Name/Title
Stationery of the Doll House, 1940s-1950sEntry/Object ID
2025.29.1Description
Acc. No. 25.29.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: 1940s-1950s
Object: Stationery, sheet
Description: single piece of stationery, heading: ‘Doll House’.
Size: L 11 x W 8 1/2 inches
History of Object: Stationery of the Doll House, 2411 Encinal Ave, now the location is part of the Main Fire Station (since 1968). This business was a toy store, specializing in dolls and teddy bears, including repairs - including repairing handbags. The business opened in October of 1946, then moved to Oakland by 1950. In Alameda it was owned by Lamont Grant Petersen (1907-1951) and Edith Risso (who was born and raised in Alameda, 1902-1993).
Donor: Donna Madrid
Donation Date: 2/4/2019
Catalog Date: 2/2/2025