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| Larry, You are indeed correct! I can't imagine anyone wanting to sell those 10 grey windows. They are a part of that Intercity Train set. Since Paul is new to the group, we certainly don't want to take advantage of that fact (unless he was well (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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| Since several of you have expressed enjoyment with my blathering about Lego history, I thought I would give you a 1956-65 history on the origins of Lego plates. If anyone has info that contradicts me, please feel free and let me know. Enjoy! Gary (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Originally I wanted to write a book about the early years of Lego (1956-72), but I just don't have the time for that. So yes, you can add it to LUGNET.FAQ. You have my blessing. And there are no copyright issues that I'm aware of. Thanks, Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| (...) Well said Eric! I agree, Todd deserves a lot of credit. I also liked your point about how society looks upon a 30 year old playing with toys. Boy did that bring back memories. I left my dark ages in 1979 (at age 26) and was thrown into the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Hey Paul, I can't argue with most of what you said...... except about not caring for the old classic windows ..... how can you not like them!!!...!!! (Just kindding). Actually I loooooove those old style windows & doors, and have been (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Opps, I forgot to mention several people that have helped me (unwittingly) fill in some detail for getting this info together. One is a German collector friend of mine named Kurt Richter, the other is a British collector named Phil Traviss, whom I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| OK, I went digging thru some of my old Lego plates. I could not find (nor do I ever recall) blue or yellow plates made from Cellulose Acetate. Since Samsonite did not make plates in blue or yellow (in the early Cellulose Acetate years), I'm going to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Eric, (There are no ignorant questions!!) Most people are unaware of the Architectural Sets, which were produced from 1963-65. They are not as exciting as they sound. The sets consist only of plates and bricks - no windows or doors (clear (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I remember my next door neighbor got Set 001 when I was a kid. That would make it 1966 or 1967 when Samsonite first sold these. I think the others came out later. Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Chris Dee sent me a personal Email about Cellulose Acetate. So here is a reprint of my reply. Gary Istok ___...___ I was looking at some Cellulose Acetate windows yesterday, and I have to say that some of the pieces (especially white) are a little (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I like these blue baseplates - if your's is a 24x32, chances are it's from the Kitchen or Living Room set. If it is 24x24, it is from the Bedroom or Bathroom set. I have about 2 dozen of these that I am planning on using as a river thru my (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks Bill. I noticed those also. I'm going to get a lot of the old plates and check them out for other possible variations. However, I couldn't locate a Jet #348 in the Lugnet Database. Is that the one that has large grey plate(s) with the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Dear Lego: More Windows & Doors
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| Dear Lego, Quite possibly, I might have the largest collection of (individually collected) Lego windows and doors in private hands, with over 6,000. This makes building Lego Skyscrapers easy to do. However, practically no one else (in the Lego (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Well I checked some plates covering the last 35 years. And it looks like not only are there the 2 varieties that Bill already talked about, but I've found a more recent variety. It looks like the circular pip type plates have a new variety, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I am dismantling and rebuilding my large Blue Castle (on my website) one wing and tower at a time (4 matching wings with 4 towers) just to find all of the blue Cellulose Acetate bricks which belong to a German wooden box set (#712) from 1962 (which (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yes, and I checked my Samsonite green plates. They also have those pips. I tend to think that all 1x2 plates from the 1960's have that pip. Also, on another note. I can now say with certainty that Cellulose Acetate plates were indeed produced (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| With all this recent talk about Cellulose Acetate Lego (made 1956-63 in Europe, 1961-64 in USA), a few people were wondering if they had counterfeit bricks. Most what people thought were counterfeit, were actually Cellulose Acetate. But that does (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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