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    History of Lego - Wikipedia

    Lego began in 1934 in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish furniture maker. During the Great Depression, he began to make miniature versions of his products, which inspired him to produce toys. In 1934 the company was named "Lego", a contraction from the Danish phrase "leg … See more

    Lego began in 1934
    In 1947, after World War II, when injection molding was introduced to Denmark, Christiansen bought an injection molding machine for the company to make toys. That same year, he … See more

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    During the last three decades of the 20th century, Lego expanded into new areas of toy making and marketing. In 1971 Lego began to target girls … See more

    The company focused on its core products and reintroduced the Duplo label in late 2004. Since 2004, manufacturing had been moved to Mexico, and distribution relocated from Billund to the Czech Republic. By 2007 a global workforce of 9,100 in 1998 was … See more

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    The Lego Group was founded in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark. In 1916, Christiansen purchased a woodworking shop in Billund, … See more

    Another warehouse fire struck the Lego Group in 1960, consuming most of the company's inventory of wooden toys. Godtfred decided … See more

    Lego's profits had declined since 1992. Around 1995 or 1996, according to designer Mark Stafford, the Lego Group retired many LEGO Designers who had created the sets from … See more

    • Mortensen, Tine Froberg (9 January 2012). "LEGO History Timeline". Lego.com. The Lego Group. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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    Oct 13, 2024 · LEGO, plastic building-block toys that rose to massive popularity in the mid-20th century. It has been one of the most successful game brands in marketing history. LEGO blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark, workshop …

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    The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The company has since passed from generation to generation and is to this day still owned by the Kirk Kristiansen family. Visit the LEGO History website.

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    Dec 5, 2023 · In 1958, the legal cornerstone of LEGO’s building system was laid down with the patent of their modern brick design. This wasn’t merely a patent for a product but an acknowledgment of an ingenious system that could unlock …

  7. Ole Kirk Christiansen and the History of LEGO

    Apr 4, 2019 · Hailed as the “Toy of the Century,” the plastic Lego bricks that make up the Lego System of Play were invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a master carpenter, and his son, Godtfred Kirk.

  8. The beginning of the LEGO Group | LEGO® History

    The first product line is presented in 1932. LEg GOdt becomes the LEGO® name. In late 1935, Ole Kirk Kristiansen decides to further concentrate his business on the toy production he started in 1932. This decision involves finding a new …

  9. The History of LEGO: From Bricks to Global …

    Dec 4, 2023 · The story of LEGO begins with Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter and toymaker, who founded the LEGO Group in 1932. Initially, the company produced wooden toys and other small...

  10. The Early History of LEGO - Mental Floss

    Aug 20, 2008 · Simple, block-shaped toys have been around for hundreds of years, but it took a 20th-century Danish genius named Ole Kirk Christiansen to invent the interlocking pieces we know today as LEGO...

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    Jan 17, 2021 · In that year, Lego bought a plastic injection-molding machine, which could mass produce plastic toys. By 1949, Lego was using this machine to produce about 200 different kinds of toys, which included automatic binding …

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