BRIO is a toy company founded in Sweden. Founder Ivar Bengtsson was a basket maker who started to make toys in Osby, Scania, in southern Sweden. In 1908 Ivar's three sons took over and founded BRIO, which is a acronym for Bröderna ("brothers") Ivarsson [at] Osby. Today the toys are still made of wood and are manufactured in Osby, the village where it all began. Green Razor Scooter This article is about things that people play with. ... SkÃ¥ne? (also known as Scania) is the southernmost historical province (landskap) of Sweden. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1984 the company started the BRIO Lekoseum, a toy museum featuring the company's products and those of other companies (such as Barbie dolls and Märklin model railways), at the headquarters in Osby. Children can play with many of the toys. This page is about the year 1984. ... For other uses, see Barbie (disambiguation). ... Märklin (or Maerklin) is a German toy company, founded in 1859. ...
Products
Two of BRIO's better known products are:
Their toy trains. These are non-electrical and suitable for younger children. The cars connect with magnets and are easy to manipulate.
Their BRIO-Mech construction kits. Long, thin wooden slats with evenly spaced holes are connected together with various fasteners made of colorful plastic. Young children can build sturdy and elaborate constructions.
The high quality woods used and Swedish factory make BRIO toys more expensive than cheaper imitations that use the same kind of track.
External link
BRIO corporate homepage (Links to BRIO Web sites in several countries and languages)
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