Shed on the Pond | A Miniature slice of Time

2019 Site Updates

If you are a regular visitor to my website, below are the additions and updates added during 2019… New furniture added Click image to follow Link … Post Updates The Triang Spot On, Jenny’s Home Furniture List has been updated, and item numbers More interesting information has been added to my Post on Triang…

My Triang Restoration

Restoration – Below are links to the various Triang Dolls Houses I have restored with a few little tips and lots of pictures. Many of these dolls houses are well past there play by date, some just looking for a lick of paint and a freshen up, others had problems with wood worm and water…

Triang Spot On Jenny’s Home Furniture List

Here for the first time, to delight the eye of every doll, is a wonderfully exciting range of Doll’s House Furniture. Every delightful item is modelled on a full sized piece of modern furniture and is absolutely true to scale, being 1/16th of the full sized original. Beautifully moulded in strong, long life plastic in…

My Lundby Collection 2004

On a visit to a local car boot sale a few years ago, I spotted a Lundby Dolls house. It was on a garden base complete with fence and covered with a plastic case. Unfortunately the plastic case was broken and a snail had moved in, and moved out leaving his shell behind, eating the…

AB Barton Toys Carolines Home

A Barton & Co. began making dolls house furniture just after the Second World War in 1945, providing employment for demobbed British soldiers. They began making dolls house furniture under the ‘Model Home’ logo, mass producing dolls house furniture. Barton used the name “Caroline’s Home” as a trade mark from about 1976. They produced sets…

Triang Style and Design

During the period between the World Wars, Triang produced a range of quality wooden furniture, called ‘Period Furniture’. This range has become very popular with collectors, and can be quite expensive to buy. Throughout World War 2 the Triang factory at Merton made range of military hardware, including 14,000,000 magazines for Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft,…

Blonde Jenny Doll JH50

This is Jenny the first person to live in any of my houses. She will be taking up residence in Bungalow A. The first edition of the Jenny doll have moulded painted black/brown hair. Jenny has a bendable body, I am not going to bend her as she is in such good condition, and I…

Triang Ultra Modern No.50

TRIANG ULTRA MODERN NO.50 ‘Ultra modern design with opening front. Movable suntrap. Two rooms fitted with electric wall lights, fireplaces and metal framed windows. Opening front door with staircase. Built-in-garage, with opening doors. Finished in cream and green,’ Length 21 ins RESTORATION INDEX TRIANG ULTRA MODERN NO.50 ORIGINAL FIRE PLACES FRONT DOOR WINDOW RESTORATION DISMANTLING…

Triang Wooden Bedroom Furniture

This is part of the Triang Wooden WDB/1 Double Bedroom Set [5 pieces], consisting of a double bed with a headboard and side cabinets. A three door wardrobe, chest of drawers and dressing table with a stool. It was produced for one year only, in 1963. I have 3 pieces of the set, although not…

Triang Bungalow A

Well look who was the lucky one to get this lovely Triang Bungalow [1962-65] for Christmas [2017]. It arrived flat packed, and fits together in sections with nuts and bolts. Each panel is covered in a decorated paper inside and out. The height of the bungalow from the base to the top of the chimney…

My Triang Restoration Projects

RESTORATION: Various Triang Dolls Houses I have restored with a few little tips and lots of pictures. Many of these dolls houses are well past there play by date, some just looking for a lick of paint and a freshen up, others had problems with wood worm and water damage. Each was a challenge and…

Triang Nursery

TRIANG SPOT ON AND DOLLIES HOME NURSERY FURNITURE Triang Spot On furniture was produced in 1960. The style of this furniture being the late 1950’s The furniture made from moulded plastic and metal. It was sold in individual boxes, with the ‘Triang’ and ‘Spot On’ Logos, on a pink and cream box. The Range also…