Wooden Doll's Trunk Covered In Canvas From The End Of The 19th Century

The kits designed and offered to allow children to “be adults” offered parents a spoiled choice. The surviving testimonies are surprising, as there are so many models; Only accessories in good condition deserve attention and that is the case here: With sufficient volume to store all the clothes of the porcelain-headed dolls, this trunk has “everything of a large one” apart from the size; Every detail has been taken on a small scale, even the removable internal basket for light items. Santa Claus has come by this year but it is perhaps not too late to whisper a wish to him.... The traces of use are there and the key is inoperative but the whole thing has retained its charm for a toy a century and a half old...