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Origin of dollhouse
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Cookie, a former art student, has a secret passion: building meticulously detailed dollhouse re-creations of crime scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
A crabitat is kind of like a dollhouse with living inhabitants, each with a distinct personality.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
A child’s dollhouse jammed against a chain-link fence marked “No Trespassing” sits in the shadow of a mangled brick home covered in clotted dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
It’s kind of like a dollhouse come to life, and everything’s within easy reach.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
Morrison said the agency found that some aftermarket inflaters have been brought into the country stuffed inside items like toys and dollhouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The color was akin to the old dollhouses, Polly Pocket outfits and fashion accessories I used to play with in my youth.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
Some dealers still play with foam core models that resemble dollhouses.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Hooper says dollhouses started off as display cases and didn’t become associated with toys until they were mass produced after World War II.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Books have been thrown down the stairwell, along with papers, cords, bottles, and what might be pieces of antique dollhouses.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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