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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Lego, Meccano, Girder and Panel building sets, K'Nex pieces, Zome, Marklin, Rokenbok, Bayko, Fischertechnik, NZG Models, Conrad Models, Magnetix, Mega Brands, Toy block, Mega Bloks Pyrates, Lego Duplo, Tinkertoy, Erector Set, Construx, Anchor Stone Blocks, Tente, Capsela, Skyline, Geomag, Froebel Gifts, Ello Creation System, Rasti, Zoomorphs, Construction set, Lincoln Logs, Kre-O, GIK, Kapla, Automoblox, Super City, Cobi, Minibrix, Neodymium magnet toys, Zaks, EXIN Castles, Cleversticks, Tog'l, Merkur, Programmable Cricket, Unit block, Loc Blocs, Playskool Pipeworks, Best-Lock Construction Toys, Robotix, K'nex Original Roller Coaster, 1:48 scale, Built to Rule, Jovo, Pontiki, Lego Quatro, Chaos Machine, Trix, Konstruk-Tubes, Kiddicraft, Stickle bricks, Unbeatable Warrior, Philiform, COCO, Flair Leisure Products, Toobers & Zots, Magnext, K'nex Lava Launch Coaster, FAC-System, Steel Tec, KEVA Planks. Excerpt: Lego (trademarked in capitals as LEGO) is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts. Lego bricks can be assembled and connected in many ways, to construct such objects as vehicles, buildings, and even working robots. Anything constructed can then be taken apart again, and the pieces used to make other objects. The toys were originally designed in the 1940s in Denmark and have achieved an international appeal, with an extensive subculture that supports Lego movies, games, video games, competitions, and four Lego themed amusement parks. Lego bricksThe Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (7 April 1891 - 11 March 1958), a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making...