Dollhouse Bathinette, 1946-1960

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Artifact Overview

Dollhouse toys, like this bathinette, 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

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2000.0.37.176

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic

Color

Blue

Dimensions

Height: 2.625 in
Width: 3.125 in
Length: 2 in

Inscriptions

Underside of lid: NO. 122 / A RENWAL PRODUCT MADE IN U.S.A. / PAT. PEND. U.S.A. & CANADA
Dollhouse Bathinette, 1946-1960