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Re: Help identifying a set
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:37:28 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Nathan Todd wrote:
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Hey all,
Just wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this set? I can’t find
it in the Lugnet database and I really don’t know anything about older sets.
Could someone even identify the era for me? Suggestions on the appropriate
newsgroup are also welcome ; )
box front...
Thanks and God Bless,
Nathan
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On the catalog in Brickset, there is an entry for the set listing it as
“Pre-School Set” and the year 1976. I was guessing it was earlier, such as
73-74, based on the box art (relatively modern LEGO logo next to the old 5-color
flag). Brickset has no further information and no picture. So, it looks like
you may have a pretty rare set on your hands, and it seems to be in very good
condition.
By the way, does anyone know if the old 5-color flag of LEGO (the one with the
vertical stripes) has a proper name (or nickname)? Just wondering.
-Jordan
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| (...) This is not the pre-school set 078. Pre-school is the forerunner of Duplo and appears in 1975 in the USA. To see it, locate a scan of the 1975 USA consumer catalog, the one with a red cover and maxifig in a box. The box art of the airplane and (...) (17 years ago, 6-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Hey all, Just wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this set? I can't find it in the Lugnet database and I really don't know anything about older sets. Could someone even identify the era for me? Suggestions on the appropriate newsgroup (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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