LEGO Mursten Town Plan Sets, produced in the early 1950s, were among the first themed sets released by the LEGO Group. These sets included the simple, hollow rectangular bricks of the LEGO Mursten era and allowed builders to create basic models of buildings and town layouts. One of the notable sets was the Town Plan No. 1 (set number 700/1), introduced in 1955, which included elements to build a small town, such as houses, a service station, and road signs. These sets were precursors to the more sophisticated town and city themes that LEGO would develop in later years, paving the way for the extensive LEGO City theme.
1956 LEGO Sets
1956 was a milestone year in LEGO’s European expansion, with the opening of its first foreign sales company in Hohenwestedt, Germany. As sales increased, LEGO streamlined its Mursten line, discontinuing older panel-style windows and slotted bricks in favor of solid-wall designs compatible with the new System i Leg standard. The year’s sets included both basic assortments and play-focused models such as the VW Van, Traffic Police, and Esso Filling Station, emphasizing everyday realism. Individual brick sales remained limited to Scandinavia during this period.