234. American "New Folding Dollhouse" by McLoughlin in Original Box 18" (46 cm.) The heavy board frame is covered with brilliantlylithographed designs to depict two richly-furnished rooms of a late19th century home, ready for use as dollhouse play; the exterior walls, roof, and front garden area are also lithographed with vividlyrendered architectural details. The house folds for flat-storage and is preserved in its original labeled box with directions for assembly on interior lid. Excellent condition of house, box has some dustiness and small paper wear. German, McLoughlin Brothers of New York, late-19th century. $800/1500
235. German Lithographed MultiHead Paper Doll in Original Box 10" (25 cm.) The heavy stock paper doll with easel back depicts a smiling young girl with curly hair, presented in her original box labeled "Character Puppen", along with five alternate heads that are easily-changeable, and with embossed and richly-designed costumes on heavy stock, including four dresses, four bonnets, parasol, muff, fan and school bag, arranged within the paperlace-edged box. The box is labeled DRGM No. 44780, with paper label "Ankleide-Puppen, J.W.S. & S". Germany, late-19th century, beautifully-designed set with imaginative use of multi-heads for added play possibilities. $500/700
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