Hello, I was just watching the Antiques Roadshow on TV and this show is one of the series done in Providence ! One lady brought in some of her collection of doll-house furniture, some of which was made in the "Tiny Toys" company in Providence ! The appraiser said that "Tiny Toys" was founded by two women "entrepreneurs." I don't remember the names he mentioned. He said that their doll-house furniture is very collectible, and part of the reason is that some of the chairs were painted by students at the Rhode Island School of Design. I just tried doing a Google search in order to find a brief history of the company, "Tiny Toys," and am not coming up with anything at all !! I am interested in who the two ladies were who founded the company ! Enjoy your day ! Betty (near Lowell, MA)
Here's another website also: http://tynietoy.com/site.htm Nancy (R.I. native in Ohio) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:10 AM Subject: [RIGENWEB] "Tiny Toys" Doll Furniture - History of Company ?? > Hello, > > I was just watching the Antiques Roadshow on TV and this show is one of > the series done in Providence ! One lady brought in some of her > collection of doll-house furniture, some of which was made in the "Tiny > Toys" company in Providence ! > > The appraiser said that "Tiny Toys" was founded by two women > "entrepreneurs." I don't remember the names he mentioned. He said > that their doll-house furniture is very collectible, and part of the > reason is that some of the chairs were painted by students at the Rhode > Island School of Design. > > I just tried doing a Google search in order to find a brief history of the > company, "Tiny Toys," and am not coming up with anything at all !! > > I am interested in who the two ladies were who founded the company ! > > Enjoy your day ! > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Washington County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/ > Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ >