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Ask the LEGO Historian!

Seeking to know more about LEGO’s history? You have questions? Found a really old LEGO-brick and would like to share? This is the section for you! :D

Unofficial LEGO Collectors Guide now available!

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If you have been around the LEGO community for a while you have probably heard of Gary Istok. Gary is the undisputed authority on LEGO’s history – especially the early history of the company. Gary frequents many of the LEGO forums and blogs, sharing his incredible knowledge, and answering questions no-one else can. (Gary is a [...]

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How much do you know about LEGO?

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(Written by Taryn) Just the other day we were celebrating LEGO’s 80th birthday (read here: Wishing Happy 80th Birthday to LEGO!), so I got interested in digging a bit into LEGO’s history. I’m a KFOL (Kid-Fan-of-LEGO), so I thought this would be useful for other kids my age, and adults may find something interesting too. All right, so you [...]

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Wishing happy 80th birthday to LEGO!

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The LEGO Company just celebrated its 80th birthday a few days ago. Can you believe that? LEGO has been around for 80 long years! LEGO put together a nice little video to summarize the long history of the company from its humble beginnings of making wooden toys in a carpenter’s shop, to the revolutionary step [...]

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Old LEGO in odd colors – where from?

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(Written by: Gary) (Photo by: Maxx) Back in the 1960s, and much of the 1970s, LEGO parts came in just a few colors; red, white, blue, yellow, clear and black, with a few plates/baseplates in gray and green. But that was it… However through the years many folks have been  finding very old types of bricks in tan, [...]

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