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2. Ole Kirk Christiansen - Wikipedia

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   At the end of World War II, many traditional materials used in the manufacture of products were not readily available, so manufacturers looked for other cheap, plastic alternatives. [9] In 1947, the Lego company was the first toy manufacturer in Denmark to purchase a plastic injection moulding machine, which was so expensive that it cost more ...

3. History of Lego - Wikipedia

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   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 and his son obtained samples of plastic, interlocking Kiddicraft bricks, which inspired the first Lego brick created in 1936.

4. Lego - Wikipedia

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   Lego (/ ˈ l ɛ ɡ oʊ / ⓘ, LEG-oh; Danish:; [1] stylised as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. Lego consists of variously coloured interlocking plastic bricks made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) that accompany an array of gears , figurines ...

5. Timeline of Lego - Wikipedia

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   Lego releases its first building "system" of the Town Plan along with 27 other sets. [3] Lego bricks begin selling better, but are not yet the core Lego product. Lego first exports toys to Sweden. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen demonstrates the Lego bricks at a toy fair in Nuremberg, Germany. First Lego trees are released. 1956:

6. Billund, Denmark - Wikipedia

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   In 1942, during the Nazi German occupation of Denmark in World War II, the old Lego factory was destroyed by fire, but a new one was immediately erected. [6] In 1946, the railway track from Grindsted was extended to the Lego factory. In the same year, the Lego company purchased a plastic moulding machine from an English company.

7. Cobi (building blocks) - Wikipedia

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   Cobi is a Polish toy company with its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland. The company was founded in 1987, producing puzzles and board games. In 1992, it started producing building blocks with an interlocking stud and tube system, compatible with Lego blocks. Due to their popularity, the company switched to mostly producing building block sets.