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Lalwendë · 12-12-2011, 08:19 AM

The toys mentioned are quite interesting (especially to someone toy mad like me). Lott's Bricks were manufactured from about WWI through to the 1960s - prior to WWI there wasn't a huge toy industry in the UK, most were imported from germany, but then an import ban was imposed on German made toys and a lot of manufacturers of classic British toys were born during that period. Lott's Bricks were one of them. They were sets of wooden construction toys with bricks, windows, doors and cardboard roof pieces. They weren't locking pieces like LEGO which eventually took over in popularity. My dad had some of these that he'd been given when he was a child in the 1930s.

Picabrix was more like wooden Meccano.

They were both pretty swish, advanced and expensive toys for their time. A bit like getting an Innotab or one of those ride-in daleks nowadays. My dad was given Meccano in about 1939 and a bike the year before and he says that was considered being spoilt!

Lott's Bricks:
Lott's Bricks

Picabrix:
Picabrix

Picabrix

12-12-2011, 08:19 AM	#12
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	The toys mentioned are quite interesting (especially to someone toy mad like me). Lott's Bricks were manufactured from about WWI through to the 1960s - prior to WWI there wasn't a huge toy industry in the UK, most were imported from germany, but then an import ban was imposed on German made toys and a lot of manufacturers of classic British toys were born during that period. Lott's Bricks were one of them. They were sets of wooden construction toys with bricks, windows, doors and cardboard roof pieces. They weren't locking pieces like LEGO which eventually took over in popularity. My dad had some of these that he'd been given when he was a child in the 1930s. Picabrix was more like wooden Meccano. They were both pretty swish, advanced and expensive toys for their time. A bit like getting an Innotab or one of those ride-in daleks nowadays. My dad was given Meccano in about 1939 and a bike the year before and he says that was considered being spoilt! Lott's Bricks: Lott's Bricks Picabrix: Picabrix Picabrix __________________ Gordon's alive!