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Re: Samsonite Gear Set date Questions
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:51:13 GMT
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I remember my next door neighbor got Set 001 when I was a kid. That would make
it 1966 or 1967 when Samsonite first sold these. I think the others came out
later.
Gary Istok
Jim Hughes wrote:
> Hi:
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> I have a question about when Samsonite gears were first introduced.
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> The first series of sets w/ gears were:
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> 001 Gear Set
> 003 Master Mechanic Set
> 004 Master Builder Set
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> And I have seen the 001 dated at 1970 or 1971. Does anyone know for sure when
> this set was released? Were the 003 and 004 sets released at the same time or
> earlier?
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> The next series from the early 70's was:
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> 103 Standard Set
> 104 Deluxe Set
> 105 Master Set
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> These sets can be seen on Joe Lauher's site
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> http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/msl/LEGO/70s_sam1.jpg
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> Does anyone know the date on these sets? Clearly they must be pre-73.
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> Thanks
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> Jim
> hughesj@one.net
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| Gary Istok (gistok@umich.edu) wrote: : I remember my next door neighbor got Set 001 when I was a kid. That would make : it 1966 or 1967 when Samsonite first sold these. I think the others came out : later. : Gary Istok I got my 004 master builder (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Hi: I have a question about when Samsonite gears were first introduced. The first series of sets w/ gears were: 001 Gear Set 003 Master Mechanic Set 004 Master Builder Set And I have seen the 001 dated at 1970 or 1971. Does anyone know for sure when (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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