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Re: Samsonite LEGO in 1960s SEARS catalogs
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:57:49 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford wrote:
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Yes, I’ve looked through your folder several times. Not every item every
time, but on each visit I take a look at a few more of the old sets.
Growing up in Canada, most of my childhood LEGO sets are marked ‘Samsonite’.
Luckily for me, my parents allowed me to keep not only all of the original
instructions but also almost all of the original boxes.
About six years ago my wife and myself moved to Stratford, Ontario... home of
the Samsonite plant from which all of the Canadian sets originated back in
the 70’s. I have since met people whose parents worked at the plant back then
or have other memories of the old LEGO days. There are still people who talk
about being able to go to the factory and buy pillow case sized bags of
factory seconds for next to nothing.
As an interesting side note, finding LEGO at a yard sale in Stratford is
nearly impossible. It seems all these years later the people around here seem
to still value this product and keep for new generations. And that’s not a
bad thing I guess. :)
Thank you again Eric for sharing all of these great images with us. Can I
ask... where do you find them all? Not one source I’m sure, but what type of
sources do you use to gather them from?
Best regards,
Allan B.
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Allan,
It is very interesting that you have talked to people who worked at the Canadian
Samsonite LEGO facility. I’ve often wished that I could talk to someone who
worked at the USA Samsonite facility in Loveland, CO. Many of the Samsonite
sets never made it into any LEGO catalog and perhaps there is an ex-Samsonite
employee who has all of this information...
Most of the high resolution photos/scans in the brickshelf folder are from items
that I own. Others come from friends who have contributed images specifically
for the folder and the rest (low res images) come from ebay auction listings.
Eventually I would like to replace all of the low resolution images with high
quality versions but this means that I need a bigger LEGO budget :)
I love the photos on the old sets and brochures. They have a great 50’s/60’s
feel. I wonder if the original negatives still exist anywhere...
Eric
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