Topper Dream Kitchen
By Euphrates



In 1963, Barbie-sized dolls belonged in one place: Deluxe Reading's Dream Kitchen.  This was 
not the place for nor the dream of the diet pill-popping, cigarette-smoking, disco-dancing 
Barbie of the late '60s and '70s.

This huge and colorful set was designed to accomodate the popular sized 11 1/2 inch dolls.
It actually contained 176 pieces including working appliances, simulated food,  a dining 
set, pots, pans, silverware, glasses, towels and more!  Here are some of the great
accessories that were included:

The Major Appliances

The refridgerator, sink dishwasher and stove were all 12 inches tall with lots of chrome, 
turquoise, brown and harvest gold.  The stove lights up and turns a rotisserie with a 
turkey on it.  The refridgerator has swing-out shelves and two clear vegetable crisper bins.  
Fill the tank and the water runs out of the sink spouts and washes the dishes in the
dishwasher!  The sink also has a towel rack and towels.  All 4 applianes had extra shelving 
to hold the food, boxed items and accessories.

The Kitchen Table

Meals were served on a square, tan colored table with yellow, turquoise, tan and
brown cushioned chairs.  Set came with red and white checkered placemats!

The Food


Asparagus 

Cakes 

Donuts

Frankfurters and Beans 

Group of Fruit

Group of Vegetables

Ham

Hamburger Buns

Hamburger on bun

Hotdog on Bun

Jello Dessert Combos 

Pastries

Peas

Potatoes with Butter 

Roast Beef

Slices of Toast

Squash 

Steaks 

Tomato piles

Tray with Bread

2 Plates with Meat

1 Plate with Sandwiches

1 Plate with Toast and Eggs



The Boxed Foods

Ace All Purpose Cleaner

Ace Soap Pads

Ace Soap Powder

Chocolate Ice Cream

De Luxe Corn Bits

De Luxe Vanilla Ice Cream

Deluxe Oatmeal

Diamond Cereal

Diamond Crackers

Diamond Pasta

Diamond Sugar

Rex Soap Powder

Rex Wax paper

Rex Window Wax

Saltine Crackers

Shredded Wheat

Star Cleanser

Star Scouring Pads

Star Soap Powder

Star Sparkling Flakes


Other Accessories


Bottles of Milk

Bottles of Soda

Cake Knife

Cookbook

Cookie Jar

Cups

Dish Drainer

Eggs in Tray

Flour Jar

Forks

Glasses

Ice Cube Trays

Kettle

Knives

Ladle

Paper Towels

Pitchers

Plates

Pots

Sauce Pans

Saucers

Skillets

Spatula

Spoons

Sugar Bowl

Teapot



As you can imagine, this is a very challenging set to complete.  Not only
do you have to find all of the little bitty accessories but there are 
frequently issues with the battery-operated appliances.  Even if the
battery connections are still good the stove light is quite often out and
the hoses on the sink and dishwasher usually have deteriorated with time
or are missing.

Despite the age of this playset you can still find them boxed with 80%
of the parts for $400-$600 or in lots containing just the appliances or
tables and a smattering of food for $50-$75.

Note: Amsco made a similar 7 piece kitchen set for 11-inch figures using see-through 
colored plastic.  The beautiful set included a purple fridge, a green appliance cabinet with
working blender, blue clothes-washer, yellow clothes-dryer, orange stove,
pink dish-washer, and turquoise kitchen sink.  Also like the Dream Kitchen set, all of 
the appliances were battery-operated.







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