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Re: Straight LEGO Country Flags of 70's and 80's
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:47:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
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My mistake, I meant to say “1592”, and instead said “1589” (the 1978 Weetabix
UK set).
So let me ask again (correctly), were there specific companies that promoted
the British (1980) and Dutch (1983) #1592 set?
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I had a very slight hunch, so to be sure, I’ve consulted “backoffice”-wise with
Lowlug. They’ve confirmed that the Dutch version of the set was a promo for the
brand Unox, part of the Unilever company. This also explains why the Dutch
version has a “SOEP met WORST” sticker for the sign on top of the food stand.
Translated into English this would be: “SOUP with (smoked) SAUSAGE”, two main
products sold under the Unox brand. The LEGO illustrators made a funny mistake
in the instruction booklet for the Dutch version of the set, where the sign is
printed as “SOAP met WORST”.
One of the Lowlug members still owns a Dutch issue of the comic magazine “Donald
Duck” that has the advertisement of the promo inside. He told me that you had to
send in some product wrappers and an additional payment.
Currently I have no information about the patron of the English version of the
set, but I know that Unilever originated from a merger of a UK and Dutch firm in
1930, and that the UK branch of the firm operated under the name Lever
Brothers up until 1990. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unilever for
reference.
With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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| (...) Manfred, My mistake, I meant to say "1592", and instead said "1589" (the 1978 Weetabix UK set). So let me ask again (correctly), were there specific companies that promoted the British (1980) and Dutch (1983) #1592 set? Thanks, Gary Istok (17 years ago, 5-Feb-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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