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Description
24" (61 cm.) w. x 12"h. x 11"d. A open-front
wooden store with swinging display doors on each
side has ebony black finish with gilt stenciled
accents. The back wall has built-in cupboards with
a centering mirrored door flanked by two glass
windowed cabinets with interior shelving. The
swing-around front windows have built-in interior
shelving,and there is a matching free-standing
counter. The shop has original paper cover on the
walls and floor,and the shop is liberally
furnished with millinery accoutrements including
22 labeled boxes with various fabrics,trims and
couturier accessories,standing
mirror,yardstick,and various accoutrements. Nine
hats on wooden hat stands are arranged across the
top shelf. The Christian Hacker signature is on
the base (see photograph). Christian Hacker,circa
1880,the swing-around shop windows,designed to
allow the child access to the store interior,were
characteristic features of the firm's miniature shops.