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| (...) Great idea! When the Spiderman's Doc Ock's Hideout #4856 came out I thought how cool those sticker sheets were for the 1x4x5 windows. I thought wow, large mullioned windows made easy (sort of like the ones in Philadelphia's Independence Hall). (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 1972 European Basic Set That May Not Exist?
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| Until Peeron gets the catalog bugs out of the system, the 1972 German catalog can be viewed here. The #077 set shown in the German catalog here, is shown as #070 in the Belgian catalog with the identical picture. (URL) you want to see the Belgian (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Awesome Dave! This is the earliest "known" idea book I have ever seen, and the only one I've seen with the early 1949-56 "slotted" bricks with windows/doors with "wings" that fit into the slots. By viewing all of the Lego parts on Page 2, (for (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | First Train Sighting in a Lego Book (1955)
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| (...) OK Train lovers I have good news and bad news about a train sighting in a Lego book (from Dave Shifflett), namely a 1955 Danish Idea Book. (URL) good news is this is the earliest known Lego picture with a train in it. The bad news is that it (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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| (...) A Greco-Roman theme. If anything, the old 1998 Erik Wilson Acropolis contest should be an inspiration for TLG: (URL) that TLG would need is to come up with a few column capitals (Doric Ionic and Corinthian), perhaps a 2x2x11 base + column (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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gerhard, istok
(score: 1.993)
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| | Re: 1972 European Basic Set That May Not Exist?
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| (...) OK, I just got word back from Billund.... the #077 basic set DOES exist... It was sold from Jan. 1,1971 until Dec. 31, 1972 in Germany. The set is IDENTICAL to the earlier #070 (1967-72) basic set, except for the box number. Other European (...) (19 years ago, 27-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Did they ever make shutters for these?
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| (...) Almost forgot.... The blue 1x6x5 window was the only other color that these 1x6x5 windows came in. Blue was found in #6375 Exxon Service Station (a USA Only set), and classic space sets #6970 (Beta-1 Command) and #6971 (Intergalactic Command (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Did they ever make shutters for these?
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| (...) The sets that had these large window shutters were: #231 Homemaker Hospital Set: Brown Window Frames/Blue Shutters #232 Homemaker Bungalow Set: Brown Window Frames/Green Shutters #1551 Maersk Promotional Truck: Gray Window Frames/Gray Shutters (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When will the Lego CD be finished?
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| (...) Hey Paul, Finishing up the text to the Lego CD as we speak.... When I started out, I was sooooo naiive! The thought that early Lego fits so nicely into different catalog years, was well... WRONG! Below I have included a sample sub-chapter on (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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gerhard, istok
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| (...) Well I'm holding my breath.... if the only window parts are Peeron #4132 and #4133 (the 2x4x3 ages 3+ windows), then it will be disappointing. We'll have to see... However, the title to the box is rather encouraging... Also Lego sold parts in (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Oldest Lego Parts of 1949-57
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| (...) Hello Henrik, Sorry but the Ebay auction item (originating from Aarhus, Denmark) is gone I believe. Check here in Jim Hughes website for some information on these early slotted Lego bricks: (URL) only countries where the 1949-56 slotted Lego (...) (19 years ago, 24-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Oldest Lego Parts of 1949-57
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| (...) Thanks Eric, Eric has been collecting lots... and I do mean LOTS! of pictures and scans for everyone's viewing pleasure (and for my Lego CD!). :-) Gary (19 years ago, 31-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Very nice Bruce! Here in Detroit I've been watching the funeral services on local TV all day. She lived most of the last 50 years in Detroit with her late husband Raymond. She was an inspiration to all of us. Ironically THE BUS is also here in (...) (19 years ago, 3-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Question for Gary Istok
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| (...) Thanks Clark! Russell, those bricks were sold in USA Samsonite sets from 1964-72. Here is a cut/paste from my upcoming Lego Set/Part History CD (the chapter on Duplo/Pre-School). This table lists all the sets that were produced with Jumbo (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A Lego History Project
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| (...) Hey Jim, Thanks for the Lego family history. It is very interesting to note that the first Lego outside of Denmark, was sold in Norway in 1953. No we know why! Good Researching!! Gary Istok (19 years ago, 7-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Question for Gary Istok
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| (...) OK, to add to the confusion is the fact that NO catalogs show the #501, #502 or #503 sets. Jan K.'s Billund Vault pictures (which I hadn't seen) sorta takes some of that mystery away. Duplo sales started in 1969 in Europe. These sets would (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Advice needed on antique LEGO bricks
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| (...) Hi Aaron, I have a few questions for you.... First off, I assume that you're from the USA. And when you say "pre-tube", you mean no tubes on the bottom of the bricks, correct? The only place that the tubeless bricks were sold was Denmark, (...) (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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