Oxford Co., Ltd. ( ko, 옥스포드) is a South Korean toy company, based in

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, that makes interlocking brick toys.

History

The company was first founded in 1961 as Dongjin Ind. Corp. In 1971, toy sales company Daegoo Lucky toy corp was established. In 1972, toy sales company Busan Lucky toy corp was established. In 1984, toy manufacturer PAPA toy Ind. Corp. was established. In 1992, PAPA was renamed to Oxford co., ltd.

Toy blocks

The company's small sized blocks are compatible with Lego brand bricks, and the company makes blocks in larger sizes for younger children. Oxford has licenses to make themed sets from

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and Pororo. Oxford manufactures

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bricks on behalf of

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Clones

Oxford sets are commonly copied by Chinese toy companies Sluban and Woma, sometimes with slight changes.

Themes

Small blocks

The company produces small block sets in several themes including: *

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* Fire *

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historical sets * Gwanggaeto the Great historical sets

References

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