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1949 LEGO Sets

In 1949, LEGO released 3 sets, all of these sets have been retired. For that year, the total price of all retail sets cost $9.
Largest 1949 LEGO set
700 Gift Package 202 pieces
1949 introduced Automatic Binding Bricks—an early forerunner of the modern LEGO brick—and the first 700-series sets, beginning LEGO’s plastic era.
3 sets

700 Gift Package

Theme Mursten
Year 1949
Pieces 202
Availability Retired
700 LEGO Gift Package
Retail $3.85

700-2 Gift Package

Theme Mursten
Year 1949
Pieces 172
Availability Retired
700-2 LEGO Gift Package
Retail $2.00

700-3 Gift Package

Theme Mursten
Year 1949
Pieces 142
Availability Retired
700-3 LEGO Gift Package
Retail $3.50

Year Pricing

Retail
$9.35   (for all 3 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
Unknown
Unfortunately, accurate retail and value pricing for all sets released in 1949 is unavailable. Most sets from this period had extremely limited production and distribution, with availability restricted to Denmark. Additionally, records from this period are scarce, and original pricing information is not well-documented. As a result, determining precise values for these sets remains a challenge.

Themes

1949 Themes
Sets
Mursten
3

Community Stats

The following are the top 3 most owned 1949 sets by LEGO collectors.
#1Gift Package
#2Gift Package
#3Gift Package

About 1949 LEGO Sets

1949 marked the beginning of LEGO’s transformation into a plastic toy company. The LEGO Group released its first plastic building bricks under the name Automatic Binding Bricks, the direct ancestor of the modern LEGO brick. Produced alongside traditional wooden toys, the range included several 700-series gift sets and introduced key elements such as the studded brick design. Though limited to the Danish market, these early sets laid the foundation for the LEGO System that would emerge in the 1950s.