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May 18, 2008

Only the best is good enough

— srikanth @ 9:02 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1211169773 )

(1) created, developed and patented [(2)] a series of items, which he tried to sell through his company. Though they never took off in his time a Danish carpenter was inspired by these designs, and started manufacturing them through his company (X). They eventually became wildly popular.

Identify (1), (2) and (X)

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Answer:  

  1. Hilarry Harry Fisher Page
  2. The Self Locking Brick patent
  3. Lego

15 Responses to “Only the best is good enough”

  1. varuns88 Says:

    1. Hilary Harry Fisher Page
    2. Kiddicraft’s Self-Locking Bricks
    X. Lego Group

    varuns88
  2. pratap Says:

    Christensen, the self binding brick and LEGO.

  3. Dibyo Says:

    1. Hillary Page
    2. Toy Building Blocks (the idea for Lego)
    X. Lego.

    Dibyo
  4. yaksha Says:

    Hilary Fisher Page
    Kiddicraft Self-Locking Building Brick
    Ole Kirk Christiansen,Lego

    yaksha
  5. srikar Says:

    1) Hilary Harry Fisher Page
    2) Kiddicraft or toy building blocks or self locking bricks
    X) Lego Group

    The swedish carpenter was: Ole Kirk Christiansen

    srikar
  6. Tathagata Chatterjee Says:

    1) Hilary Fisher Page
    2) Automatic Binding Bricks
    X) Lego

    Regards,
    Tathagata Chatterjee

  7. prasanth Says:

    1) Hilary harry fisher page (kiddicraft)
    2)self-locking bricks

    X)Lego

    carpenter: ole kirk christiansen

  8. Rahul Says:

    X=Lego! That patent pic was a dead give away (especially the lego brick on the top left)

    1> Harry Fisher
    2> Kiddicraft Self-Locking Building Bricks

  9. madhur Says:

    1–> Hilary Harry Fisher Page who founded Kiddicraft which failed
    2–> Self Locking Bricks patent for ‘Toy Building Blocks’

    X–> Lego founded by danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen

    madhur
  10. duriel Says:

    1. Hilary Fisher Page

    2. UK patent 633055. Improvements in Toy Building Blocks. Jun 25, 1949.

    X. Lego

    ps: Remove the patent number from the diagram next time

  11. sidsen Says:

    “B1058″: Harry Fisher Page - self locking bricks - lego.

    Re: captcha - its too much effort to register. just bear with the image being written.

  12. udupendra Says:

    Hilary Page, Self locking Bricks, Lego.

    udupendra
  13. jayanth Says:

    Hilary Harry Fisher Page, kiddicraft and lego

    jayanth
  14. shenoyvarun86 Says:

    Lego bricks!I dunno the names!
    2 is probably kiddicraft brick the one designed by the british chap

    shenoyvarun86
  15. BiGFooT Says:

    1 : Hillary Fisher Page
    2 : Kiddicraft Self-Locking Building Brick, originally patented in 1940
    X: Lego

    BiGFooT

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