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??? Why the ‘Rainbow Bar’ ???
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 20 Apr 2001 03:59:16 GMT
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Why the ‘Rainbow Bar?’
I remember seeing this when I was little. Some Lego sets from the 60’s and
late 70’s had a ‘five color-bar box’ right next to the TLC logo.
In Set Reference, under set number 139 (and a few others) you can see the
five color-bar box I speak of: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/139
But why, is it to indicate that Lego is available in 5 color assortments, or
is it something else (like the Samsonite logo)?
Yet, other colors were available at that time (eg: Gray and Green) yet they
were never incorporated into the bar: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/330_3
Any enlightment would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
--==Richard==--
You can reach me @
Shroud_of_Kung_Fu@Hotmail.com
. -Lego good, Canada great-®
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: ??? Why the ‘Rainbow Bar’ ???
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| Yeah, the five color bar box was a kind of trademark logo. It used to be animated on 70s TV commercials - the bars would snap together and click. Unless I am thinking of some other toy. Would be a rush to see that commercial again! -Erik making a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: ??? Why the ‘Rainbow Bar’ ???
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| Richard, The earliest I could find this logo was 1964's <set:315_3 European Taxie>. At that time, the five colors were the only ones available in bricks (the history of green & grey plates & bricks is in a different thread). Lego kept the logo even (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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