
TYCO Industries introduced a LEGO compatible block in 1984 as LEGO’s patents on their building blocks expired in the United States in the early 1980s. By 1990, TYCO’s reported share of the plastic brick market reached 10%.
Company
TYCO Industries Inc
Company Location
Moorestown, NJ
Type
Toy
Object ID
2024.0012.01
Date
1986
Toy Type
Interlocking Bricks
Toy Material
Plastic
Packaging Type
Cannister
Packaging Material
Plastic