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Subject: 
I picked up this 60's ad on ebay
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Tue, 1 Feb 2000 14:19:23 GMT
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I picked up this 60's ad on ebay, I quite liked it so I decided to
share. Any help in dating it any better would be good. It is from the
UK. See it (300k) at:

http://www154.pair.com/eh105jb/lego/pp/60s_ad.jpg


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Scott A


My Lego Site : http://www154.pair.com/eh105jb/lego/LEGO.htm
&
Auction List : http://www154.pair.com/eh105jb/apics/auction.html



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  Re: I picked up this 60's ad on ebay
 
My guess would be the second 1/2 of 1961. The price range in the first 1/2 of 1961 for the basic sets was 45/- to 10/6 and changed to 45/6 to 10/9 for the second 1/2. However these prices carried on thru 1962, but by then there would have been (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: I picked up this 60's ad on ebay
 
(...) building with LEGO.(Lego thinks you're unfair.):-) Alan (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: I picked up this 60's ad on ebay
 
Scott: I think I can help you date this ad. I have exactly the same ad in my collection (even the same page number). It is defintely 1961, either Spring or November/December from either Womens or Womens Own magazine. Hope this helps (...) : (URL)& (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: I picked up this 60's ad on ebay
 
Thanks for all your help - it looks like the ad is from the same year as a wooden box I have. I'm glad I'm not the only one that likes this sort of thing. Scott A (...) My Lego Site : (URL) List : (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)

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