Dollhouse Trash Can, 1946-1960
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Artifact Overview
Dollhouse toys, like this wastebasket, reflect the housekeeping and childcare tasks expected of postwar women. Renwal Manufacturing Company of Mineola, New York, made inexpensive plastic dollhouse furniture along with other children's toys.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Toy (Recreational artifact)
Date Made
1946-1960
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
72.177.1009
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Almena Gray Wilde.
Material
Plastic
Color
Red
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Diameter: 0.625 in
Inscriptions
Impressed on underside of lid: RENWAL / NO.64 / U.S.A. / R
Raised type on top of lid: GARBAGE
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