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Re: One more scanned ad from 1961 uploaded
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Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:57:31 GMT
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Gary,
Thank you for your info, too.
I am very happy that so many people have shown appreciation of my scans. I hope I'll get the time to rescan some now
that my scanning skills have improved.
Like I said in the dear-lego group, eBay prices for the classic windows are rediculously high. Oh how I wish LEGO could
relaunch all classic windows!
I only have one town plan (it should be American), and it's in poor condition. :o(
/Tore
Gary Istok wrote:
> Thanks for the info Tore. I have your website in my website bookmarks. I really love the Swedish
> advertisements. There are 2 different Town Plan layouts that I can add to the USA/Canada, UK, and
> German Town Plan layouts. I think that there are about 10 different that I now have identified. And
> in one of the 1969 ad pages are those black 1x2x2 and 1x4x2 windows, as well as the 1x2x3 black
> classic door. I think that these were only produced as prototypes to give the appearance of
> nighttime for the Lego display of lighting bricks with names. But boy don't we all wish we had those
> windows/doors (hint hint for LD!!).
>
> And because of your website, we can identify that the #238 International Building Idea book first
> came out in November 1960, making it the earliest of all Lego idea books. I was luck to find a USA
> Samsonite version, as well as a copy of the International version of this book (in addition to the
> German one I already owned). And your fellow Swede Anders Isaksson had displayed a Swedish version
> of this book.
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> I have a color copy of your earliest ad with the boy yelling "TITTA!" saved away in my collection of
> old LEGO items.
>
> Thanks again for sharing these historic Lego ads Tore!!!
>
> Gary Istok
>
> Tore Eriksson wrote:
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> > Today, I recieved the final missing issues of the Swedish Disney Comics of year 1961.
> > There was one more LEGO ad so I scanned it and uploaded to brickshelf.
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=simlego
> >
> > Nothing revolutionary:
> > * Basic set
> > * Aeroplane
> > * Boat(-s?)
> > * Town Plan
> > * Accessory sets 218, 224, 280
> >
> > I plan to move all scanned ads to there when time provides, but so far, you can find the rest at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/simlego/scans.htm
--
Tore Eriksson
Sweden
ICQ: 76066510
LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m
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