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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Eric Strand wrote:
> > I just posted the 1968 FAO Schwarz catalog here:
> >
> >
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage-Ads/lego_ad_1968_fao_schwarz_toy_catalog.jpg
> >
> > Contains the Samsonite 118 train which has always been something of a mystery.
>
> Dear Eric!
>
> Call me confused - but I do not see the Samsonite 118 (similar or identical to
> European 119). But what I recognize is the 116 train set for cheap (?) 20$.
>
> Does anybody haven an idea what the exchange rate between Dollar and Deutschmark
> har been in 1968?
>
> Here the 116 set has cost approx. 100 DM. So the exchange rate could have been
> near 1:5.
>
> A while ago you have posted a link to a 1969 advertisement which contained in
> fact 118 and the legendary set 371.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=944827
>
> Leg Godt!
>
> Ben
Ben, thanks for the correction.
So, FAO Schwarz marketed the 116 in 1968 and Sears marketed the 118 in 1969.
There may have been other retailers too but at least we know about those two.
Eric
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