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Toy factories

There has been a long row of toy factories, producing toys for all the children in the world. Some have closed and others have merged into larger companies

Europe

Denmark

BR Legetøj

BR toys
BR toys

Tekno

Early wooden Shell truck from Danish toy maker Tekno
Early wooden Shell truck from Danish toy maker Tekno
Københavns Sporveje model bus from Danish Tekno
Københavns Sporveje model bus from Danish Tekno

England

Nicoltoys

Nicoltoys was a Sussex based company, that made all kinds of toys in the mid 1900s

Brass telescope from the English toy factory Nicoltoys
Brass telescope from the English toy factory Nicoltoys

Germany

Fisher

The company Fisher is primarily known for their “wall plugs”, for fastening screws and bolts in walls, but in 1964 they accidentally found a new niche as a construction building toy manufacturer, when their company Christmas present for employees and partners became surprisingly popular.

Norway

Tomte Lærdal

Sweden

BRIO

Swedish BRIO have built wooden toys since the 1880s

Their most popular product is the train set that has been mass produced since 1958

BRIO toys
BRIO toys

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