Jennys Home
Jennys Home Serving Tray and Glasses Set
1960s (made)
1960s (made)
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This serving tray and glasses belong to Jennys Home, a modular dolls' house system produced in the 1960s in conjunction with Homes and Gardens magazine. Made by Tri-ang, individual sets could be purchased to furnish the rooms in order for young girls to build up their collections slowly. This was a system that could be turned from an apartment block to a bed-sit, creating a highly flexbile and modern toy that helped to inspire future home makers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Jennys Home (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Serving tray and glasses set belonging to Jennys Home modular dolls house, made by Tri-ang in the 1960s |
| Physical description | Silver coloured plastic serving tray with three matching stemmed glasses. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Richard Cole |
| Object history | This tray and glasses were produced to go with the Jennys Home modular dolls' house sets. These particular items belonged to Richard Cole and were purchased off him on Ebay in order to be used in the Small Stories exhibition. |
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| Summary | This serving tray and glasses belong to Jennys Home, a modular dolls' house system produced in the 1960s in conjunction with Homes and Gardens magazine. Made by Tri-ang, individual sets could be purchased to furnish the rooms in order for young girls to build up their collections slowly. This was a system that could be turned from an apartment block to a bed-sit, creating a highly flexbile and modern toy that helped to inspire future home makers. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.368:1 to 4-2013 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2013 |
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