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- Block City Building Blocks, 1955-1960 - Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. Post-World War II Baby Boomers could recreate their neighborhood homes, stores, and offices with this set of plastic building blocks.
- 1955-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Block City Building Blocks, 1955-1960
Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. Post-World War II Baby Boomers could recreate their neighborhood homes, stores, and offices with this set of plastic building blocks.
- Blockraft Toy Construction Blocks, 1937-1946 - Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. This set of colorful blocks used pegs to help secure a child's creation together.
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Blockraft Toy Construction Blocks, 1937-1946
Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. This set of colorful blocks used pegs to help secure a child's creation together.
- Richter's Anchor Box Building Stones, 1880-1900 - Construction sets were made out of materials popular at that time. This set consists of stone columns, arches, pyramids and triangular, rectangular, and square blocks. Friedrich A. Richter did not invent these stone building blocks, but in 1880, he acquired the production rights and the machines to produce them.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Richter's Anchor Box Building Stones, 1880-1900
Construction sets were made out of materials popular at that time. This set consists of stone columns, arches, pyramids and triangular, rectangular, and square blocks. Friedrich A. Richter did not invent these stone building blocks, but in 1880, he acquired the production rights and the machines to produce them.
- "Mega Micro Bloks" Building Blocks, 1991 - In the late 1900s, American children enjoyed playing with plastic bricks. These Mega Micro Bloks look similar to Lego bricks -- the most well-known plastic construction bricks -- and were made to be compatible with "the leading brand." Other companies produced lookalike bricks with "stud-and-tube" connectors after Lego's patent expired in the 1980s.
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
"Mega Micro Bloks" Building Blocks, 1991
In the late 1900s, American children enjoyed playing with plastic bricks. These Mega Micro Bloks look similar to Lego bricks -- the most well-known plastic construction bricks -- and were made to be compatible with "the leading brand." Other companies produced lookalike bricks with "stud-and-tube" connectors after Lego's patent expired in the 1980s.
- Lincoln Logs, circa 1960 - John Lloyd Wright, son of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs in 1916. Playskool has been an important manufacturer of durable, educational toys for young children since its founding in 1928 as the Playskool Institute.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Logs, circa 1960
John Lloyd Wright, son of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs in 1916. Playskool has been an important manufacturer of durable, educational toys for young children since its founding in 1928 as the Playskool Institute.
- "American Bricks" Set, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
"American Bricks" Set, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946
- Building Blocks, 1876-1886 -
- 1876-1886
- Collections - Artifact
Building Blocks, 1876-1886
- American Plastic Bricks Construction Set, circa 1955 - Through the 20th century, construction sets became more complex and were made out of materials popular at the time. This set of plastic bricks was marketed to both boys and girls as a "modern brick construction set in its most realistic and accurate form." Hal Elliot and Sam Goss formed Halsam in 1916, to compete with Lincoln Logs.
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
American Plastic Bricks Construction Set, circa 1955
Through the 20th century, construction sets became more complex and were made out of materials popular at the time. This set of plastic bricks was marketed to both boys and girls as a "modern brick construction set in its most realistic and accurate form." Hal Elliot and Sam Goss formed Halsam in 1916, to compete with Lincoln Logs.
- Building Blocks, 1937-1946 - Children love to build things -- whether they create the world of the past, present or future. Toy "log" building materials have been around for nearly 150 years. In the 1930s, Halsam produced American Logs to compete with the more famous Lincoln Logs. The squared logs could be used to construct cabins, barns or other buildings reminiscent of the American frontier.
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Building Blocks, 1937-1946
Children love to build things -- whether they create the world of the past, present or future. Toy "log" building materials have been around for nearly 150 years. In the 1930s, Halsam produced American Logs to compete with the more famous Lincoln Logs. The squared logs could be used to construct cabins, barns or other buildings reminiscent of the American frontier.
- LEGO Building Set, 1966 - Carpenter-turned-toymaker Ole Kirk Christianson created his first interlocking "Automatic Binding Bricks" in 1949. Highly popular in Europe by the late 1950s, the renamed "Lego" bricks were first introduced in the United States in 1961. Lego comes from the Danish words "leg godt," which mean "play well."
- 1966
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LEGO Building Set, 1966
Carpenter-turned-toymaker Ole Kirk Christianson created his first interlocking "Automatic Binding Bricks" in 1949. Highly popular in Europe by the late 1950s, the renamed "Lego" bricks were first introduced in the United States in 1961. Lego comes from the Danish words "leg godt," which mean "play well."