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Re: History of LEGO series........
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999 15:48:08 GMT
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
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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!
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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.)
Oh how I would love to see such a book!! Just one thing, you think you
could make it '55 to '75. Three decades sounds nicer than 27 years.
> One thing I can guarantee though, no pricelist will be a part of any • website
> or book.
I think we could we could live without those numbers; I just want to see set
numbers!
> Anyway, I've got about 150 scans of old sets, catalogs, brochures, etc,
> so whatever project I undertake, it has already started.
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> Gary Istok
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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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