Misc Colleen Moore's dollhouse

Colleen Moore's dollhouse · 07:48 AM

Colleen Moore was a star of the silent screen. This so-called dollhouse donated by her has been a main exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for many years .... I remember it as my mother's favorite exhibit when we lived in Chicagoland sixty years ago.

Photogoof · 08-07-2018, 09:22 AM

Fascinating! I know well who she was; I had no idea she had anything like this.

reh321 · 08-07-2018, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by Photogoof

Fascinating! I know well who she was; I had no idea she had anything like this.

And it is incredibly detailed. For example, it is said that the books in the library consist of a stack of separate pages actually bound together {but I don't know that anything is actually printed on them}

Photogoof · 08-07-2018, 01:10 PM

Wow. How big is it? When was it made?

reh321 · 08-07-2018, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by Photogoof

Wow. How big is it? When was it made?

Looking at my other photos from that day, this photo shows virtually all of it. I believe it dates back to the 1930s, ~~but I'll have to check on that.~~
The museum's web-site says "One of the most popular film actresses of her time, Colleen Moore assembled a legion of her industry colleagues to help craft this miniature home of fantastic proportions. She shared it during the Great Depression, touring the country to raise funds for children's charities. Then this one-of-a-kind castle was welcomed into its new home at MSI, where it has enchanted children of all ages since 1949."

**PJ1** · 08-07-2018, 03:44 PM

Certainly one of a kind. Might struggle to get it into an average house! But it seems to have been created for the right reasons.

reh321 · 08-07-2018, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

But it seems to have been created for the right reasons.

Especially if Ms. Moore used some of her accumulated wealth to put unemployed artisans to work before using result of their work to raise money for charity.

Photogoof · 08-08-2018, 01:38 AM

Good for her! Colleen was quite the star; I've seen some of her movies, and she was a very talented actress. It's good to see that she was involved in charity, as well.

reh321 · 08-08-2018, 07:16 AM

In the mid-1950's, my mother (*) was probably not thinking of all these things - she just loved the house for all the little things it contained. Sometime in the later 1950's my dad built a basic doll house for my sister; after she went to college and left it behind, my mother adopted it and spent the rest of her life "improving" it. I forget whether my sister or our cousin was given it just before my mother died.

(*) it is hard to think of her at half my current age, although I was around then

**Kerrowdown** · 08-08-2018, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by reh321

Colleen Moore's dollhouse

They ought to rename it... Colleen Moore's Dolls Castle, as that's what it is.

I should know coming from a land full of them.

reh321 · 08-08-2018, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

They ought to rename it... Colleen Moore's Dolls Castle, as that's what it is.

I should know coming from a land full of them.

Americans stopped using words like "Lord", "Lady, "Castle", and stopped naming baby boys "George", around 1776.

**Kerrowdown** · 08-08-2018, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by reh321

Americans stopped using words like "Lord", "Lady, "Castle", and stopped naming baby boys "George", around 1776.

Would that be on July 4th 1776?...

reh321 · 08-08-2018, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Would that be on July 4th 1776?...

Yep.

After that, Noah Webster worked on his dictionary of "American English", and various other things happened to make the US distinctively different from England, unlike Canada which remained close.

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Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Fascinating! I know well who she was; I had no idea she had anything like this.

08-07-2018, 01:04 PM	#3
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184 Original Poster	Originally posted by Photogoof Fascinating! I know well who she was; I had no idea she had anything like this. And it is incredibly detailed. For example, it is said that the books in the library consist of a stack of separate pages actually bound together {but I don't know that anything is actually printed on them}

08-07-2018, 01:10 PM	#4
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Wow. How big is it? When was it made?

08-07-2018, 03:29 PM	#5
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184 Original Poster	Originally posted by Photogoof Wow. How big is it? When was it made? Looking at my other photos from that day, this photo shows virtually all of it. I believe it dates back to the 1930s, ~~but I'll have to check on that.~~ The museum's web-site says "One of the most popular film actresses of her time, Colleen Moore assembled a legion of her industry colleagues to help craft this miniature home of fantastic proportions. She shared it during the Great Depression, touring the country to raise funds for children's charities. Then this one-of-a-kind castle was welcomed into its new home at MSI, where it has enchanted children of all ages since 1949."

08-07-2018, 03:44 PM	#6
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	Certainly one of a kind. Might struggle to get it into an average house! But it seems to have been created for the right reasons.

08-07-2018, 07:33 PM	#7
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 But it seems to have been created for the right reasons. Especially if Ms. Moore used some of her accumulated wealth to put unemployed artisans to work before using result of their work to raise money for charity.

08-08-2018, 01:38 AM	#8
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Good for her! Colleen was quite the star; I've seen some of her movies, and she was a very talented actress. It's good to see that she was involved in charity, as well.

08-08-2018, 07:16 AM	#9
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184 Original Poster	In the mid-1950's, my mother () was probably not thinking of all these things - she just loved the house for all the little things it contained. Sometime in the later 1950's my dad built a basic doll house for my sister; after she went to college and left it behind, my mother adopted it and spent the rest of her life "improving" it. I forget whether my sister or our cousin was given it just before my mother died. () it is hard to think of her at half my current age, although I was around then

08-08-2018, 08:09 AM	#10
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,835	Originally posted by reh321 Colleen Moore's dollhouse They ought to rename it... Colleen Moore's Dolls Castle, as that's what it is. I should know coming from a land full of them.

08-08-2018, 01:02 PM	#11
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown They ought to rename it... Colleen Moore's Dolls Castle, as that's what it is. I should know coming from a land full of them. Americans stopped using words like "Lord", "Lady, "Castle", and stopped naming baby boys "George", around 1776.

08-08-2018, 01:04 PM	#12
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,835	Originally posted by reh321 Americans stopped using words like "Lord", "Lady, "Castle", and stopped naming baby boys "George", around 1776. Would that be on July 4th 1776?...

08-08-2018, 03:15 PM	#13
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Would that be on July 4th 1776?... Yep. After that, Noah Webster worked on his dictionary of "American English", and various other things happened to make the US distinctively different from England, unlike Canada which remained close.