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Dolls' House Furniture Set

1974 (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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Dolls' House Furniture
  • Dolls' House Furniture
  • Dolls' House Furniture
  • Dolls' House Accessories
Materials and techniques
Made from plastic, manufactured
Brief description
Bathroom set, from Homemaker series, made by Lego, 1974
Physical description
Bathroom set with bathtub, shelf, sink, toilet, and woman figure. The toilet has a black lid on it. The bathtub has a fish deisgn on the side and is attached to a larger unit that contains a sink and some shelving.
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.101:1 to 4-2014

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2014
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