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Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 11 Jan 2000 04:27:45 GMT
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gistok@umich.edu (Gary Istok) wrote in <3879FD58.50B7BAB1@umich.edu>:
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> And then there is another variation for the first year of LEGO windows -
> 1957. Windows made that year had complete studs on top (with LEGO
> imprinted on top). After 1957, the studs had the "crater" look that they
> still have today (with LEGO at the bottom of the depression). The 1957
> LEGO window variety is very rare today.
Speaking of which - when did the 1x1 cylinders switch from having
complete studs to the crater look style? In the cylinders of course,
it's not actually a crater, it's actually an open hole.
The 1975 sets I have all had solid studs, but after that I'm not sure.
And why, I wonder? Certainly you can use the hole to push tubes
through, but that's not done all that frequently, and you could make
the same argument for having holes in the studs of bricks...
I'm reconstructing a lot of my older sets, and trying hard to find the
cylinders with solid studs to use on them where indicated. The 565
space landing,for example, has around 20 white cylinders, and
these are by far the hardest parts for me to locate. (In contrast,
I have handfulls of extra white cylinders with the hole through
the stud.)
If anyone has any extras of these in any color, let me know... :-)
-r'm
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 | | Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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| On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Remy Evard (<8EB7E4871evardmcsa...gnet.com>) wrote at 04:27:45 (...) It's probably the same reason as minifig heads changed. The proposed reason is that it reduces the choking risk when small children swallow them. That doesn't (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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| (...) The date they switched from the Type 2 cylinders (without hole) to Type 3 was circa 1980. Someone with an intact Yellow Castle should check the yellow cylinders to see if they have the holes or not. The switch from Type 1 to Type 2 (remember (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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| (...) Thanks Tony, Glad I could add a little nostalgia to your day! There is another variation to add to this mix. That is the 1x1x1, 1x1x2 and 1x2x1 windows, which came with and without the plastic "glass". The without sill variety of these (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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