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Re: an old strange plate 8x4
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:05:23 GMT
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I forgot to mention that the (1963-65) 8x11 gray Cellulose Acetate plate from the
Architectural series parts pack had the tube bottom, and not the waffle bottom. -
Gary Istok
Gary Istok wrote:
> I vaguely remember Bill Katz (a LUGNET user who has not been around lately - due
> to a heavy workload) mentioning the existence of a gray plate with the waffle
> bottom. I think he said there was an airplane set that this came from (Samsonite
> only?), but I don't know what set that was (I don't have the time to research
> it). Interestingly enough, the only other large CA gray plate that I am aware of
> was (continental Europe only) from those 1963-65 Architectural Sets parts packs
> (the hard plastic clear box version of plates packs 518, 519, 520, 521). These
> had an 8x11 (yes that is a strange size) gray plate as the bottom of the parts
> pack box (where an 8x11(x4) clear plastic box fit over the top of. These were
> the parts packs for the shortlived Architectural series (1963-65) of sets - 750,
> 751, 752.
>
> Clark, thanks for sharing that "LEGO anamoly" with us.
>
> Gary Istok
>
> Clark Stephens wrote:
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> > > These plates were only produced in Cellulose Acetate in the following sizes:
> > > 2x8, 4x8, 4x8 right curve, 4x8 left curve, and 6x8. And they were only
> > > produced in WHITE! These waffle bottom plates were produced from circa 1956
> > > until about 1965.
> >
> > I have a grey waffle-bottomed plate http://home.att.net/~clarkster/L4x8G.jpg
> > don't know what year/set. It came in a big box of old stuff. It looks warped
> > like CA. Couldn't find a mention of it in this thread.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Clark
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