A Proper Carriage for Miss Mary and Friends

[talesofthesevenseas]

I have an appointment tomorrow evening to go take a look at this little beauty. The seller says she does not know the age of it, it certainly looks Victorian in the photos. The canopys are leather and the carriage is wood. The details I would hope to see in an authentic Victorian one are there, like the rear springs and the carriage step. It is priced at $127 with no shipping involved, so it seems a good price and the perfect solution to get the dolls out of their stands and up off the floor where they can be displayed nicely. (until now they have been standing in a corner by the Victrola)

Can anyone help with some additional info on these carriage-style doll buggies? Were reproductions common? This one is looking pretty authentic in the photos. The dimensions are 30" length by 19" height for the carriage with a 16" pull handle.

[waywardangler]

I like it. Repros really look like repros in person. Seems cheap for a real one and REAL cheap for a repro. Look at all the parts for wear where it should be and old rust (not fresh orange rust) where it should be.  From the pics it looks good.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Yes I think you're right it should be immediately obvious in person if this is the real thing. The repro strollers I've seen always looked like they came from an import store.

[sapphire]

Wonder if this 'was' yours??

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wonderful-miniature-victorian-carriage-or-doll

Info is no more than what you already have and the picture is useless 

[mart]

From what I can see it looks consistant with one from the mid to late 1800`s . Hard to say where it would fit in there. But all the wear is what one would expect. Of course only hands on will tell.   Price does sound too low for one of that age. Repro`s from early 1900`s sell for more than that !! I would say to look and see if there is excessive damage somewhere. But,,, I would buy it !!

[sapphire]

While not the same it did bring yours to mind.....dated 1880's, Pennsylvania

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/childs-antique-large-pull-toy-doll-buggy-carriage

[talesofthesevenseas]

That one on the first link sure does look like the one I'm going to see. If it were the same it would explain why this seller also does not know if it's age.

[Oceans64]

Did they make male dolls?  I see a driver and a nice carved horse in your future....

Miss Mary and her sister must drive in style!! 

[talesofthesevenseas]

Ha! I think he would he be the Victorian equivalent of a "Ken doll"!  I think the carriage has a pull handle, so I guess the job of "horse" will go to me.

I want to be careful that I don't go too overboard with the doll thing. I love them and love how they look in the corner of my old-fashioned dining room, but I have seen some over the top doll displays where the dolls kind of took over the entire room and the effect was... well... both creepy and hideously tacky all at once. Don't wanna go there!

[sapphire]

Look tales.............p ages and pages and pages of really neat stuff for Mary and company!!   


http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/dolls-price-guide/antique-dolls-price-guide-8.html

[talesofthesevenseas]

Good thing those are completed auctions huh?

[sapphire]

Wellllll darn 

Was so intent looking at all the neat stuff I never noticed the find print. 

[talesofthesevenseas]

It looks like their items are going for cheaper than Ebay though. Just not as many listings. Could be a great place to check for all kinds of things!

[KC]

Looks right for age....again, look for wear marks, repairs, etc.
Enjoy!

[talesofthesevenseas]

It seems that there are a whole lot of reproductions made of the buggy type carriages. This one I can't find a repro like it, so that much is encouraging, but I'm going to look it over very carefully before I take it.