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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok writes:
> I too am not sure about Minitalia's original date, but they were around as
> early
> as 1972, if not earlier.
Ah. I have to admit I have only a passing curiousity about the dates, I just
know that they aren't made anymore.
> But there are a few things that I think that LEGO
> used
> in Minitalia that later became common in regular LEGO. One is the 1x4x3
> window.
> They used a slightly different version (with the small mullioned windows), but
> the
> green shutters and the shutter attachments may be identical to those that came
> at
> least 5 years later in regular LEGO. The 1x6x3 Minitalia window is almost
> identical to the 1x6x3 classic large window, but there are 13 window panes in
> the
> Minitalia version.
But, as the French say, vive la differance! The variety is exactly why I would
love to get some, especially in quantity.
> If LEGO ever gives the Town folks some variety in window designs, then the
> Minitalia windows would be an excellent place to start.
Agreed.
eric
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