May 13th, 2008
The Best of Antiques
and Collecting
What are you looking for?
Theodore H. Althof, Jr's beautiful collection of old dimestore Christmas village houses. Start with the categories/history page and read about the evolution of cardboard Christmas houses. Then go straight to the houses, organized by period (Early/1920s, Golden Age/1930s, WW2, and Postwar). These beautiful houses are frozen in time, and Althof's photos capture their charm and magic. See also the Butler Brothers catalog scans.
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