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PowerPoint Presentation · PPT file · Web viewLego History 1932: Ole Kirk Christiansen, of Billund, Denmark, started a company to manufacture stepladders, ironing boards and wooden

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Page 1: PowerPoint Presentation · PPT file · Web viewLego History 1932: Ole Kirk Christiansen, of Billund, Denmark, started a company to manufacture stepladders, ironing boards and wooden
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Lego History

• 1932: Ole Kirk Christiansen, of Billund, Denmark, started a company to manufacture stepladders, ironing boards and wooden toys.

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1934• Ole Kirk's son, Godtfred Kirk joins

family business.• Chose LEGO as company name.• Comes from the Danish words "leg"

and "godt”, which means PLAY WELL.• In Latin, it means “I Study” or “I Put

Together”.

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FIRE!!• After a fire burned the LEGO factory to the

ground, the Christiansens did not hesitate to make wooden and plastic toys.

• 1949: First Automatic Binding Bricks are sold only in Denmark.

• These bricks were made from cellulose acetate.

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Lego System of Play• Complete set sold in Sweden in 1955.

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Wheels and Wings• The First Lego Wheels were made and

released in 1961.• The Following year, LEGO Airways is

born.• 1966 welcome the first LEGO train set.

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LEGOLAND• June 7, 1968 Legoland opened in Billund.

625,000 people visited the park that year.• First Prize in a Best Toy competition in Luxemburg.

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“MAXI-FIGS”• First ever LEGO people were introduced

in Lego Set #200 during 1974.

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LEGO SPACE

• LEGO introduces its first Lego Space set – 1979.

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BUCKETS• Buckets of LEGO and DUPLO go on

sale in 1987.

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LEGOLAND II• On March 20, 1999 Legoland was opened

in Carlsbad, California.

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Nathan Sawaya• Former lawyer is obsessed with Legos

and creates many lego structures.

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Enjoy the History of the Lego!!

Submitted by:Steve PaulukovichResident Assistant

Colorado State University