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Re: Errors in Lugnet Set Database
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:19:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> Is there a procedure in place in LUGNET for notification of set errors in the
> LUGNET database? Is there one for adding old sets not currently in the
> database?
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> I was browsing some old 50's and 60's sets, and came across some errors:
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> 1) 810 European Town Plan. The text says it is a wooden box set, but the 810 is
> the set underneath the wooden box set in the picture. It is made of cardboard.
> The wooden box set on top of the 810 appears to be an institutional set that
> comes in 3 varieties (probably based on childrens ages) and that wooden box set
> comes in 3 Roman numeral set numbers, "I", "II" and "III". This is I believe the
> first and possibly only time Lego set numbers were used as Roman numerals. I
> discuss these and other wooden box sets in my upcoming CD on Lego History. An
> entire chapter is devoted to the wooden box sets (Europe only) that were
> produced between 1957 and 1978.
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> Also, there are 2 different versions of the 810 European Town Plan set. One was
> for continental Europe (shown in the picture). The other set is the British 810
> Town Plan set. It has a Town Plan board with a different layout (for driving on
> the left side of the road?), and has the unique British gas pumps for the Esso
> Station.
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> 2) 708 USA/Canada Samsonite Basic Set. The set pictured is from a photograph.
> However, the box partitions are not original to this set. They are plastic bins
> from 1966-70 Samsonite basic sets, not this 1961-65 set. It appears that there
> are way too many bricks in this set. Plus the set should have only red and
> white bricks, and no wheels. The 708, 711 and early (flat box version) 705 sets
> have a cardboard insert that all brick sit on top of in sort of a mosaic
> checkerboard pattern with 10x20 thick baseplates inside as well. This is the
> same flat box checkerboard design used in the European 700 series of basic sets
> (700/0, 700/1, 700/3, 700/3a, 700/4, 700/5, 700/6).
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> Gary Istok
Gary,
I've asked this question before and received minimal feedback:
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=48055
A lot of the Samsonite sets are missing from the DB.
Eric
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