DLuders Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) On TheToyChannel , Mike Mozart poses this question: "Were Lego Technic Products Based on Philiform? Lego Technic Products, which began around 1977 look VERY SIMILAR to the Philips Company's Philiform Building Sets of the Late 1960's and Early 70's. A Hilary Page 'Self Locking Brick" Set no. 00 makes an appearance too. " To learn more, see the Philiform.com website. Check out these Philips Philiform ME (Mechanical Engineer) sets from 1965 (a full 12 years before Lego Technic): Edited March 30, 2011 by DLuders Quote
Siegfried Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Never heard of that! It's certainly similar, but I don't think it's the ancestor of Technic. For one, going to that site, it's clear that it's LEGO (Self-Locking Building Bricks? ) with holes for the most part, not a technical building toy. The fact is a beam with holes in it is an "obvious" invention, and nobody deserves credit for the concept itself. If anything, I think Technic is derived from Meccano. I'm not sure why he's going on about Kiddicraft like it's news. Yes, they were first, didn't realise the potential, and gave up. Ole Kirk Christiansen tried harder, eventually succeeded, and TLG bought the Kiddicraft patents in time... Quote
alois Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Lego bricks with holes and technic axles were already in use in 1970, so the narrator is not quite correct when he says that the first Lego technic dates from 1977 (yes, that was the year of the first first official technic sets, I know, but the principle is older). Still Philiform is older, but I doubt if it really was the origin for lego Technic. Mecano is a far more obvious inspiration. Quote
Plastic Nurak Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) This Mr Mozart, with his arrogant tone of voice, says some incorrect info. For example, early LEGO/GEAS/PRIMA baseplates were on sale when Mr Fisher Page was still going to patent his one's. When eventually came out the Kiddicraft baseplate, LEGO produced for the then Mursten line the 10x20 bettered and no the old weak one, that was very similar to the then new Kiddicraft baseplate. A bit strange, no? And, yes, I never heard about this line, but it's strange that a multinational as the Philips was and is, was not able to survive that line and discontinued it, and it's strange that a mechanical toy presents such similarities with the standard LEGO system but very few and maybe superficial with the Technic building mode . Where's the technic there? Mr Mozart, it's better you go play another song . Edited April 1, 2011 by Plastic Nurak Quote
Plastic Nurak Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) http://www.miniland.nl/Historie/ferguson%20traktor%20eng.htm The classic LEGO Massey Ferguson (on saler in the Fifties). See carefully the images: some piece (and the model itself) has a familiar shape ... Edited April 4, 2011 by Plastic Nurak Quote
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