700/3 Gift Package

700/3 Gift Package was the one of the first LEGO sets ever manufactured. It was manufactured from 1949-1965 in continental Europe, and starting in 1960 in Britain and Australia. Sold under the theme title of Automatic Binding Bricks, it featured the first LEGO bricks produced. The bricks were not as strong and appealing as they are now, but the were good for their time. The box it was sold in featured two children building houses and other objects to show children and families what they could do with LEGO. The theme title for this set changed from Automatic Binding Bricks in 1953 to LEGO Mursten. In 1955 the theme name for this set changed again to System i Leg which it remained until it was discontinued in 1965.
== Description ==
Included in this set were 60 2x2 and 60 2x4 slotted bricks, 6 each of large, medium and small windows, 4 doors and 2 art cards for making picture frames. After 1953, it was included with a one brick thick 10x20 baseplate. In 1956 the slotted bricks were replaced by hollow bottom bricks. Since 1958 it contained tube bottom bricks.
Early versions of this set 1949-1953 had only Automatic Binding Bricks type windows and doors without glass. From 1953 to 1954 the set had both Automatic Binding Bricks type windows and doors, as well as tall classic windows and doors with glass. From 1956-1965, this set had only the classic type LEGO windows and doors. 
== Examples of 2x2 and 2x4 Automatic Binding Bricks ==
== Notes ==
* From 1949-1952 this set contained bricks in five colours. They were bright red, white, bright yellow, light green and medium blue. From 1953 to 1954 the set contained bricks in four colours which were bright red, white, bright yellow and light green. Starting in late 1954 the set only contained bright red and white bricks.
*The set also came with two art cards for making picture frames. These art cards were discontinued when the Automatic binding bricks ended production in 1953 in favor of LEGO Mursten bricks.
*There were 9 different flat box versions of this set.
* When LEGO sales started in Switzerland in 1957, the 700/3 Gift Package set came in a canister set with a tin top. It was produced from 1957-1965 in the canister.
== Box art ==
File:700.jpg|Automatic binding bricks 1949-1952
File:Mursten large.jpg|Lego Mursten 1953-1955
File:700 6.jpg|Lego System i Leg 1955-1957
Category:Automatic Binding Bricks
Category:LEGO Mursten
Category:System i Leg
Category:1949 sets
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