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| (...) Ever since I bought my first anniversary bucket I've wondered what WAS it the anniversary of? 1998-25 = 1973. (URL) shows the only thing interesting that year is the first ship, and a new logo. I assume it must be the logo. But this got me (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| In lugnet.general, David Schilling writes: [snip] (...) It was the 25th anniversary for Lego USA. Prior to then, Lego was made in the USA by Samsonite. It is likely that there may be gold bricks available in the near future, but they are not likely (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yes, Mike is correct. 1973 was the year that TLG took over USA LEGO production, and Enfield became the LEGO USA Headquarters. Prior to that it was in Colorado (home of Samsonite), and I can't remember the city (not Denver). LEGO first (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I remember as a kid there was a special LEGO set that came in a Samsonite briefcase. This was in Canada, so I don't know if they were also available in the US. I'm sure a glance through the old catalogues will elucidate what set that was. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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