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Dolls' House Furniture Set

1971 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This collection of Lego furniture was bought between 1975-1979 from toy shops in Farham, Surrey, and Birmingham. The Homemaker series was a range of Lego sets designed with girls in mind, and resembles dolls' house furniture. A number of different rooms wee available, as well as smaller accessory sets and a family group of figures.

Each set comes with its own instruction leaflet, which are richly and brightly illustrated with photographs of children playing with the toys.


Object details

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Parts
This object consists of 11 parts.

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Materials and techniques
made from plastic, except for the pamphlet which is made from paper
Brief description
Piano set, from Homemaker series, made by Lego, 1973
Physical description
Piano set containing a piano, a piano stool, a lamp, and a bookcase that contains several books.
Style
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Joan Brown
Subject depicted
Summary
This collection of Lego furniture was bought between 1975-1979 from toy shops in Farham, Surrey, and Birmingham. The Homemaker series was a range of Lego sets designed with girls in mind, and resembles dolls' house furniture. A number of different rooms wee available, as well as smaller accessory sets and a family group of figures.

Each set comes with its own instruction leaflet, which are richly and brightly illustrated with photographs of children playing with the toys.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.103:1 to11-2014

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Record createdOctober 1, 2014
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