In Pics | First products of 10 world-famous brands

Here we list the very first products of some of the world’s most famous brands that might surprise you.

Colgate | Known for their oral hygenie products, Colgate began business by selling soap and candles for the first 67 years. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

IKEA | Popular for their quality home furniture, decor, and furniture accessories, IKEA, kickstarted its business by making pens and lighters. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Lamborghini | The Italian luxury sports car maker started off as a tractor company. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Lego | Lego, was founded by a carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen who was struggling to build furniture due to a lack of wood during Denmark’s recession in the 1930s. He started making children’s toys out of wood scraps and that's how the company LEGO was formed. Their first ever product was a duck. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

LG | South Korean electronics giant started with cosmetics. In their early days, they sold products like face creams, toothpaste and laundry detergent. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Nintendo | The Japanese video game company Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company. Almost after a decade, they emerged as a video game brand with Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon and other games. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Nokia | The popular Finnish company is remembered, largely, for its mobile phones. But what many might not know is that the company was founded in 1865 as a paper mill and one of its first products was toilet paper. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Samsung | Samsung started its business in 1938 as a grocery trader and used to trade noodles, fruits, fish and other goods produced in and around the city of Seoul and export them to China and its provinces. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Sony | Founded in 1946, Sony's first product was an electric rice cooker. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman

Tiffany & Co. | Today they are known for their exquisite jewellery, but the brand sold stationery in its initial days. Credit: Twitter/JonErlichman