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Re: Questions about 2 things
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 18 May 1999 02:00:03 GMT
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Jeff Stembel wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.general, Joshua Delahunty writes:
> > Mookie wrote:
> > > 
> > > Today I went out rummaging/yard saleing/garage saleing.. whatever you
> > > want to call it.. and I found a Lego case.. it's a red one.. it's one of
> > > the older styles.. kind of like the blue one with the lid that snaps
> > > down on the top.. not like the purple and red ones where there's snaps
> > > no the sides to close them.. I'm just wondering how old this one is and
> > > what it came with.. it's maybe 1/3rd smaller than the blue one.
> > 
> > This is (was) "set" 782 Storage Case.  It was released in 1984,
> > according to the 1984 brochure.
> > 
> > I've added the entry to Pause:
> > 
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=782-1
> > 
> >                                       -- joshua
> 
> Huh.  That's not what I have.  the lid on mine is in a recessed opening on top.
> The lid is just a rectangular plane.  Do you have any pictures of earlier
> boxes?  I have a larger blue one that has the same basic design, also.

Ah, crap.  Found it, made sure the set number wasn't in pause, scanned
it, uploaded it.  Never actually took a good look at the durned thing.
:-P

Try this: (and it was already on Pause too):

http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=783-1

That's the one I pictured in my mind; a purple version of 783 came out
not too long ago as a Pirate special deal.

Thing is, this one is newer.  872 is the older one.  I can't find any
before 1984, when 872 appears.



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  Re: Questions about 2 things
 
That's still not the one I've got.. I've got one of those in red.. and 3 purple ones.. though this one has to be older.. I'll take a pic tomorrow and put it up on my website.. the top doesn't clip to the top side like the purple/red ones.. It's a (...) (27 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Questions about 2 things
 
(...) Huh. That's not what I have. the lid on mine is in a recessed opening on top. The lid is just a rectangular plane. Do you have any pictures of earlier boxes? I have a larger blue one that has the same basic design, also. Jeff (27 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.general)

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