In 1977 LEGO released 3 Homemaker sets. The largest Homemaker set from 1977 was
296 Ladies' Hairdressers with a piece count of 160 and a retail price of $4.49. The current estimated value of all these Homemaker sets from this year is about $293.23 which represents a 2800.7% growth.
LEGO Homemaker was a theme introduced in 1971 designed to appeal primarily to girls and centered on domestic and suburban life-based settings. The larger of the Homemaker sets could be assembled to build complete room settings of a house, including a kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedrooms while smaller sets could build models of other household fixtures. The sets are known for using Homemaker figures built using standard LEGO bricks.
1977 LEGO Sets
In 1977, LEGO released several new sets and themes, including the LEGO City theme, which introduced models of city life such as houses, stores, and vehicles. 1977 was also the year that LEGO introduced the LEGO System, which was a standardized system of bricks and connectors that allowed for more flexible and versatile building. The LEGO System included a wide range of bricks in different colors and sizes, as well as new elements such as windows, doors, and roofs. Other notable sets and themes released by LEGO in 1977 included the LEGO Space theme, which introduced new models of spaceships and alien minifigures, and the LEGO Castle theme, which expanded upon the castle sets released in previous years.