Lego

description

Plastic bricks with stud and socket connection between rows. I am sure I do not need to describe Lego any further!

Lego has moved away from its mainly architectural beginnings, so my interest is primarily in the older sets, some examples of which are shown below.

category bricks that interlock

materials plastic

date from 1949 (as Automatic Binding Bricks)
from 1953 (as LEGO bricks) onwards

made by LEGO Group, Denmark

pictures

links to further information

the folowing sites all cover the history and development of Lego:

development of the brick design - select 'Lego(early)' from the frames menu
Samsonite Lego - marketed in the USA until 1973
The LEGO Group's history pages

category	bricks that interlock
materials	plastic
date	from 1949 (as Automatic Binding Bricks) from 1953 (as LEGO bricks) onwards
made by	LEGO Group, Denmark