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1971: "new: dolls furniture sets especially for girls" [image info]

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The Lego Homemaker range (essentially a range of sets of Lego dollhouse rooms and dollhouse furniture) was launched circa 1971, initially with a set 260 Doll's Living Room and a set 261 Kitchen.

Some sets came with a studded base suitable for a single room, others consisted of just loose furniture, or furniture with human figures. Some of the earlier and more popular sets underwent multiple revisions. Overall, including different revisions, Lego seems to have released perhaps about 32 different sets, from simple office furniture sets to a complete open-out multi-room bungalow (232), and an open-plan hospital (231).

The very earliest sets came with a fully-studded base, which was replaced with a new base that only had a double-row of studs around the edge.

The sets that we've seen don't mention the Homemaker sub-brand, in line with the "international" Lego policy at the time of trying not to use any words at all (not even a product name), with boxes often only giving the Lego logo and a number.

1971 promotional text:

At last! Furniture for Lego Doll's Houses

You've probably tried to make your own furniture when you've been building Lego houses. You've probably also found out how difficult it can be to make it in the right shape and size. Well, we've solved the problem for you. There are now two new boxes from which you can build doll's house furniture.

One of them contains everything you need for the kitchen. There's a cooker with four rings and window so you can look into the oven. Then there's a refrigerator with an opening door and a shelf inside. There's also a table, with four stools, top and bottom cupboards and a sink with a mixer tap and draining board.

There's a table that can be used as a working surface or where you can put glasses and a decanter for soft drinks or milk. In fact, everything a kitchen needs right down to the last detail.

The Lego kitchen is pack no. 261 .

You'll find the Lego sitting room in pack no. 260 .

As you would expect, there's a sofa, a small table with a lamp and a larger table with three chairs. There's also a book shelf full of books and a cupboard with four drawers that can be pulled out and with doors which open.

When you build the walls of your house, put in doors and windows, so you separate the kitchen from the living-room. Use Lego bricks from your basic set. If you have some transparent bricks, use them as windows. You'll find them in supplementary packs nos. 418 and 419 . Otherwise, just build the walls and leave the window spaces open. There should be a door opening between the kitchen and the living room.

When you've completed the walls, you need to arrange the furniture. Then you are ready to move in.

You'll no doubt find all sorts of different ways to furnish the rooms. Try a few. Move the furniture around until your Lego home is really comfortable.

External links

• Lego Homemaker (wikipedia.org)