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Re: Yes LEGO did make drafting paper!
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Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:21:52 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> TLC actually did make a drafting type paper back in the 1960's.  The
> Architectural Sets (#750, #751, #752) each came with several sheets of this
> paper, which looks more like graph paper.  Each box within the grid was the
> size of a 1x1 brick.  The shortlived series of architectural sets were made
> from 1963-65.  The one good thing about these sets is that they were the very
> first LEGO sets that contained small plates (1x1, 1x2, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4 in
> various colors), and might have been the reason for their introduction.
> (Note: 2x8, 4x8, 6x8, and 4x8 curved plates were produced in white (only)
> starting in the mid-50's for the Town Plan sets.  All other plates came after
> these Architectural ones.)
> 
> TLC's old Architectural paper has the old LEGO logo in the corner.  I have a
> mint #751 set with about 4 sheets of this paper.

Lego also included some sheets in early Brick Kicks magazines.  The boxes in
the grid were the size of a 1x1 plate.

Jeff, "Thallid Lord"
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  Re: Yes LEGO did make drafting paper!
 
In my DACTA Control Lab manuals, there are some graph papers as well. Pitsco- LEGO DACTA still sells the books ($87/set ouch!). The one titled, "Control Lab: Technology Investigations and Inventions" has paper. All 1:1 Here's the text. Invention (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu)  

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  Yes LEGO did make drafting paper!
 
TLC actually did make a drafting type paper back in the 1960's. The Architectural Sets (#750, #751, #752) each came with several sheets of this paper, which looks more like graph paper. Each box within the grid was the size of a 1x1 brick. The (...) (27 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu)  

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