JUNE 1 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): This display on “Our Toy Story” (toys at least 50 years old) is in the Romeo Historical Society’s archives museum. These Lego-like building bricks are American Bricks by Halsam Products. They were manufactured in 1939 and made of compressed wood fiber. Just like I did when growing up, your editor Larry Sobczak was familiar with them. (Neither Larry nor I were born in 1939.) The idea started in 1934 with rubber building bricks. Legos didn’t come around until 1961. Below is a list of predecessors to Legos. Visit the “Our Toy Story” and use the American Bricks and Elgos bricks to make something. Build-O-Brik by Rubber Specialties Company (rubber) 1934 MiniBrix by Premo Rubber Company (rubber) 1935 Bri-Plax Interlocking Building Cubes by Kiddicraft (plastic) 1939 American Bricks by Halsam Products (compressed wood fiber) 1939 American Bricks by Halsam Products (plastic) 1946 ELGOS Self Locking Building Bricks by Kiddicraft (regular LEGO size) 1947 LEGO 1961 R. Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff