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Re: Were the first American Lego sets (1961) ever produced?
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general
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Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:17:37 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> Jake,
>
> I know you are busy, but could you please refer this question to someone who
> might know.
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> Lego came to the USA via licensee Samsonite (and Schwayder Bros.) of Denver
> Colorado in 1961.
>
> Here is a copy of that first catalog that came with all sets and parts packs.
>
> chem.sunysb.edu/msl/LEGO/60s_d2.jpg
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> Were the 2 largest sets (#725 Town Plan and #717 Junior Constructor) and the
> Town Plan board (#246) ever really sold here or in Canada (starting in 1962)?
>
> In all my 44 years of collecting and playing with Lego (since 1960 when I got my
> first set (#700/1) from my uncle in Germany, a year before Lego arrived in the
> USA), I have never seen one of these three sets. The only ones I have seen are
> the later versions of all 3 that show up in the 1963 catalog. They are the Town
> Plan #725 and Town Plan board #246 that show the American version of the Town
> Plan (dark blue background), and a flat roofed house in #717 Junior Constructor.
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> The earlier versions of the #725 Town Plan and #246 Town Plan board were exactly
> like the continental European #810 Town Plan and #200 Town Plan board.
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> And the early version of the #717 Junior Constructor (a gabled "manor" house) is
> shown as the "dream house" in the #238 Building Idea Book (the very first Lego
> idea book) of 1960-68.
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> Since I was a child I have always wanted to have a copy of the early #717 Junior
> Constructor, and I have built this model house (from the #238 book diagram) more
> often over the last 44 years than any other Lego building.
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> I wonder if they even have a prototype of these in the "vault" in Billund.
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> Thanks,
> Gary Istok
OK, I messed up the URL (thanks Tim) on the Samsonite Lego catalog website.
Here it is:
http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/msl/LEGO/60s_d2.jpg
In my opinion, this #717 box is one of the most attractive boxes TLG has ever
produced. If it was actually sold, this model would require (9) of the 10x20
thick baseplates, and a lot of windows and bricks.
Gary Istok
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