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Re: 1958-60 LEGO Model Display Buildings Catalog
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Wed, 1 Sep 1999 00:13:40 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. :-)

Eeeeeek!

I remember that bus. Until 2 minutes ago
I also actually believed that it had been built
by whoever it said on the UK catalogue and Lego had adopted it.

I feel soooo disillusioned... :)

Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com



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Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) For some reason, I always thought it was an ambulance. -- Have fun! John AUCTION Page (More soon!) (URL) Page (URL) & IG88888888 on AOL (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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(...) 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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