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Re: A quick LEGO History
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Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:29:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> Someone on a local Detroit area Historic Preservation site asked me if "LEGO By
> Samsonite" meant that Samsonite sold the company to LEGO.
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> Well I went off on a long tangent, and I thought I would cut/paste it here on a
> LEGO forum. Since I wrote this from memory, I may be off by 1 year in my
> Beatrice Corp. dates. Enjoy!
> snip <
Gary,
Good, concise history! I've heard bits and pieces of this before, but never
quite so linearly told. I always find this stuff fascinating. Thanks for sharing
this.
- Kelly
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| (...) You're most very welcome Kelly, Now that the "burden" of the LEGO CD is finished, I can return to posting a lot of interesting information that I have learned the past few years from others, as well as from folks in Billund. Luckily, I've (...) (17 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| Someone on a local Detroit area Historic Preservation site asked me if "LEGO By Samsonite" meant that Samsonite sold the company to LEGO. Well I went off on a long tangent, and I thought I would cut/paste it here on a LEGO forum. Since I wrote this (...) (17 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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