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The history of Lego began in 1932 in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter who initially produced furniture but later started making wooden toys. The company was named "Lego" in 1934, a contraction from the Danish phrase "leg godt", meaning "play well".
During the Great Depression, Christiansen began producing miniature versions of his products as design aids, which eventually inspired him to produce toys. Despite the economic downturn, Christiansen's shop started making wooden toys such as piggy banks, pull toys, cars and trucks, and houses.
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, Christiansen and his son obtained samples of plastic, interlocking bricks which inspired the later Lego bricks created in 1949.
The Lego brick in its present form was launched in 1958. The interlocking principle with its tubes makes it unique and offers unlimited building possibilities.
Over the decades, the brick and Lego system continued to be modified with new molds and colors being added and removed. Despite its expansion, the company remains privately held.[1]
Today, Lego is a profitable[2] line of construction kits and related products and services, including Lego board games, retail stores, video games, films, theme parks, and consultation services. It has had a significant impact on various areas in popular culture.
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- ^ "LEGO profit worldwide 2022". Statista. Retrieved 15 February 2024.