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Re: 1960's LEGO Parts Packs
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:10:19 GMT
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Yes and no. I was interested in the classic doors (but I already have 250 of
them, so how many do I need?), the macaroni bricks (I already have 7 European
packs - in black, red, yellow and white, so how many do I need?), the flag set
and the street light set. I already have a lot of pieces in the other sets. And
I have all of these box designs already.
But these sets averaged about $34 per set, a bit pricey, especially when I've been
getting these from Europe from $6-$25 each (depending on the contents).
Gary Istok
Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:
> I am sure you would have loved to get your hands on that auction, huh, Gary? I
> have been there many times myself!
>
> Scott S.
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> Gary Istok wrote:
> >
> > It helps if I provide the URL:
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=177349012
> >
> > Gary Istok wrote:
> >
> > > There is a wonderful assortment of 24 Samsonite LEGO Parts Packs on
> > > EBAY, whose auction ended today. It went for a whopping $810 (rather
> > > pricey, I would say).
> > >
> > > I bring it to everyones attention to show you all what they look like.
> > > The pictures on the boxes (4 different) are but a subset of the
> > > different 1960's box designs. In my own collection I have 14 different
> > > parts pack box designs (including the 3 different European Architectural
> > > parts packs) from this 1958-65 era (1961-65 for Samsonite).
> > >
> > > The Samsonite LEGO parts pack boxes were about twice the size of the
> > > European versions, and usually contained a few more pieces (example: the
> > > 2x2 brick boxes had 20 pieces in Europe parts packs, and 33 in the
> > > Samsonite parts packs).
> > >
> > > The survival rate of the European boxes was greater than the Samsonite
> > > ones. Even though these specific designs were discontinued by LEGO in
> > > the mid 1960's, in Europe you could still find these well into the
> > > 1990's (in small town toystores), while in the USA, they were gone from
> > > toy store shelves by the end of the 1960's.
> > >
> > > Among these in the EBAY auction is one of the most valuable parts packs
> > > of all -- the Esso Service gas pumps and signs (2 of each of these in
> > > the Samsonite version, one of each of these in the European version).
> > >
> > > I find it interesting to note that the old style (50's & 60's) flat
> > > trees and bushes were different in the European parts packs as opposed
> > > to the USA parts packs. The European version had 5 different trees and
> > > one bush style. Here in the USA they had only 1 tree type (pine) and
> > > the one bush style. And these didn't have the branches painted brown
> > > (whereas the European ones did). That explains some of the mystery of
> > > my childhood LEGO flat trees and bushes. I must have gotten Trees &
> > > Bushes parts packs from both Europe and USA, hence the differences.
> > >
> > > Anyway, these sets are a great reminder of some of the wonderful LEGO
> > > Art that was produced in vibrant colors in the early 1960's. This is a
> > > big switch from the rather bland sets that came in the late 1960's to
> > > the present day polybags.
> > >
> > > LEGO reused a lot of their pictures over and over again in different
> > > sets and parts packs of the late 50's and early 60's. But with the
> > > pleasing quality of the final product, one can hardly find fault in them
> > > doing so.
> > >
> > > Gary Istok
>
> --
> Scott E. Sanburn
> CADD Operator, CADD Systems Administrator
> Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI
>
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