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Re: A Set within a Set.
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Date: 
Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:29:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:

   This book first came out in late 1959, and can be found in about 20 different variations (found in different languages, and these can be found in 1960-61 subvariaton (no wheels/no black bricks), a 1962-63 subvariation (with wheels/black bricks, but no small plates), a 1964-65 subvariation (with all the above plus small plates) and a 1966-68 subvariaton (with no Town Plan).

This Swedish version of #238 happens to be the first subvariaton (1960-61).

Hi,

I wonder why the UK version of this book



to be seen here: http://www.hccamsterdam.nl/brick/setlist/index.htm

is called “Ideas Book No.2” when in the other versions there is a big “1” in the inside flap of the first page.

Btw. I own one danish and three german copies of this book, all have wheels but no plates in it. This might be the most common version of tis book.

Greetings Ronald



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(...) Thanks Ronald, The easiest way to tell them apart is in Section 5 - Trains. The use of wheels, black bricks, and plates on the trains makes this the easiest way to tell them apart. I have a 1960-61 version USA Samsonite (USA Lego started in (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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(...) The #238 Idea book that I was talking about in this thread also has an very interesting sidebar, namely the very first time a "MAERSK" Lego item has been seen in Lego. Click on the picture of the ships in section 6. The largest ship at the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)

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