T-014 Jumbo Bricks Set (Three Worlds)
General Information
The following information has been collected from original newspapers, catalogs, and magazines, some of which are freely available for reference below. The rest can be found in the site’s gallery. No aggregate catalogs (BrickLink, Brickset, etc.) were used.
Advertised Part Count(s): 60 pieces
First Year Confirmed Available: 1968(USA)
USA only.
Most Likely Retirement Date: 1969(USA)
It reappears in the 1969 Three Worlds Catalog.
As Three Worlds was defunct by early 1970, the latest retirement date would be 1969.
Last Year Seen Available: 1969
Aliases: LEGO Jumbo Building Bricks
Retail Price(s): $10.00(USA)
Rarity Score(Index): 6/7
Known Box/Packing Variants
The set is too rare to know if there are any variants. However, as discussed in our Three Worlds article, between January(when the Three Worlds trademark application was accepted) and April of 1970(when Three Worlds dissolved), it appears some Three Worlds products were still being produced.
If the T-014 continued production after the 1969 season, it may have a registered trademark symbol variant like the non-LEGO product seen below:
Of course this all depends on whether the T-014 continued production after 1970. The above theorized variant, if it exists, would be incredibly rare.
Box/Overview
Popular in the 1960s were "approved brands" backed by research and psychology, wherein toys from different companies were tested and selected to be sold under a single banner. They're marketed as educational toys to stimulate the growth/development of a child, but instead of being for institutional use, they sold at retail.
If you look into these companies, however, they're usually owned by a large department store. Halle's owned Three Worlds Inc. You can read more about the minutia of Three Worlds in the dedicated article linked above.
Similar to other 60 piece jumbo bricks sets(i.e. 1968's DP60 Discovery Playthings Jumbo Brick Set), the T-014 came in a plain box with the set and company's name on the front(notice the star and "*TM APPL PENDING"):
Only two sides of the box have anything worthy of note:
The rest of the set's box is blank.
Contents
The set's contents are not all too exciting. The set contained 20 red, 20 blue, and 20 white jumbo bricks, as seen below:
