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

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