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Re: 1958-60 LEGO Model Display Buildings Catalog
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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:47:36 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:

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. :-)

If this is the ambulance I'm thinking of, it was "Steve":

http://www.io.com/~rueger/lego/misc/quotes/howdoyouknow.html

-Tim



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  Re: 1958-60 LEGO Model Display Buildings Catalog
 
You're right, it WAS Steve, not James. I just said James because I wanted to insult the James's of the world. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: 1958-60 LEGO Model Display Buildings Catalog
 
(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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