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Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 22 Jul 1999 22:23:50 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> Bill Katz wrote:
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> > Gary,
> > Only one small thing I'd like to add. The early Samsonite 1x2 • plates
> > (and I think, but would have to check that i have models with 2x2 cellulose
> > acetate plates and 1x2 ABS plates) had a small rectangular pip on the
> > bottomisde, between where the studs fit, instead of teh more common circular
> > pip we see today.
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> > ANd those 1x2 plates were the ONLY 1xN plates in existance, so that
> > models would often have 10 or more of them in a row. (See 348 jet
> > as an example)
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> > -Bill
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> Thanks Bill. I noticed those also. I'm going to get a lot of the old plates • and
> check them out for other possible variations. However, I couldn't locate a • Jet
> #348 in the Lugnet Database. Is that the one that has large grey plate(s) • with
> the square bottoms like the old 2x8, 4x8 and 6x8 white Cellulose Acetate • plates
> (that you mentioned a few months ago.
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> You did point out an interesting fact that the 1xN plates were rather limited • to
> the 1x2 (and 1x1). The 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, etc. plates didn't arrive on the
> scene until many years later.
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> One of the things that I found facinating was the situation with the green
> plates. They were not produced in Europe back in the 1960's. I found about • 40
> of them (1x1, 1x2, 2x2, 2x4) from my old collection, and I noticed that • Samsonite
> had their own unique LEGO font for their brick studs. It was very different • from
> the European font.
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> Also, when I was looking thru some old LEGO, I find it interesting as to how • many
> Cellulose Acetate pieces there are to be found in old (USA) Lego collections • on
> the secondary market. Samsonite must have made them for quite a while longer
> than TLG Europe.
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> I just got an eBay win in the mail yesterday, and the set was a 1970's (big
> people) set. Yet I could tell that the seller (or someone) took a lot of • older
> pieces and added them to this set. I ended up with about 20 older (and nearly
> mint) Cellulose Acetate pieces.
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> Gary Istok
Gary -
I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read about your nearly infinite
supply supply of parts, both old and new. Any plans for private tours of your
collection? I'm from Fenton, so a drive wouldn't be that far out of my way...
;)
Charles
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| (...) Thanks Bill. I noticed those also. I'm going to get a lot of the old plates and check them out for other possible variations. However, I couldn't locate a Jet #348 in the Lugnet Database. Is that the one that has large grey plate(s) with the (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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