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Re: ??? Why the ‘Rainbow Bar’ ???
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:03:56 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok writes:
> Good answer Clark! You are correct. The original Lego sets from the late 50's
> had blue borders with lots of yellow background in the picture on the box, and
> "LEGO System in Play" in lots of different languages. From 1960-65 (or
> thereabouts) the boxes were mostly with blue borders, boxtope artwork with some
> LEGO bricks at various angles and a "lego stud" background, with the set number
> in the side corners in yellow with black background. Then things got really
> colorful with the rainbow designs first coming out in some sets in circa 1964.
> Unfortunately the supplemental parts packs at that time got less colorful than
> the 1956-64 parts packs.
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> Gary Istok
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> Clark Stephens wrote:
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> > Richard,
> > The earliest I could find this logo was 1964's 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 after they added more colors. There is also a flag with that
> > five-bar logo 3596p01.
> >
> > It appears to have lasted into early 1978 (Wedding). The "new"
> > 1978/1979 yellow boxes don't seem to have it.
> > Clark
> >
> > In lugnet.general, Richard Noeckel writes:
> > > 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.
Thank you all for the info, that’s one less mystery to be solved!
-R
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| Good answer Clark! You are correct. The original Lego sets from the late 50's had blue borders with lots of yellow background in the picture on the box, and "LEGO System in Play" in lots of different languages. From 1960-65 (or thereabouts) the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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