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Re: Named Beams (church and VW)
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Newsgroups:
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Sun, 11 Jul 2004 14:50:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
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One interesting thing is the named beam (sign). On the box it
shows “1762”, while in the set the 1x6 named beam says “Anno 1762”.
1x6 named beams are known to exist with both “1762” and “Anno 1762”
variations.
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I’ve seen a AD 1762, and a Anno 1762 brick. If you have a picture of a plain
1762 brick that you could share, I’d like to add it to my gallery (with picture
credit as shown).
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This anomaly is common in early Lego sets.
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I always thought this was intentional in order to use ‘generic’ printed boxes in
countries with a variety of languages. I’ve seen several sets with generic named
beams in the instructions (on box lids as you specify), but with
language-specific bricks inside.
An example is the VW showroom you mention. The VW showroom box shows a “VW LEGO”
printed brick, which I have never seen. I have seen (in boxed versions of this
set) language specific named beams, i.e.
Any additional information or pictures is appreciated.
Thanks,
Clark
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | The #309 Church set revisited...
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| This followup was sent to just lugnet.inst. However, I am reposting it to lugnet.general, since my reply is of a more general nature..... G. Istok (...) This set was produced from 1957 (when classic Lego windows first came out) until about 1963. The (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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