1969

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This happened in 1969:

• The company in Billund grows to 843 employees.

[edit] Themes introduced or discontinued in 1969

• The Duplo system, using larger bricks and targeting younger children but also compatible with existing Lego bricks, is released.

[edit] Sets introduced in 1969

00 Life Cereal Puppet Set 1 Life Cereal Set nb. 1 2 Life Cereal Set nb. 2 3 Life Cereal Set nb. 3 044 Samsonite Jumbo Bricks (Pre-School) 060 Jumbo Brick School Set 102 Super Value Set 103 4.5 volt motor with battery box, wires and wheels 118 Motorized Freight or Passenger Train 120 Complete freight train set with tipper trucks 123 Passenger coach 124 Goods waggon 125 Tipping waggon 139 Electronic Control Unit (F/B-Stop) 139A Electronic Control Unit (Foward-Stop) 157 Automatic direction changer 157 Four Car Auto Transport Set [[158 Railroad crossing gate}]] 320 Two-Engine Plane 322 Educational Gear Set 326 Suburban Set 337 Truck with Crane and Caterpillar Track 344 Bungalow 345 House with Mini Wheel Car 346 House with car 380 Village Set

441 Wheel Accessories 442 Decorator Set 443 Doors & Windows 444 Truck Accessories 445 Roof Set 446 Special Building Bricks 447 Garage Kit & Street Signs 448 Base Plates 449 Giant Base Plate 501 Empty Wooden LEGO Storage Box 510 Building Set 511 Building Set 702 12 Volt Electric Motor with Accessories 703 Loose 12 Volt Electric Motor 704 12 Volt Sleeper (Track) Contacts 705 Motor Bushings 706 Rail Contact Wires 720 Train with 12 Volt Electric Motor 721 Steam Locomotive 740 12 Volt Transformer - for 220V Mains 750 8 straight 12v conducting rails 751 8 curved 12v conducting rails 753 Automatic Right Electric Switch

754 Automatic Left Electric Switch 842 Town Plan 900 4 small wheels with accessories 901 2 Large Wheels with Accessories 902 5 Turntables 903 Train Wheels and Couplers 906 12 doors and 5 hinges 914 Windows 915 6 bricks with 16 and 20 studs and 3 Angle Bricks 918 21 8-stud bricks 919 31 bricks with 2, 4 and 6 studs 922 28 bricks with 1,2,4,6 and 8 studs 923 50 bricks, curved and round 964 10 building plates 2x8, 4x8, 6x8 970 47 1/3 elements (plates) 971 52 flat tile bricks 980 23 sloping bricks, including roof peak bricks, Red 980 23 sloping bricks, including roof peak bricks, Blue 981 34 sloping profile bricks, including profile peak bricks, Red 981 34 sloping profile bricks, including profile peak bricks, Blue 985 1 4.5v Lampbrick/wire? complete with LEGO-fitting 987 Number Bricks 988 Alphabet Bricks 989 10 Traffic Signs 990 Trees and Signs 994 LEGO fences with garden gates 995 lighting set