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- Lego Creator Set, "Treehouse Adventures," 2016 -
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
Lego Creator Set, "Treehouse Adventures," 2016
- "LEGO Basic" Building Blocks, 1990-1991 - Lego bricks came to America from Denmark in the early 1960s. By the 1970s, this ingenious building toy had taken its place as an essential plaything in the toy box of childhood. Lego plastic bricks stuck together well, but could be easily pulled apart. Kids loved the way that these interlocking bricks could be assembled to create buildings, vehicles and even human figures.
- 1990-1991
- Collections - Artifact
"LEGO Basic" Building Blocks, 1990-1991
Lego bricks came to America from Denmark in the early 1960s. By the 1970s, this ingenious building toy had taken its place as an essential plaything in the toy box of childhood. Lego plastic bricks stuck together well, but could be easily pulled apart. Kids loved the way that these interlocking bricks could be assembled to create buildings, vehicles and even human figures.
- LEGO Building Set, 1966 - Carpenter-turned-toymaker Ole Kirk Christianson created his first interlocking "Automatic Binding Bricks" in 1949. Highly popular in Europe by the late 1950s, the renamed "Lego" bricks were first introduced in the United States in 1961. Lego comes from the Danish words "leg godt," which mean "play well."
- 1966
- Collections - Artifact
LEGO Building Set, 1966
Carpenter-turned-toymaker Ole Kirk Christianson created his first interlocking "Automatic Binding Bricks" in 1949. Highly popular in Europe by the late 1950s, the renamed "Lego" bricks were first introduced in the United States in 1961. Lego comes from the Danish words "leg godt," which mean "play well."
- LEGO Building Set, 1976-1983 - Lego bricks came to America from Denmark in the early 1960s. By the 1970s, this ingenious building toy had taken its place as an essential plaything in the toy box of childhood. Lego plastic bricks stuck together well, but could be easily pulled apart. Kids loved the way that these interlocking bricks could be assembled to create buildings, vehicles and even human figures.
- 1976-1983
- Collections - Artifact
LEGO Building Set, 1976-1983
Lego bricks came to America from Denmark in the early 1960s. By the 1970s, this ingenious building toy had taken its place as an essential plaything in the toy box of childhood. Lego plastic bricks stuck together well, but could be easily pulled apart. Kids loved the way that these interlocking bricks could be assembled to create buildings, vehicles and even human figures.
- Duplo LEGO Pre-School Basic Building Set, 1991 - Duplos -- a larger version of the Lego brick -- were perfect for the small hands of a toddler. Introduced in 1969, Duplos stuck together well, but could be easily pulled apart. Toddlers could now create and build just like their older siblings and friends.
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Duplo LEGO Pre-School Basic Building Set, 1991
Duplos -- a larger version of the Lego brick -- were perfect for the small hands of a toddler. Introduced in 1969, Duplos stuck together well, but could be easily pulled apart. Toddlers could now create and build just like their older siblings and friends.
- Lego Speed Champions Set, "2016 Ford GT & 1966 Ford GT40," 2017 - Ford Motor Company won its class at France's 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 2016, fifty years after the automaker first won that race in 1966. Lego commemorated both victories with a building set featuring models of the two winning cars: the 2016 Ford GT and the 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II.
- 2017
- Collections - Artifact
Lego Speed Champions Set, "2016 Ford GT & 1966 Ford GT40," 2017
Ford Motor Company won its class at France's 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 2016, fifty years after the automaker first won that race in 1966. Lego commemorated both victories with a building set featuring models of the two winning cars: the 2016 Ford GT and the 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II.