanks to everyone who supported us!]

Dol-Toi Twin-tubs

I recently bought a Dol-Toi twin-tub washing machine thinking that it was a duplicate of one that I already had.

It wasn't until it arrived that I realised it's actually a later version and is quite different.

The one I just bought is seen here on the right and, according to Marion Osbourne's 'The Book of Dol-Toi', it dates between approx. 1967-72. The one on the left is earlier and dates between approx. 1964-68.

On the later version, one lid is hinged but the other isn't attached and just lifts off. Marion's book mentions that the lift-off lid is often lost so I'm lucky it's still there on mine.

The earlier one doesn't have a label but this is the orange label on the later one.

Until next time,
Zoe