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(...) Hi all, I was wondering why does this book have a number 238? I mean, if we take a look at the first scan we can see text: LEGO's Ideeenboek 1 Please let me know why this book has number 238 and not number 1. Thanks, Saso (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This book is referred to as 238 in the old LEGO catalogs. See (URL) as an example (at the bottom). Eric (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Today people expect a set number on every Lego item. Back in the 50's and 60's that was not the case. Many Lego items were produced back then without numbers. Wooden box sets are a good example. They were produced as numbers: #700, #700K, (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Let me clarify this statement.... there are so many different variations on early sets (the color something is painted, the color combinations, the box picture, etc), that with some sets such as #214 (classic windows/doors spare parts) there (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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