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A Vintage Gingerbread House Retrospective

 Pre-heat the oven and peruse these VTG houses for a little baking inspo!

Gingerbread House -1950s

Gingerbread house with nougat chimney on the cover of McCall's - 1950

Gingerbread House with coconut snow - 1970s


1970s Gingerbread Tudor style house with jelly bean brick.
Gingerbread House with candy melt roof - 1970s

Gingerbread House from the Santa Maria Times - 1988 

Chef Hans Raffert and his Christmas gingerbread house -1991

Betty Crocker's New Christmas Cookbook - 1993

White House Gingerbread House and Socks the Cat - 1993

Hilary Clinton and the White House Gingerbread House - 1995 

U.S Grant Hotel Gingerbread House - 2002 

Making Gingerbread Houses: Dozens of Delectable Designs & Ideas - 2004 

A Western Gingerbread scene at the Omni Hotel in Houston - 2007

 

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While You Browse...

Lookbook items are meant to reflect an idea of what we currently stock in-store.

Vintage you see here is likely long sold, though if you would like to inquire about a specific piece please email kate@thehappyisles.com