The title is somewhat misleading. The story might be about LEGO's first directly built and branded factory. But it wont be the first LEGO factory in the US. Ba

The title is somewhat misleading. The story might be about LEGO's first directly built and branded factory. But it wont be the first LEGO factory in the US. Back in the 60s/70s the company Samsonite had a license from LEGO to make (or at least package up) LEGO sets right here in US facilities. I know this for a fact because when I was a kid my father worked for Samsonite. He would often bring home bags of loose LEGO that he got free at work. Excess, floor spilled, perhaps flawed beyond tolerances, test batches, or simply perks for employees, etc. We did buy a few sets here and there, retail. But the vast majority of my childhood LEGO collection was built up from these endless bags of loose unsorted LEGO my father brought home at the end of his work shifts. Proof: https://www.google.com/search?q=did+Samsonite+make+LEGO%3F&oq=did+Samsonite+make+LEGO%3F&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l4j33i299.11436j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=did+Samsonite+make+LEGO%3F&o... https://www.lego.com/en-us/history/articles/e-production-of-lego-bricks-in-north-america/#:~:text=The%20LEGO%20Group%27s%20production%20of,with%20Samsonite%2C%20the%20luggage%20manufacturer https://www.lego.com/en-us/history/articles/e-production-of-....