Triang No.62

Introduction to Triang No.62

This is the latest addition to my collection, a bit of a squeeze in the shed, but it will fit. I had originally bought this house to use for spares, but I fell in love with it and as the condition was quite good I have decided to keep it. It even has its door knocker and letter box on the door, also the little window next to the door. 27 inches [68cms] wide 11 inches [28 cms] deep 17 inches [43 cms] high This house approximately dates to 1950, it has straight beams on the gables, and green and white windows.

The previous owner of this house had fitted lights, notice the rather large switches in each room. The wire was very old and brittle, it will all have to be removed, as it will not be safe. It has wallpaper and floor paper, I am not sure if the wallpaper is original, but the wallpaper was put on before the floor paper as it is tucked underneath.

The windows on this house are very rusty, and the curtains are very thin, and faded, the metal window frames can be restored. I will repair the curtains, and try to conserve them as best I can.

I am not sure how much restoration I will do on the house itself, the roof just needs repainting, and there is no sign of wood worm. The outside paint is a bit thin and cracked, the flower painting is good, so I might approach this one in a different way. I think I will clean it up first and see how I go from there.

 

Showing the underneath of the base where the old wiring came through.

   

The top picture showes the two front panels, before they were rubbed down, showing the painted flowers. The beams, windows and door have been removed. I could not save the painted flowers, as there was too much overpainting. The two bottom pictures show the front panels rubbed down, and the hinges cleaned and polished.

All the doors have been rubbed down and the metal polished.

Woodworm

Upon closer inspection, I discovered that the house has woodworm. I could see holes in the base, but just to be on the safe side I thought I had better check the roof as I could see little holes in the cardboard. On removing the center roof panel I could see signs of woodworm. This meant the whole of the roof had to be removed, a job I had not intended to do.

     

These pictures show the woodworm and how those nasty little grubs have tunneled there way into my dollshouse. These little grubs like damp soft wood, [I think this house has been kept in a damp place, as many of the metal window frames are very rusty behind.] and stay in plywood longer than any other wood. Once the house has been completely rubbed down I will treat it for woodworm, it is quite easy and just means painting the whole house with insecticide.

 

Windows

The windows show signs of rust, and will have to be rubbed down.I removed the loose rust and made a smooth surface and then treated them with a rust treatment, which provides a protective surface to paint on.

 

The rust can clearly be seen on the inside of the window. Also the curtains are stained and frayed, the acitate in the windows has split.

 

The curtains have been removed, they were very frayed and had lost their colour. I have scanned the curtain material and reproduced the pattern on Photoshop. The image was then printed on to transfer paper and ironed onto a piece of cotton material, and cut to size.

     

This is the finished window, the frame and window inserts have now been painted. New acetate has been put in the window and the new curtains fitted. I am very pleased with the result, as good as new.

 

Finished

Triang No.62 fully painted exterior, roof, beams and windows.

Finished house with painted flowers. The garage doors have now been fitted, also the front door complete with letter box and door knocker.

I have put my Barton Furniture into my Triang No.62.

A Barton & Co. began making dolls house furniture just after the Second World War in 1945, under the brand name of AB Toys.

In 1984 Barton and the Caroline’s Home brand were taken over by Lundby of Sweden. The production of the houses and furniture continued in the UK until the late 1980’s.

Barton Furniture is the perfect size for this house, I love the fact that it is all made out of wood.

You will probably have noticed the bird cage is at a rather jaunty angle, the cage is very distorted. The people in the picture are quite small, but all have wire in, so they can be bent into position.

The furniture in this picture is a very pale pink, but it does not show up very well.