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Re: 1958-60 LEGO Model Display Buildings Catalog
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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:19:22 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
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> Folks,
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> John DiRienzo and I both recently got the same ancient Lego catalog from
> a Belgian Lego dealer/collector as a complimentary gift after we both
> won items in this gentleman's Auction. The catalog, in black and white
> with blue background was made circa 1958-60 (before the advent of Lego
> Wheels). It has a lot of very interesting models. John and I were
> trying to figure out whether this was a catalog of items for sale, or of
> items for display.
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> I think that the latter is true. When Larry P. came over for a visit
> last Sunday, we were looking at this curious catalog, as well as some
> other old Lego material. We discovered that two of the pictures (the
> half timbered medieval house and the Hotel with the long row of windows)
> were also in Building Idea Book #1 (1960-67), and a few of the pictures
> were shown in the Architectural Set #751. The medieval house was also
> in a 1962 Christmas window display in Detroit's historic Hudson's
> Department Store window, of which I have a photograph.
Yes, it was amazing to discover how much was reused. The same building
(or an instance of the same building type) would appear in several
different pictures, and the same picture would be used (recropped in
some cases) in several brochures or as the packaging on a samsonite set
or so forth. TLG continues to do this to this day.
One example of this I really liked is a multistory "hospital-bus" circa
1973. In a German promo catalog it's described in detail and referenced
as a creation that Maria, aged 5, built. In a US promo catalog, it's
described in detail as well, and referenced as a creation that James,
aged 7, built. (1) Actually, I believe Susan Williams built it. :-)
1 - apparently TLG thought that US kids weren't as bright as german
kids?? 2 years older to build the same bus. Humph!
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