1961

Years with an article:

1891 • 1895 • 1904 • 1916 • 1920 • 1924 • 1932 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 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
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2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2030

Events

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

Sets introduced

214/1 1 x 6 x 3 Window with Frame 214/2 x 6 x 2 Triple-Pane Window in Frame 214/3 1 x 6 x 2 Double-Pane Window in Frame w/Shutters 214/4 1 x 4 x 2 Window in Frame 214/5 1 x 3 x 2 Window in Frame 214/6 1 x 2 x 2 Window in Frame 214/7 1 x 1 x 2 Window Frame 214/8 1 x 2 x 1 Window Frame 214/9 1 x 1 x 1 Window Frame 214/10 1 x 2 x 4 Glass Door in Frame, Left 225 1 x 6 Beams 225 1 x 8 Beams 227 4 x 8 Left Curve Plates 227 4 x 8 Right Curve Plates 229 2 x 8 Plates. 237 Number Bricks 242 International Flags 246 LEGO Town Plan Board 262 Opel Rekord with Garage 263 Ford Taunus with Garage

264 Mercedes 220 with Garage 265 Karmann Ghia with Garage 311 Aeroplanes 312 Boats 702 Beginner set 703 Basic Set 705 Medium Basic Set 708 Large Basic Set 711 Basic Set 717 Junior Constructor 725 Town-Plan 810 Town Plan - Continental European