A blurry picture and blurry memories ...

When I recently sorted a bunch of pictures i found through my sisters things, i discovered another picture of me with my Lundby doll´s house...

And after i starred a while on it (and smiled a lot because i look so funny and also about Maria lying on the windowsill) i was really surprised about the fact, that my Gothenburg was not the well known one, i thought it was... no, it was a so called: economy or plain Lundby Gothenburg... My memories seem to be kind of unreliable :)

(This house is not mine - sold on eb** in 2010)

And because i didn´t find any pictures or informations in the old Lundby catalogues, i surched in the www and found a lot to show and explain the differences between the Lundby Gothenburg and the economy Lundby Gothenburg - if somebody is interested :). I think it was produced from the beginning of the 60s to the end of the 70s - but I´m not sure about that...

(Also not mine, but furnished with some funiture you sure know from the Lundby´s house!)
To tell the truth: If something is called economy it´s meant to be cheap :) So the plein Gothenburg is missing some details you can find at it´s more expensive sisters. First the roof:

It´s bright red like all the other Gothenburg´s roofs from that period, but without a chimney!

The back is made from just a simple hardboard and without a Lundby sticker or anything else.

The "bricks" at the sidewalls are directly printed on the hardboard.

The wooden edging at the front, is painted beige. It has nor windows neither doors - just white window sills and doorframes.

All floors are blue... And what makes the real difference: You can find no stairs and the bathroom is at the first level in the middle! And because there is no stair and no little space for a transformer underneath, you can´t find any electricity in the house... :(

At all the economies i saw at different sources (like this one from add_knitter here at flickr - Awwww, I love this picture!) they used light and simple wallpapers and you can find always this yellow-white patterned wallpaper in the upper left room, you can see here.

Funny is, i really can´t remember my "Economy" i played with for years! I was sooo sure how it must have looked and i guess "my memories" were influenced by some "little girl´s dreams" i had in my brain, from the past...

If you know something more about the economy Lundby Gothenburg (Das günstige/schlichte Lundby Göteborg) - all informations are welcome!!

*Nicola, who is wishing you the best for 2011!!!

Thanks to the eb** seller fiete106 who gave me the permission to show her/his pictures!

Das Lundby "Göteborg" Puppenhaus Teil 1.

the lundby "gothenburg" doll´s house part 1.

wie ihr euch alle sicher erinnert habe ich ja im juni ein puppenhaus für familie lundby gekauft, weil ich mein altes puppenhaus von damals leider weggeben hatte. es ist ein sogenanntes "göteborg", 1973 in deutschland hergestellt.

like you all surely remember I bought a doll's house for family lundby in june, because i unfortunately gave my childhoods doll´s house away. it is a so called "gothenburg", made in Germany in 1973.

ich mag die "bauhaus" ähnliche farbgebung der fußböden so gerne und deshalb habe ich auch ein paar fotos von dem unmöblierten haus für euch gemacht.

i like those "bauhaus" similar colours of the floors so much and therefore i also took a few pictures of the house without the furniture for you.

wie man hier schön sehen kann, hatte das deutsche göteborg von 1973 (und die zusatzetage) noch türen aus holz, eine umrandung aus beigefarbenem lackiertem holz, aber schon die weißen plastikstufen das weiße plastikgeländer.

as you can see here, the german gothenburg from 1973 (and the additional extension) still had wooden doors, a beige-coloured painted framing, but already the white plastic stairs and the white plastic banisters.


vielleicht mache ich mal ein post in dem ich alle unterschiede zwischen dem deutschen und dem schwedischen lundby "göteborg" puppenhaus von 1973 vergleichen werde... sowas finde ich als sammlerin ja immer sehr interessant!

aber: "tadaaaa"... hier ist endlich das haus mit familie lundby:

maybe i´ll make a post about all the differences between the german and the swedish "gothenburg" doll´s house from 1973... as a collector i´m very interested in things like that.

but: "tadaaaa"... here finaly is the house with family lundby:

"kuckuck"
"peekaboo"

;D fortsetzung folgt...

;D to be continued...

eine schöne woche und bis bald... have a nice week and see you soon, yours nicola

The Lundby Gothenburg - Göteburg...

the last time. The home of the Lundbys is completely furnished since a long time and so I wanted to make a last post to show this lovely house and its inhabitants:

I really had a lot fun with this house and also with my Lundby family, but now the time has come to say adieu and make other people happy :) If you are interested check my *bay!

There are a few more nice pictures of this fanatstic Gothenburg at my flickr - Enjoy!

Hugs, yours Nicola

Lundby Göteborg/Gothenburg, 1970 - Part 3.

Third and last part of the Lundgren´s Gothenburg house tour:

Meanwhile Greta did the dishes Konrad layed the table for the afternoon tea at the lovely empire dinigroom...

