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Re: Early Lego 1x6 & 1x8 Bricks with Names
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:19:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> I was browsing thru PEERON today, and I was checking out the different 1x6 and
> 1x8 bricks with names ("named beams") many of them from the 1957-65 era. And I
> noticed that they didn't have those 1x6 and 1x8 named beams unique to the USA
> (Samsonite).
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> Back then the major source of these named beams was Lego spare parts pack #226
> (1957-65). When they first came out in 1957, there were 8 named beams in the
> continental European version of #226. That number changed to 7 named beams from
> 1958-65. The British version of #226 also had 7 named beams, while the
> USA/Canada Samsonite version of #226 had 10 named beams.
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> As a child in the early 1960's I purchased a #226 USA parts pack. The 10 named
> beams (which I still have) are:
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> 1x6: CAFE, HOTEL, HOTEL, STORE, STORE, STORE.
> 1x8: GROCERY, ESSO SERVICE, GARAGE, THEATER.
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> The GROCERY and STORE named beams are not available in Europe. These should be
> added to the Peeron Database (date 1961).
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> A few years back I answered a LUGNET question on named beams. Check under
> LUGNET.GENERAL my "HISTORY OF LEGO" series section on printed bricks for some in
> depth info on early named beams.
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> In my upcoming CD, I give the breakdown of the named beams for many countries
> (in their own version of parts pack #226) such as: Germany, Britain, Italy,
> Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and USA.
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> There will be a chapter in my CD titled "Lego Signs, Number/Letter Bricks,
> Stickers & Painted Elements".
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> Gary Istok
> A Lego addict since 1960.
And speaking of rare 1x6 and 1x8 beams with names, I just saw a German Bricklink
seller selling a 1x6 "ANNO 1762" named beam from the #309 Church set of 1958-62,
for $36.75! This particular named beam is not part of the #226 named beam parts
pack, and commands premium prices.
But even named beams from the #226 set could command some decent prices. In
great condition, I could see spending $15 for an "ESSO SERVICE", or $20 for a
"GROCERY" named beam. But others, such as GARAGE and TAXI (TAXA, TAXE) are so
plentiful, they are worth much less.
Gary Istok
Purveyor of Good Architecture and Rare Parts.
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| I was browsing thru PEERON today, and I was checking out the different 1x6 and 1x8 bricks with names ("named beams") many of them from the 1957-65 era. And I noticed that they didn't have those 1x6 and 1x8 named beams unique to the USA (Samsonite). (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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