Dollhouse Dustpan, 1946-1960
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Artifact Overview
Dollhouse toys, like this dustpan, 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
72.177.1010
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Almena Gray Wilde.
Material
Plastic
Color
Red
Dimensions
Width: 0.75 in
Length: 1.125 in
Inscriptions
Impressed on back: RENWAL / U.S.A. / N
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