LEGO® Secretary's Desk

Description

Furniture instead of vehicles

While many sets of the period show vehicles or buildings, this one is about a piece of furniture. The Homemaker range focused on furnishings for doll's houses, and the secretary's desk is a typical example. You assemble it from a handful of bricks and end up with a small item of furniture that fits into a home scene. It is a quiet, tidy building project with no mechanics and no play figures involved.

Light and simple

White, black, red and yellow are the main colours. White gives the desk a bright, clean appearance, black and red provide contrast on handles and edges, and yellow adds a small accent. With 79 pieces in 17 types the set is one of the smaller boxes of its year, and the effort stays low, so it is done in an afternoon. In the parts list on this page you can see which bricks and plates are needed and how many of each there are.

Who it suits

Collectors of early sets with unusual themes will be especially interested, because furniture from interlocking bricks has become rare today. If you like building scenes with interiors, you can combine the desk with other furniture and walls to create a small office or living room. As a toy it works for calm role play, and as a display piece it suits anyone who would like a small slice of design history on the shelf.

Checking and reusing parts

The complete parts list helps when you check a second-hand set and when you reorder individual elements. With the “What can I build?” tool you can find out which other models the parts make possible once you take the desk apart. White bricks are in demand in many collections, since they suit buildings, vehicles and furniture alike, and they are easy to build into new designs of your own.

FAQ

How many pieces does the Secretary's Desk have?

Set 295-1 consists of 79 pieces in 17 different types. There are no minifigures.

Which range does the set belong to?

It belongs to the Homemaker range and was released in 1974.

Which colours dominate?

White, black, red and yellow are the main colours.