Friday, January 7, 2011

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Flower Cart - Bodo Hennig 1964 - flower cart

The view of the roof terrace of the Gottschalk-doll's house is a very rare collection of patio furniture by Bodo Hennig. The Bat chair in various pastel colors, table and flower cars are made of metal from 1959 to 1964.
A close-up view of the Gottschalk dolls house from the collection Groner & Heller, showing the roof terrace with furniture of Bodo Hennig from the beginning of the 60s. The butterfly chairs, also known as BKF chairs, are most sought after pieces but the flower cart is even more rare, I think.

A metal frame with a cotton canopy in the time typical pastel colors - an unusual equipment supply for doll houses.
Metal frame and roof with fine cotton flowers - unusual piece of equipment for a dolls house.

The foam is crumbling, but the flowers do not look as if they had half a century old.
The foamed material is quite crumbled by now but the flowers kept their fresh appearance.

"The Toy" 1964

Erna Meyer bending dolls with the flower wagon for size comparison.
Erna Meyer bendable dolls to compare scale.

no longer to be found today, flower cars were 50 years ago, very popular pieces of equipment for terraces, as shown on the Neckermann catalog of 1959.
Flower carts were popular around 1960 as this cover of a well known mail order firm proves.

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