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Scale Dollhouse Miniatures
What is a Miniature?
*A copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size; A work of art made on a greatly reduced scale.
What is a dollhouse?
*A dollhouse is toy home, made in miniature. For the last century, dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults.
Today's dollhouses traces their history back about four hundred years to the baby house display cases of Europe, which showed idealized interiors. Smaller doll houses with more realistic exteriors appeared in Europe in the 1700s. Early dollhouses were all handmade, but following the Industrial Revolution and World War II, they were increasingly mass produced and became more affordable.
Contemporary children's dollhouses are commonly in 1:18 (or 2/3") scale, while 1:12 (or 1") scale (and smaller) is common for dollhouses made for adult collectors.
What are the most popular collectible dollhouse scales?
*1/12: 1" = 1' (Adults: 5" - 6")