At this part of the house you can see that someone played with it before. The stylish staircase with the wooden banister was fixed with silicone and the varnish of the doors & frames of the house looks a bit used, too.

Greta: "Honey, why did you forget the cups, we can´t have tea without cups..."

Konrad:"Oh, sorry... (Thinks: Women! You can do what you want something is always wrong...)

The entrance...


and the bathroom - which is nearly the same as in the Gothenburg of the Lundby´s, but with blue tiles and made in one piece. The toilet is hidden behind the wardrobe-piece.

The hallway piece has a little light at the top of the mirror, but Greta & Konrad still need a mirror and light for the bathroom. They also want some paintings for the diningroom and they would like some carpets for both rooms, too.

Credits: All furniture are Lundby (as usual ;D). The lamps and the mirror at the dinigroom are Lundby, too. The little pinguins are from my granny´s treasure chest. The tea service (without cups and plates - poor Konrad!) is from my mum´s doll´s house. The cake is from "fimozauber" and is made from the same recipe like this cake here :). The owl is one of the first tiny gifts they had in the "kinder surprice eggs" in the 7os and was a fleamarket find. The small coathangers are Bodo Hennig. They came with my "new" Gothenburg from 1975 and were perfect for the hallway piece.
Have a nice weekend, yours Nicola

Lundby Göteborg/Gothenburg, 1970 - Part 1.

Do you remember Greta & Konrad Lundgren, the owners of "Furniture & Antiques"? They moved into a Lundby Gothenburg I gave myself as a christmas present last year.

I bought the empty house just with two lamps & a mirror in it. It took a while until I got all the furniture I wanted, because i looked for those who would emphasize the nordic style of the blue floor and the light wallpaper. Fortunately Greta & Konrad run the shop :)...

Here you can see them enjoying the evening after work in their cozy livingroom.

They are talking about their new neighbours who bought the Gothenburg in their street, next to the Lundby´s house. Greta wonders if they will need some furniture and if they will come to the shop...

Konrad is a real music fan, he likes to play the piano and loves his new/old gramophone he bought yesterday from a costumer. So he listens kindly to Greta, but is also thinking about the gramophone and if he has some records for it...

To be continued...

I dated this house exactly to 1970, because of the wooden banister, the light wallpaper they used at the end 60s and the door to the entrance & bathroom. The earlier houses had no door - just a passage without a door and they changed it in 1970.

Credits: All furniture are Lundby, the most accessoires like lamps and the plant & telephone, too. The painting with the ship is the one I bought at "Tukadu", the little bird on the shelf is Wendt & Kühn and I have it since I am a little child. The gramophone is a fleamarket find, but it could be Lundby, they made some like these in the 80s. The cute felt pillows were a gift from carola from carolas-dollshouses.com. The bottle of sparkling wine is Hennig and maybe the glasses, too?!

And if you wonder why I´m still here writing posts... I decided not to be operated and to try some alternative therapies. I hope it´ll work!

I´m wishing you a wonderful "first of may weekend", yours Nicola

Lundby Göteborg/Gothenburg 1975 - Part 1.

Come and meet the Lundboms (Gunilla & Bertil) :) They are the new owners of the Lundby Gothenburg doll´s house from 1975. They bought the house because they needed more space for their fast-growing family...

Mrs Lundbom is a child care worker and after the birth of their first daughter Kerstin they decided to have some foster children and also a private little day care, so she could work at home.

Here you can see Kerstin´s new foster siblings; Tilda & Linnea playing doll´s at the children´s bedroom.

I decided to furnish the children´s floor not just with Lundby furniture, because the range of Lundby nusery furniture wasn´t really big in the past! They always had bunk beds, a wooden play table and stools or later little armchairs (you can see both variations here) and (yes indeed) the blackboard!

So I mixed it with these cool green (typical 70s) plastic furniture made by "modella" and i really like the result! Gunilla´s visitor is a mother who wants to bring her baby girl to Gunilla´s day care...

Some more children playing with "playmobil toys".

Kerstin together with a cute Caco baby in adorable yellow terry cloth rompers :)

 These rooms are not furnished like "pressed into a time frame" as you know it from my other Lundby doll´s houses, because i wanted a real "day-care-look" for them. So it became something more free-style - Oops ;D

Credits: The furniture are Lundby and modella. The desk and chair is Playmobil. I guess the baby bed is Caco as baby´s bed at the Lundby´s house (it still needs some bedding). The lamps are Lundby and most of the pictures, too. I put some typical 70s illustrations into some Lundby frames at the bedroom. The round picture is made by "nutella" (a very well known german chocolate spread). In the 70s they put different kinds of naive art pictures into a small space between the glas and the cap, to make the children collect them all. The little toys are wooden ore mountains toys (erzgebirgs spielzeug) from my granny´s treasure chest and also from the 1:12 at Soest. The mini matrjoschka dolls are the smallest baby-matrjoschkas form some bigger ones i got. The plastic baby dolls are from my childhood - one is from a "kinder surprise egg". The books and blue cans are Bodo Hennig. Unfortunately i don´t know anything about these "Sesame Street" puppets Bert and Cookie Monster i found at a fleamarket - any informations are welcome! All dolls are Caco from the 70s.

