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stone building blocks - drawings for a construction toy

Lilienthal, Gustav and Lilienthal, Gustav1879

Otto-Lilienthal-Museum

Otto-Lilienthal-Museum
Anklam, Germany

Gustav Lilienthal published the idea of .artificial miniature blocks of stone in a magazine called "The new kindergarden". These blocks made of a mixture of quartz sand, chalk, and linseed oil have been the ancestors of the famous "Anchor stone building blocks", LEGO and almost all construction toy systems of today.

Details

  • Title: stone building blocks - drawings for a construction toy
  • Creator: Lilienthal, Gustav, Lilienthal, Gustav
  • Date Created: 1879
  • Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • External Link: Audioguide, audio guide

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