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Re: History of LEGO series........
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 24 Sep 1999 21:46:21 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> writes:
> Several folks have offered me website space for my "History of LEGO
> (piece name) Part 1 ..etc." series. Thanks for the offers folks!
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> I am still mulling over what I want to do with it. I am even
> considering the possibility of a book (I know ... how pretentious) on
> the History of LEGO 1955-72, with possibly a section on old catalogs,
> one on old LEGO ads, and another on the sets from that era. The
> logistics (and time involved) make this option unlikely, so a website
> might be the way to go. I'd sure like to talk to Henry Wiencik (author
> of THE WORLD OF LEGO TOYS) and ask him about what he went thru. (I did
> talk to him back in 1986 when he interviewed me for his book.) One
> thing I can guarantee though, no pricelist will be a part of any website
> or book.
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> Anyway, I've got about 150 scans of old sets, catalogs, brochures, etc,
> so whatever project I undertake, it has already started.
What you're doing is incredible work, Gary! Since these come only every so
often, I hadn't realized all the work that had been put into the lot of 'em
until I did a news-article search. I'll be first in line if you publish a
book!
BTW, for anyone who wants to go back and read what Gary has written (and
posted) so far, here's a page bookmarking the articles:
http://www.lugnet.com/?p=history-of-lego
If I missed anything, lemme know!
--Todd
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| (...) Wow, thanks Todd!! I really don't think that I have the time (or energy) to write a book. There are too many other things going on in my life right now. Maybe I'll just keep posting these for the time being. I do like the fact that you kind (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Several folks have offered me website space for my "History of LEGO (piece name) Part 1 ..etc." series. Thanks for the offers folks! I am still mulling over what I want to do with it. I am even considering the possibility of a book (I know ... how (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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