LEGO Mecline, ca. 1953.

Lego's first foreign partner was Svein Stromberg in Oslo, Norway. Svein Stromberg & Co. A/S was a manufacturer of plastic houshold goods.
Because of import restrictions after the war, it was not possible to import finished plastic toys into Norway so Godtfred licensed the Lego toy molds and
sold their technical expertise to Stromberg. In exchange Stromberg promised to set up a separate sales division for the Lego toys, under the name Norske Lego
A/S. (however I have seen a number of these toys on auction sites labeled Norske LEGIO). Godtfred licensed a number of his molds, including the Ferguson
Tractor and the Lego Mursten.



Norske Lego, however, did not just manufacture and sell Lego toys, but, again because of import restrictions, toys from a number of different manufactures,
including the Copenhagen-based Tekno die-cast vehicles, which were sold under the name Mecline.

Sales apparently went rather well and Lego made a profit from the royalties on molds, etc.

Sometime later, as import restrictions were lifted, the manufacturing reverted back to Billund. However it appears that sales were still handled by Stromberg
via Norske Lego until Lego set up their own sales company, also called Norske Lego AS, in 1962. The newsales company was in Sandvika, Norway

More Mecline catalogues and biuldinginstructions can be found here!

Norske LEGO (wood):

LEGO Tractorpart 

Cultivator

Norske LEGO plastic:

LEGO Letterbricks

Blue!

LEGO Textbricks

LEGO Textbricks

LEGO Mecline boxes:

LEGO Mecline

Master

Number 41

More information about this box can be found on this page!

LEGO Mecline

President

Number 45

More information about this box can be found on this page!

LEGO Mecline

Extra Set

Number XZ

More information about this box can be found on this page!

Mecline cars:

Mecline Norway car

Morris Oxford series II

More information about this car can be found on this page!

Mecline VW van from Norway

There is no Danish version of this car.

 

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Tekno / Mecline rare yellow/blue 50's Volkswagen Pickup.

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LEGO cars scale 1:43 :

LEGO Norske ESSO Chevrolet truck with trailer.

 

More information about these trucks (Dansk models) can be found on this page!

 

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LEGO Norske SAND & SINGEL Kompaniet Chevrolet truck trailer (above). 

The color of the trailer from Norway is less blue than the Danish version. Furthermore, the wheels of the Norwegian edition nearly always gray, where the Danish various colors but mostly red.

 

Danish LEGO Sten & Grus KOMPAGNIET Chevrolet truck trailer (below)

 

More information about these trucks (Dansk models) can be found on this page!

 

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LEGO Norske BP Chevrolet truck (above)

The color of the truck from Norway is less green than the Danish version. Furthermore, the wheels of the Norwegian edition nearly always gray, where the Danish various colors but mostly red, green with this model.

 

Danish LEGO BP OIL KOMPAGNIET Chevrolet truck (below)

 

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LEGO Norske MILK Smør Chevrolet truck (above). 

The rims of the Norwegian edition are gray, where the Danish various colors but mostly red.

 

Danish LEGO mælk Smør Chevrolet truck (below)

 

More information about these trucks (Dansk models) can be found on this page!

 

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LEGO Norske Chevrolet Cranetruck. 

The rims of the Norwegian edition are gray, where the Danish various colors but mostly red.

 

More information about these trucks (Dansk models) can be found on this page!

 

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LEGO Norske Chevrolet van, Johan v. Helgesen (above).

This is an advertising delivery van from Norway. There is no Danish version of this van. Furthermore, the wheels of the Norwegian edition nearly always gray, but this version has white wheels.

 

More information about these cars (Dansk models) can be found on this page!

 

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LEGO Norske SYKEBIL Chevrolet vans (above). 

This ambulance is a model from Norway. The bottom three models are Danish versions of this van. The wheels of the Norwegian edition almost always gray.

 

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LEGO Police Norske Chevrolet vans (above). 

The color of the van in Norway is different than the Danish version is not black but green. Furthermore, the wheels of the Norwegian edition nearly always gray, where the Danish various colors but mostly red.

 

Danish Police brown Chevrolet van, (middle)

 

Danish Chevrolet vans brown (below)

 

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LEGO Norske LYS KRAFT Chevrolet vans (above)

The color of the van in Norway is less blue than the Danish version. Furthermore, the wheels of the Norwegian edition always gray, where the Danish various colors but mostly red.Danish LEGO LYS Kraft Chevrolet vans (below)

 

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LEGO Norske VolksWagen Beetle model (above). 

This is a VW Beetle model from Norway. There are also Danish versions of this car.

 

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LEGO cars scale 1:87 and acceccoiries :

LEGO flatbed truck from Norway

 

More information about these cars (Danish Model) can be found on this page!

 

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LEGO Opel Kapitain car from Norway

 

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There is no Danish model of this car.

 

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LEGO Tanktruck ESSO from Norway

 

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LEGO Tankstations from Norway

 

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Norske LEGO Byggepinder:

LEGO Byggepinner

More information about this Byggepinder can be found on this page!

Picture provided through: Erik Rosenstrøm