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Re: Should we ask TLG to use correct USA Anniversary Year?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:31:48 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> Well here we are in 2005, and it is the 50th Anniversary of the Lego System of
> Play.
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> And it is also the 50th Anniversary for Lego in Sweden. In the next 7 years
> there will be the 50th Anniversary of Lego in (2006) Germany, Belgium,
> Netherlands, Norway, (2007) Austria, Switzerland, (2008) France, Italy, (2010)
> Britain, (2012) Australia and Canada.
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> Conspicuously absent from this list will be the USA. Samsonite Lego was first
> sold in the USA in 1961, the next year (1962) Samsonite Lego was first sold in
> Canada. So how come Canada can use the 1962 begin date, but the USA will not be
> using 1961?
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> Well because of some unfortunate events between USA Samsonite and TLG in the
> early 70's, the USA anniversary is celebrated starting 1973, the first year TLG
> Lego was sold in the USA. TLG first set up shop in Connecticut in 1972, when
> they got the license back from USA Samsonite, but it took one year to get the
> sets out. (Note: TLG Lego was first sold in Canada in 1986!!! That was when
> TLG got the license back from Samsonite Canada, But they are not being
> penalized any years.)
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> Sounds to me like the USA is somehow getting punished (years wise) because of
> the problems of the early 1970's.
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> Doesn't exactly seem fair, does it?
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> Should we ask TLG to reconsider the USA date?
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> Gary Istok
OK. Looks like USA AFOLs are ambivalent about this one. So when TLG does
celebrate the 50th in the USA in 2023, many of you will be in your 50's and
60's. I will be celebrating my 63rd year of Lego (in the USA!) by then, if I'm
still alive. Since I live only 5 miles from the international border (with
Canada), I guess I'll celebrate with them in 2012, when they do their (accurate)
50th. (I was on Canadian TV when they celebrated their 25th in 1987.)
Gary Istok
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