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I picked up this 60's ad on ebay, I quite liked it so I decided to share. Any help in dating it any better would be good. It is from the UK. See it (300k) at: (URL) A My Lego Site : (URL) List : (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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My guess would be the second 1/2 of 1961. The price range in the first 1/2 of 1961 for the basic sets was 45/- to 10/6 and changed to 45/6 to 10/9 for the second 1/2. However these prices carried on thru 1962, but by then there would have been (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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My guess was going to be 1960-62 (the years for the red "sliding drawer" type parts packs), but few people know UK old LEGO as well as Phil does. Hey Phil, that larger set looks like a 700/x set (possibly 700/2, 700/3, 700/3a, or 700/5?). It is (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Gary Istok (<38970C78.16DEDF06@umich.edu>) wrote at 16:40:25 (...) Aha! So you haven't been an *A*FOL since 1960 :-) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) building with LEGO.(Lego thinks you're unfair.):-) Alan (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Scott: I think I can help you date this ad. I have exactly the same ad in my collection (even the same page number). It is defintely 1961, either Spring or November/December from either Womens or Womens Own magazine. Hope this helps (...) : (URL)& (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I second that! (...) into (...) this (...) to (...) Yes!!! I for one am tremendously interested in this kind of stuff. I hope you, and anyone else who has old lego catalogs, advertisements, instructions, etc. scans them in. (24 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Jim Hughes wrote in message ... (...) or (...) How about scanning some or all :) of your collection so youngsters like me can enjoy it to.? (24 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Thanks for all your help - it looks like the ad is from the same year as a wooden box I have. I'm glad I'm not the only one that likes this sort of thing. Scott A (...) My Lego Site : (URL) List : (URL) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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