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Re: History of the Oldest LEGO Garages
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Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:08:46 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote in message <3A662B46.ADAE1206@umich.edu>...
> These old garages are pretty neat. They utilize a counterbalance to
> open the garage door after you have pressed down on the door pad in
> front of the door. Unfortunately, the door frames (a square cornered
> upside down "U") often broke easily. The same can be said for the
> garage doors themselves. The couterweight came separate, and I have
> more than a few of these that have the counterweight broken off with a
> piece stuck inside the two slots on the doors. (Check out #235 in
> LUGNET database to see the pieces that I am referring to.)
I have one of these 3-piece garage doors from my childhood in the UK: red
door, white frame, and white base. However, the red door does not have any
kind of separate counterweight attached to it, nor is there any evidence
that it ever did have. The back "L" parts of the door moulding itself are
just large enough to give enough weight for the door to open. Are we talking
about the same thing, Gary? The one I have looks exactly like the #235
picture.
Kevin
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| (...) actually 2 separate pieces that attach to the back of the door. Many times these pieces, once inserted, never come out again. It is possible that these were sometimes sold with the pieces already inserted, but I cannot confirm that. I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| Some of you have probably seen the old LEGO flip-top garage kits from the era 1955-70. These were made for those old metal wheeled cars. The sets that had these were #235 (3 piece garage door kit), #236 (entire garage), #310 Esso Service Station, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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