1961

Class 4

Years with an article:

1891 • 1895 • 1904 • 1916 • 1920 • 1924 • 1932 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1940 • 1942 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
1950 • 1951 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968
1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987
1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006
2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2030

Events

• LEGO is awarded its US patent for "Toy Building Brick." The design calls for a hollow rectangular brick with studs on top and a round hollow tube on the bottom.
• LEGO Italy is established.
• LEGO reaches an agreement to allow Samsonite to begin producing and selling LEGO products in North America.
• The first LEGO wheel is introduced.

Sets introduced

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Image	#	Set	Pieces	Figures	Price	Released
	214/1	1 x 6 x 3 Window with Frame	6			1961
	214/2	x 6 x 2 Triple-Pane Window in Frame	8		$0.50	1961
	214/3	1 x 6 x 2 Double-Pane Window in Frame w/Shutters	8		$0.50	1961
	214/4	1 x 4 x 2 Window in Frame	9		$0.50	1961
	214/5	1 x 3 x 2 Window in Frame	12			1961
	214/6	1 x 2 x 2 Window in Frame	15		$0.50	1961
	214/7	1 x 1 x 2 Window Frame	19		$0.50	1961
	214/8	1 x 2 x 1 Window Frame	19		$0.50	1961
No image	214/9	1 x 1 x 1 Window Frame	20			1961
	214/10	1 x 2 x 4 Glass Door in Frame, Left	13			1961
	225	1 x 6 Beams	13			1961
	225	1 x 8 Beams	12			1961
	227	4 x 8 Left Curve Plates	10			1961
	227	4 x 8 Right Curve Plates	10			1961
	229	2 x 8 Plates.	20			1961
	237	Number Bricks	50	N/A		1960
	242	International Flags	5			1958-1969
	246	LEGO Town Plan Board	1			1961
	262	Opel Rekord with Garage	3			1961-1967
	263	Ford Taunus with Garage	3			1961
	264	Mercedes 220 with Garage	3			1955
	265	Karmann Ghia with Garage	3			1961
	311	Aeroplanes	79			1961
	312	Boats	107			1961
	702	Beginner set	94		$1.95	1961
	703	Basic Set	126		$2.95	1961
	705	Medium Basic Set	196			1961
	708	Large Basic Set	244			1961
	711	Basic Set	374			1961
	717	Junior Constructor	512			1961
	725	Town-Plan	690			1961
	810	Town Plan - Continental European	760			1961