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Sometimes instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour, I stay up late scrolling through eBay and Etsy looking for interesting half scale stuff. The best finds are the ones where the seller doesn’t know what they have. <\/p>\n

Last week I randomly searched Etsy for “1:24 window” because once like two years ago there was a big lot of Majestic Mansions windows that I didn’t buy and wished I had, and you never know when that might happen again. <\/p>\n

This innocuous search landed me on this listing<\/a> for a 1:24 window that frankly looks too big for half scale, but is marked as 1:24 on the packaging. The seller (JHFCollectables) wasn’t one I remembered seeing before and I clicked through to the store to see if they had anything else.<\/p>\n

Readers, I was not disappointed.<\/p>\n

I ended up buying six lots from them. Each one had only one picture, and in the pics that included a ruler, it wasn’t particularly helpful. But I had a good feeling that it was all half scale, and I could tell some was artisan, so I decided to spin the wheel and take my chances.<\/p>\n

1) Rope Bed ($5)<\/b>
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I recognized this bed since I already have one just like it. It was made by Warren Dick and is signed on the bottom. Here it is next to the one I bought last year<\/a> (for much more than $5) painted by Karen Markland. I’ll use one of these in the Mansard Victorian. <\/p>\n

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2) Wicker, porch swing, and… footstool? ($12)<\/b><\/p>\n

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I thought the wicker might have been Pam Junk\u2019s (like the ones shown in this post<\/a>) but they\u2019re signed \u201cS Vallas.\u201d Anyone know who that is? <\/p>\n


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No signatures on either of these, but they’re nicely made. The footstool thingie is actually a doll’s bed, which I can use in the Mansard Victorian’s child’s room. <\/p>\n

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3) Victorian bedroom furniture and jelly cabinet ($12)<\/b><\/p>\n

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The bed and dresser are Concord Miniatures, and I already have one of each of these. I was more interested in the cabinet, which I thought might be made by CJ’s based on the knob. Here it is next to my CJ’s hutch.<\/p>\n

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Nope, but it is signed. The signature is etched into the bottom of the cupboard, and I think it says Ry 6186 W-5. Any guesses?<\/p>\n

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I didn’t notice in the listing that the dresser is missing a drawer. Ironically, the one I already had (on the left) is also missing drawers, but the finish is a little different so I can’t just swap a drawer from one to the other.<\/p>\n

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4) Bedside tables, high chair, and ??? ($12)<\/b><\/p>\n

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I recognized the little end tables as going with the Concord Victorian bedroom set.<\/p>\n

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The blanket chest also seems like a “made in China” type piece, and it has an odd shiny top (a piece of acetate) that I might try to remove. I guess the piece with handles is a butcher block?<\/p>\n

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The high chair was the most intriguing piece in this lot. I thought it might be William Clinger.<\/p>\n

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Nope, it’s Oldham Studio. Just as good!<\/p>\n

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I found a spot for this in my Mansard Victorian, where it goes nicely with the Bauder-Pine furniture.<\/p>\n

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5) Linden Swiss dishes, Farrow Industries mason jars, and two metal bowls ($14)<\/b><\/p>\n

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No surprises here, since I could read the labels in the original picture. These will work well in Momma’s Kitchen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the metal bowls has T&E on the bottom, which the internet tells me is T&E Brownawell.<\/p>\n

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6) Shutter holdbacks, Marie Toner lamp, and ??? ($14)<\/b><\/p>\n

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I almost didn’t get this one, but $14 is a good price for the lamp by itself and I was curious to find out what the two unidentifiable items in the back were. The 1:12 shutter holdbacks can be used as embellishments in half scale.<\/p>\n

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The other items are a 1:12 towel bar (or 1:24 curtain rod?) from A-Dora-Bill Miniatures, and three round bi-pin bulbs. I’ve never seen round bi-pin bulbs before.<\/p>\n

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I got all of these into my cart and then almost didn’t pull the trigger when the shipping added up to $22. “It’s almost midnight,” I told myself. “Get off Etsy and go to sleep.” <\/p>\n

But then I noticed some small text telling me that I could sign up for Etsy Insider<\/a> and get the shipping for free. This is a new Amazon Prime\u2013type subscription that’s in beta mode. I signed up for three months for $18, which means I already got my money’s worth. <\/p>\n

(That is what it means, right? I didn’t snookered, right?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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