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Re: Building Idea Book 1 (#238)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.books
Date: 
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:00:13 GMT
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Gary Istok skrev i meddelandet <39AC159F.79F7454E@umich.edu>...
> 
> Well to my surprise, there were not one but two of these old idea books,
> a USA Samsonite version, and an International version.

Lucky you!

> And they weren't
> apart in pieces with pages torn or scribbled on (a common problem with
> these).  They were in near mint condition(!!!!), with only a couple of
> blemishes on the cover!!!  Definitely my FOTM!  (You don't really want
> to know what my FOTY is, it will only upset you.)

I think everyone needs a little 'upset' from time to time, and when _you_ talk
about FOTY it must really be something (180 degree macaronis by the pound?)

> I know that Anders Isaksson has a Swedish version
http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/ideabook.htm

Not in the least mint, but it was mine from the very beginning (about 40 years
old now - the book, that is (I also still have my old moped
(light-light-weight motorcycle), 30-ish, and use it daily going to work (I'm
not much for footnotes, but I like parenthesis (and yes, I have programmed in
Lisp)))).

--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD:  http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery:   http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery.htm



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  Building Idea Book 1 (#238)
 
I just got a hoard of old 1960's LEGO from a USA Ebay Auction over the weekend. Among the lot, I was expecting a tattered copy of the very first Lego idea book, the Building Idea Book 1 (LEGO reference #238). This book was produced from 1960-68 in (...) (26 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)

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