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Re: Question for Gary Istok
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Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:48:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Clark Stephens wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Russell Clark wrote:
> > Hey Gary!
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> > Is there anything you can tell me about these bricks?:
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> > http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=044-2
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> I'm not Gary, but I do have a lot of those bricks. They were produced by
> Samsonsite in the US (and possibly Canada) in the early 1960s thru the 70s.
> They produced several sets in the line
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=samsonite/preschool
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> The bricks come in 4 colors (red, white, blue, yellow). There was also a truck
> in white or grey with red wheels.
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> They are NOT Duplo, and are not interchangable with any other Lego brick. They
> measure 1" x 2" x 4". They are also made of a slightly different plastic.
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> HTH,
> Clark
Thanks Clark!
Russell, those bricks were sold in USA Samsonite sets from 1964-72. Here is a
cut/paste from my upcoming Lego Set/Part History CD (the chapter on
Duplo/Pre-School). This table lists all the sets that were produced with Jumbo
Bricks.
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USA Samsonite Lego Pre-School/Jumbo Sets - 1964-72.
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Set Set Year Element
# Description Introduced Count
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#041 Pre-School Set 1966 24
#042 Jumbo Brick Pull Toy Set 1966 9
#044 Pre-School Set 1969 30
#060 Jumbo Brick School Set 1969 60
#105 Pre-School Beginners Set 1964 12
#300 Jumbo Bricks Set 1972 30
#501 Pre-School Pull Toy Set 1971 9
#502 Pre-School Medium Set 1971 8
#503 Pre-School Large Set 1971 16
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Note: I will have LOTS of tables such as this (and many different ones) in the
final Lego CD.
The USA appears to have been used as a test ground for new products... such as
Jumbo/Pre-School bricks. These Jumbo bricks were not sold elsewhere. Even
though they were sold in the USA until 1972, the real Duplo brick was introduced
in continental Europe in 1969. By 1975 the real Duplo brick was sold
everywhere. And as we know, the real Duplo bricks are compatible with all Lego
bricks, unlike the Jumbo bricks.
Even though Duplo was sold in the USA from 1973 onward, it was still called
"Pre-School" until 1979. In the 1979 USA catalog they announce a new name for
the pre-school bricks.... Duplo. The Duplo name however was used elsewhere
since the beginning of production in 1969.
Gary Istok
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| (...) Gary, There is a slight chance that these jumbo bricks made it into the Europe market for a short time. There is also a chance these are just prototypes and were never sold. (URL) The 501 shown here (in the LEGO Billund archive) is in a Europe (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Samsonsite in the US (and possibly Canada) in the early 1960s thru the 70s. They produced several sets in the line (URL) bricks come in 4 colors (red, white, blue, yellow). There was also a truck in white or grey with red wheels. They are NOT (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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