Toy factories
There has been a long row of toy factories, producing toys for all the children in the world. Some have closed and others have merged into larger companies
Europe
Denmark
BR Legetøj
![BR toys](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/82A670E2-9B91-4908-A337-13E302D00A91-768x1024.jpeg)
Tekno
![Early wooden Shell truck from Danish toy maker Tekno](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/E6186067-B751-4D1A-BDCA-74067039E6BF-1024x768.jpeg)
![Københavns Sporveje model bus from Danish Tekno](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/C3391B95-8085-423B-AD08-8E1E02F22782-1024x766.jpeg)
England
Nicoltoys
Nicoltoys was a Sussex based company, that made all kinds of toys in the mid 1900s
![Brass telescope from the English toy factory Nicoltoys](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0EEF4CFD-F779-4613-90AD-6781A6AC5F72-1024x467.jpeg)
Germany
Fisher
The company Fisher is primarily known for their “wall plugs”, for fastening screws and bolts in walls, but in 1964 they accidentally found a new niche as a construction building toy manufacturer, when their company Christmas present for employees and partners became surprisingly popular.
Norway
Tomte Lærdal
![Land Rover model car from Norwegian Tomte Lærdal](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/83B641EC-18E0-4CBD-B60D-5CBE6F71C5DF-e1649072676772-258x300.jpeg)
![Land Rover model car from Norwegian Tomte Lærdal](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/46696A18-C92D-4D3C-8B89-975E8D6DB749-e1649072722819-215x300.jpeg)
Sweden
BRIO
Swedish BRIO have built wooden toys since the 1880s
Their most popular product is the train set that has been mass produced since 1958
![BRIO toys](https://www.archivish.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AC6315BB-47C4-43E0-BF92-462070AF345D-1024x766.jpeg)
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