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Re: Old question for LEGO Direct
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Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:41:55 GMT
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Thanks Tomas,
If memory serves me correctly LEGO Chairman Kjeld Kirk Kristiensen (KKK) helped
start up the USA/LEGO in Enfield. That was before he became Chairman. Is his
father GKC still alive. I thought not, but at the moment I'm not sure. I know
that his grandfather Ole Kirk died in 1958, but I cannot remember when (or if)
GKC has passed on (maybe I better read my Ultimate LEGO Book again).
And as to the 1973 date, oh well. I realize that most AFOLs weren't around
before 1973, but there are enough old timers around that remember the Samsonite
years. When I first started with LEGO (got my first set from relatives in
Germany in 1960), the Town Plan system was king with all those metal wheeled
cars, a large street layout board, and NO Minifigs!
I do know that in the UK they celebrated the 40th anniversary last year (1960
was their startup date). But I didn't hear if they had any celebrations in
Germany for their 45th year last year (1955 was their startup date).
Anyway, thanks for your reply! I may hit you folks up for a few LEGO signs (the
size they used for the Shell promos).
Gary Istok
Tomas Clark wrote:
> Hi Gary,
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> I asked around about this, and as far as I was able to find out, TLC is not
> planning any "40th Anniversary" celebrations in 2001. The official date that
> we are counting from appears to be 1973 for the US, as you noted below. So
> that reckoning doesn't count the Samsonite years. Of course, this is a
> semantic distinction in some ways, so I wouldn't let that stop you from
> doing your own 40th Anniversary celebrations, if you so desire.
>
> Tomas Clark
> Producer, LEGO Direct
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> In lugnet.lego.direct, Gary Istok writes:
> > Hi Jake, Tomas and folks at LD.
> >
> > I have asked this questions a few times before, but I was still
> > wondering......
> >
> > 2001 is the 40th Anniversary of LEGO in the USA. But due to the
> > Samsonite years of 1961-72, I don't think that LEGO recognizes it as
> > such (the 25th Anniversary bucket of 1998 celebrates the 1973 start date
> > of TLC Enfield). Is 2001 not considered a milestone year??
> >
> > I plan on doing a public LEGO display this year with the heading "40
> > Years of LEGO in America". But I wondered the TLC take on the date.
> > One reason this gets interesting is that TLC didn't take over LEGO from
> > Samsonite in Canada until 1986. I was on a 1987 Canadian TV show "THE
> > JOURNAL" celebrating 25 years of LEGO in Canada (Detroit is only 1 mile
> > from Canada). And who was on the show as well ..... Peter Eio --- the
> > North American LEGO President. It appears that Canada does include the
> > Samsonite years in its' date calculations, but the USA does not? I am
> > confused.
> >
> > Gary Istok
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| (...) Gary, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen died on July 13, 1995. (...) I think LEGO should use the earlier Samsonite date too...it is misleading to claim a date of 1973 when the LEGO brand was established many years before (and besides, it just doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Hi Gary, I asked around about this, and as far as I was able to find out, TLC is not planning any "40th Anniversary" celebrations in 2001. The official date that we are counting from appears to be 1973 for the US, as you noted below. So that (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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