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Merry Christmas to everyone and may we all have a happy and prosperous new year! Joe Editor/Publisher, BrickJournal (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general)  
 
  Re: A quick LEGO History
 
(...) No. Godtfred used the name Lego in branding his wooden toys (typically by an ink stamp on the bottom). The first incorporation of the company was in 1944. From my website: In April 1944 Lego switched from a sole-trading firm to a private (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: A quick LEGO History
 
(...) was actually looking for an answer to a timeline-related question: What dates did TLG start calling itself TLC and then back again? -Hendo (URL) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: A quick LEGO History
 
1970 was a very tumultuous year at TLG. A lot of bad things were in progress at the same time.... 1) the USA Samsonite license fiasco. 2) the death of Hanne Christiansen. 3) a new law passed by the Italian parliament. In October of 1969 on their way (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: A quick LEGO History
 
(...) I have (URL) the issue. If anyone has corrections and can source them, please (URL) make the changes>. Changes will stick a lot better if they are backed up with cites, per Wikipedia's policy on (URL) verifiability>, uncited changes have a (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)  


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