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In lugnet.trains, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: • http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage-Ads/lego_ad_1968_fao_schwarz_toy_catalog.jpg
> > exchange rate 1968?
> Hallo Ben!
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> A couple of things.....
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> The exchange rate in 1968 was about DM 4,00 = $1.00. I know that very well
> because I was 15 years old visiting relatives in Germany in 1968. I still have
> a pair of Hummel figurines that I paid DM 90,- (from factory employees), which I
> wrote down at the time as $23.50. (They are the large Umbrella Boy and Umbrella
> Girl, today they are still available in retail stores, but at $2000 each!) And
> I still have them...
Thanks Gary,
for letting me know about the exchange rate. I assume the catalogue price has
been without tax, so all in all the prices have been on similar levels.
> The #116 looks correct. But is there a difference between #116 and #127?
Yes there are a few minor design changes: 116 came with 4-stud-wheels - 127 had
spokes. 116 has hook couplings while 127 was upgraded to magnets.
I have given some more informations on these sets on my homepage (about the hook
coupling design changes etc....):
http://www.fgltc.org/bwoabs/trains/blue_era/blue_era.phtml#116
Kind Regards,
Ben
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| (...) Hallo Ben! A couple of things..... The exchange rate in 1968 was about DM 4,00 = $1.00. I know that very well because I was 15 years old visiting relatives in Germany in 1968. I still have a pair of Hummel figurines that I paid DM 90,- (from (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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