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Dolls' House Figure

1970s
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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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dolls' House Figure
  • Dolls' House Figure
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Grandmother doll, from Homemaker series, made by Lego
Physical description
This is a grandmother figure that has a black dress with a yellow body. She has gray hair along with glasses. She was part of a set that was made in the 1970s by Lego for the Homemaker series. She is one of five dolls that came in a set.
Style
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Joan Brown
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.
Collection
Accession number
B.105: 1 to 2-2014

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Record createdOctober 1, 2014
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