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How long has LEGO been around?

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How long has LEGO been around?

89 years (August 10, 1932)
The Lego Group/Age

What is the oldest LEGO set?

The First 10 LEGO Sets Ever Made (With Years)

  • 3 VW Auto Showroom (1957)
  • 4 Church (1957)
  • 5 Fire Station (1957)
  • 6 Esso Filling Station (1956)
  • 7 Small House (1955)
  • 8 Small Store (1955)
  • 9 Esso Station (1955)
  • 10 Garage With Automatic Door (1955)

Who invented LEGO?

Ole Kirk Kristiansen
The name ‘LEGO’ is an abbreviation of the two Danish words “leg godt”, meaning “play well”. It’s our name and it’s our ideal. The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The company has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder.

What is the oldest Lego set?

Did Lego Star Wars save LEGO?

The first LEGO Star Wars video game came out in 2005 and might very well have saved the LEGO brand. The imminent release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has kept both LEGO fans and Star Wars lovers in a state of keen anticipation.

What color was the first LEGO?

The bricks produced today have the same bumps and holes, and can still interlock with those produced in 1958. The first mini-figures (or mini-figs) were released in 1978 for the Town, Space, and Castle play sets. When they were first created, LEGO decided that their happy faces should have only one color: yellow.

What is the rarest LEGO set?

#10179 LEGO Ultimate Collector’s Series Millennium Falcon Despite the galactic inflation, a first edition Millennium Falcon is one of the most — if not the most —valuable LEGO set ever produced. “We’ve sold these sets for prices ranging from $3,400 to $5,700,” Ijken says..

How LEGO got its name?

LEGO blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark, workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, who began making wooden toys in 1932. Two years later he named his company LEGO after the Danish phrase leg godt (“play well”).

What does LEGO mean in English?

The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making wooden toys in 1932. In 1934, his company came to be called “Lego”, derived from the Danish phrase leg godt [lɑjˀ ˈkʌt], which means “play well”.

Who is the president of LEGO?

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Preceded by Niels Jacobsen
4th President of The Lego Group