Craft Creative Kits #800 Chest-on-Chest by Craft Products Company c.1974

Craft Products Company, maker of popular clock kits in the 1960s and 70s, came out with a line of Colonial-style miniature furniture kits in 1974. Several of the designs are very similar to The House of Miniatures kits that came out three years later. They called the line "Craft Creative Kits" and by 1976 they produced a 32-page catalog of various miniatures.

The fit and finish is not on par with The House of Miniatures. The literature calls them "hardwood" kits, but the flat pieces are birch plywood. Although Craft Products Company continued offering clock kits into the late 1990s, they appear to have sold out their miniatures line to Perfection Products by 1980. Very interesting collector piece.

Catalog Description: "Here, again, only superlatives can adequately describe this charming Chest-on-Chest. It is 4 5/16 inches tall and 3 1/16 inches wide at the base. Each of the five drawers opens and closes easily. Its gently curving base is a decorative feature, and its bottom and top sections are perfectly scaled to complement each other - another fine piece for your collection!"

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