About LEGO Classic Supplemental
Supplemental sets are the parts packs of the 1960s, sold so that builders could add to a basic set the bits they needed most. They held windows and doors in frames, plates in several sizes, corner bricks, gates and fences, turntables, wheels with axles and train couplers. Many of these parts were new at the time, and the packs were often the first way to get them, like the wheels LEGO introduced in 1962.
1970 LEGO Sets
1970 marked a period of transition and consolidation for LEGO. The company began reclaiming U.S. market rights from Samsonite following founder Jesse Shwayder’s death, leading to full control by 1973. In Italy, LEGO responded to import restrictions by launching Minitalia, a localized line produced from 1970 to 1975. The long-running Town Plan theme was discontinued as LEGO moved toward standardized scale and unified play systems. While largely a structural year, these shifts laid the groundwork for the innovations of the mid-1970s.