"Dream Kitchen" Toy Stove, 1963

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Artifact Overview

Kids love to play grown-up. In the early 1960s, the Deluxe Reading Corporation produced a miniature set of "Dream Kitchen" appliances -- refrigerator, stove, sink, and dishwasher (and a table and chairs). The complete set included plastic dishes and replica food and product boxes that little hands could place in and around the appliances, pretending to be just like mom or dad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Miniature (Toy)

Date Made

1963

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

90.365.2.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Steven K. Hamp

Material

Plastic

Dimensions

Height: 12 in
Width: 5 in
Depth: 4.25 in

Inscriptions

DELUXE READING CORP. / NEWARK NEW JERSEY / PAT. PEND. / MADE IN U.S.A. [incised on back] 61-507 / 1-F-1 [incised on back, upside down]
"Dream Kitchen" Toy Stove, 1963