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The Tea Party: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 1:39pm.
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Arlington, Virginia, circa 1938. "Dolls at Robert E. Lee Mansion. Rita Combs [?]." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Mini-Her
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 4:00pm.
No one's mentioned the doll's doll!
Re: Cups and Ball
Submitted by jimmylee42 on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 2:27pm.
Those cups on a stick are used for an old game of pitch and catch. Probably used a rubber ball. It took skill to throw or pitch the ball with that stick and to catch it. Worked better with high ceilings like my granfather's house or outside of course.
That doll's gotta go!
Submitted by bigguy1960 on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 12:28pm.
I love the toy chamberpot next to the bed! I suppose the equivalent to having a toy toilet in a modern doll house.
Sarah, Christine, Sharron
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:51am.
Yep, they're all here!
Height
Submitted by Walter on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 8:12am.
I hope they have a pedestal to reach the china.
Treasure trove
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 1:09am.
The items in the picture are of a style that dates them to about the 1830s - about 100 years old when the photo was taken. Yet it all looks brand new.
Ready for Julian
Submitted by Don Struke on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 11:38pm.
The water boiling hot and sugar cookies almost done, Cissy, Gertrude and Emily waited excitedly for today's tea party guest, Lady Eltinge of Hollywood.
Play ball
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 10:22pm.
The objects on the floor in the left corner appear to be a version of the Ball in Cup game. However there is only one ball, and it is not tethered to either of the cups. Perhaps some kind of juggling game?
Cups and Ball
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 5:58pm.
Are those things in the foreground the game where you catch the ball in a cup on a stick?
Gotta love the tiny chamberpot next to the bed, thankfully it's empty.
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