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pOriginally dolls houses were actually aimed more at the grownups than children! It was a hobby of the more affluent people in society to collect baby houses as they were known back in the late 17th and 18th centuries./pp/ppThey were often made to actually fit inside a cabinet.!–more– It would have the appearance on the outside of an ordinary piece of furniture but when opened it revealed an impressive dolls house with many rooms. On the inside there would be furniture all scaled down to size and the craftsmanship was of a very high standards./pp/ppThe dolls which were usually made of wood or wax are extremely collectible a href=http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/toys-games/index.html target=_blanktoys/a today./pp/ppAntique wax dolls are usually made by pouring wax into a mould. Wax doesnt seem to be the perfect material for making dolls but they were less fragile than bisque or china and it could be tinted to give the doll a beautiful and realistic skin tone./pp/ppIt is sometimes quite tricky to accurately date these dolls because they were hard to mark and the only way they could do this was by labelling them./pp/ppIt was in the 19th century that baby houses came to be known as dolls houses and were often found in the nurseries of the children belonging to wealthy families./pp/ppThey were quite often furnished with exquisite needlepoint rugs and couches upholstered in silk. The furniture was more often than not made of fine wood and was accurately cut down to scale./pp/ppIt was by the end of the 19th century the dolls were made of glazed china and bisque. The attention to detail was amazing and often the dolls were equipped with their own gloves, purses, fans and even sewing kits! This made them very easy to personalise and the accessories became very popular a href=http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/gorgeous-gifts/gifts-for-her/index.html target=_blankgifts for her/a./pp/ppIn recent times plastic and metal dolls houses were introduced but undoubtedly it is the amazing craftsmanship of the early baby houses which have stood the test of time that remain firm favourites with miniature collectors today./p