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Ole Kirk's Birthday
Ole Kirk Christiansen was born in 1891 in Denmark -
New Carpenters Shop
In 1916 Ole Kirk was 25 years old. He bought a carpenter's shop in the farming town of Billund, Denmark. This was not far from the village that he was born in. Families hired Ole Kirk to build houses, dairies for the castle and even churches. -
Fire!
in 1924,two of Ole Kirk's sons set fire to his workshop by mistake. the entire place was burned to the ground. Ole kirk re-built his workshop later on. -
Single Dad
In 1932, Ole Kirk's wife died. He had four sons he had to raise on his own. At the same time, he started to think about making toys and he got a loan from the bank. -
The LEGO Company
In 1934 Ole Kirk re-named his company. He chose two words "play" (leg) and "well" (godt) and stuck them together. -
Plastic Toys
In 1947, Ole Kirk started making plastic toys instead of wooden toys. His favourites were a baby rattle shaped like a fish and a teddy bear souring through the sky in a airplane. -
The Automatic Binding Bricks
In 1949,the Lego company started making plastic bricks that fit together but at first they were not popular. -
Godfred Takes Over
In 1951, Ole Kirk's son took over the Lego Company. He was 30 years old. -
Ole Kirk Dies
On March 11, 1958, Ole Kirk died. He was 67 years old. The year before the Lego Company celebrated its 25th birthday. In that same year, the Lego bricks were the only toys that the Lego company sold.
