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Re: Esso Service Station
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 24 Feb 2001 04:32:03 GMT
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I really like the shape of that station. Too bad LEGO doesn't put out such
a cool looking station now days (in mini-fig scale)
Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
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> From 1955-65 LEGO made the Esso Service Station. This came in set #310
> (in Europe only) and in the Town Plan sets #810 (Europe/Austrailia/New
> Zealand) and #725 (USA/Canada). On an older post, I mentioned the fact
> that in the earlier years (1955-61) TLC literal hand painted a red
> stripe along the side edges of the white plates used for the roof of the
> service station. Here is a Japanese website that shows this in great
> detail (both the earlier and later versions of the set). If you ever
> come across very old white plates with some red paint on the side, you
> will know where they originated!
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http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Domino/3211/Collection/991128/Esso.html
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> Gary Istok
>
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