LEGO® Circus

Description

A ring of its own

A circus is a rewarding theme for children, because there is plenty to show and everybody gets a part. Set 9155-1 brings that idea to the table in the large Duplo brick size. Put the parts together and you have a stage for your own stories. Because the bricks are big, even nursery-age children can manage it, and when tidying up it is obvious straight away if something has gone missing. Together with a parent or teacher it quickly becomes a shared game, with everyone inventing a role and rebuilding the scene again and again.

The numbers behind it

In total there are 66 pieces, of which 33 are different. Half of the element types therefore appear only once or very rarely, which points to a fairly specialised selection. There are no minifigures here; the character of the set comes from the bricks themselves. Yellow, red, blue and black are the classic primary tones, so the result looks bright without being cluttered, and it still seems fresh decades later. For placing it in your collection, a glance at the parts list further down is enough.

A piece of educational history

Dacta was the education division of LEGO®, and sets like this one were meant to combine play and learning in nurseries and primary schools. Seen today, the circus is a time capsule from 1988 that shows how learning toys were thought of back then. Collectors take an interest because Dacta sets turn up less often than ordinary Duplo boxes, and they frequently appear incomplete. It pays to check carefully for completeness before buying.

Checking and reusing parts

If you bought a circus second-hand, the parts list on this page helps you compare. Every element is listed with colour and quantity, so gaps stand out at once. And if the bricks already sit in your collection, the Which sets can I build? tool shows what else you can put together with them. A small stock of Duplo parts can end up doing a good deal more than the original box promised.

FAQ

How many pieces does Circus 9155 have?

It has 66 pieces, 33 of them different elements. There are no minifigures.

When was the set released?

Circus came out in 1988 in the Educational and Dacta range.

Which colours dominate?

Mainly yellow, red, blue and black. The exact split is in the parts list.