It was on January 28, 1958 that Godtfred Kirk Christiansen filed the Danish patent application for a “legetøjsbyggeelement” that used a knob and tube configuration for connecting plastic building bricks. The patent, number 92683, was granted exactly 4 years later … Continue reading
I have been playing with LEGO bricks for about 40 years. The LEGO sets of my youth were the general building sets familiar to many adult fans. These were the re-suable box sets made up of basic bricks in basic … Continue reading
I ordered a couple small buckets of bricks from shop.lego.com earlier this week and was surprised when the postal carrier had to make a special trip to his car to get the package. At 27″ wide, it was difficult to … Continue reading
Medium Blue is ten years old. The first LEGO sets including the color were released in 2002 according to information at Peeron.com and since that time some 3,500 elements have been released in this soft, pleasing color, making it currently … Continue reading