I hope you like the little house tour?! To be continued!

*Nicola



Another Lundby farewell...

Last but not least I ´m parting with my Lundby Gothenburg from 1970 and all the nice funiture and accessories... So it´s time to say Bye-bye to Greta & Konrad...

and Christine & Hans-Hermann! I really had a nice time with you but now someone else will be happy to play with you ;)

If you like to adopt them or some furniture or maybe the house please follow this link :) Thank you!

And if you like to see more pictures of this fabulous 1970 Lundby Göteborg/Gothenburg please visit my flickr stream!

Happy Saint Nicholas´ day, yours Nicola

Das Lundby Göteborg Puppenhaus Teil 7.

the lundby "gothenburg" doll´s house part 7.

erstmal möchte ich euch noch danke schön sagen, dass ihr mir so viele liebe und interessante kommentare zu meinem letzten post geschrieben habt!

first i want to say thank you for all your nice and interesting comments to my last post!

die führung durch das haus endet im zimmer der zwillinge sabine & sabrina!

the guided tour comes to an end in the room of the twins sabine & sabrina!

die beiden bekamen das gewünschte etagenbett!

they got the bunk bed they desired for so long!

es ist das lundby etagenbett nr.7500 (neuheit im katalog von 1972) und es war beim haus dabei. ich liebe ja diese roten zudecken, die jemand so wie beim bett der eltern, zusammen genäht hat.

it´s the lundby bunk bed no.7500 (novelty in the catalog from 1972) and it came with the house. i love the red blankets someone sewed together like in the parents bed :)

und nun wird endlich auch das geheimnis um das set mit den sesselchen gelüftet....

and now i´ll finally disclose the secret about the set with the little armchairs...

ich habe es bei ebay ersteigert und hatte mich schon gewundert, das der tisch auf dem bild so merkwürdig aussah!

i bought the set at ebay and wondered about the strange looking table on the picture!

dank eines artikels in im "lundby letter" (das clubmagazin des " i love lundby clubs" ) weiß ich inzwischen, dass es sich um ein sogenanntes "kombinationsbord" handelt, welches im schwedischen lundby katalog von 1982/83 als teil der kinderzimmereinrichtung nr. 7508, gezeigt wurde.
thanks to an article in "the lundby letter" (the clubmagazine of the " i love lundby club" ) i know it´s a so called "kombinationbord" and it is presented in the 1982/83 swedish lundby catalog as part of the no. 7508 children´s den!

es ist also nicht nur ein schreibtisch, sondern auch ein schminktischchen und eine schaukel für zwei kleine personen - süß, oder?! zeitlich paßt das "kombinationsbord" eigentlich nicht in dieses puppenhaus aus den 70zigern, aber es gefällt mir so gut :)
it´s not just a desk, it´s a little girl´s vanity with mirror and a baby´s rocker for two little persons - cute isn´t it?! chronological this set mismatches into a house from the 70s, but i like it so much :)
der teppich war auch ein ebay fund - er ist von lundby und das rote einzelbett no.7264 (für gäste wie die kleine cousine) ist auch ein lundby bett aus meiner kindheit. der kleine kleine rote stuhl kam mit dem haus, hersteller unbekannt. vielleicht kommt er aus dem erzgebirge?! weiß jemand etwas über stühle wie dieser?! ich habe einige ähnliche wie meiner in anderen puppenhäusern gesehen.

the carpet was an ebay find, too - it´s lundby and the red single bed no.7264 (for guests like the little cousin) is a lundby one from my childhood. the little red chair came with the house and it´s unknown. maybe something made in the german ore mountains?! does any body know more about chairs like this one? i have seen several similar chairs like mine at other doll´s houses.
ich hoffe euch hat der vorläufig letzte "ausflug" in das haus der lundbys gefallen? ich habe noch andere lundby-schätze hier in meinem kleinen zuhause die ich euch zeigen möchte, aber ich weiß nicht ob ich das noch vor weihnachten schaffe??
i hope you liked the for now last "excursion" into the lundby´s house? i have some other lundby treasures here in my little home to show - but i don´t know if i´ll make it before christmas??
ganz stolz bin ich auch, dass elisabeth von der seite "schwedische puppenhäuser" meine fotos von meinem lundby göteborg puppenhaus unter der rubrik: lundby chronicle, in ihrem museum aufgenommen hat!

i´m very proud that elisabeth from the swedish dollshouses page took the pictures of my lundby gothenburg doll´s house for her museum! you´ll find it in the rubric: lundby chronicle.

eure/yours nicola