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Sale- 1961 #717 Junior Constructor LEGO Catalog Model Never Sold to Public
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Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:05:13 GMT
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When LEGO was first sold in the USA in 1961 and in Canada in 1962, there was a
LEGO house model in the 1961-62 catalogs that was NEVER sold as shown in the
very first USA/Canada Samsonite LEGO catalogs.
It was the #717 Junior Constructor set as shown in USA/Canada 1961-62 catalogs
(a Samsonite only set). Ironically the set pictured in the catalog was never
produced as a LEGO set for sale... but only was a prototype:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2707591
The #717 Junior Constructor model that was actually produced was this one:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2707596
So anyway, I have a copy of the instructions, and am selling several (yet to
be built, it'll take me about 2 days to build) finished models of this NEVER
PRODUCED SET with scans of the instructions:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2707571
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2707580
Ironically this was the largest LEGO model house EVER shown in a LEGO catalog,
just never sold to the public.
The reason it was never sold may be obvious when comparing the prototype #717
(left) to the actually produced #717 (right):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2707583
The prototype used 9 10x20 baseplates, and a lot more bricks!! The actually
produced model used only 4 10x20 baseplates and many fewer bricks. Ironically
the actually produced #717 Junior Constructor set (in box) weighs 9 lb. (4,08
kg)!! Imagine how heavy the one on the left would have been if actually sold
that way.
I am selling examples of the prototype (with all mint parts, except near-mint
windows and baseplates) for $125. And that price includes copy of the building
instructions, as well as a complimentary copy of my LEGO CD.... a $26.95 value).
There are 2 LEGO CD chapters that talk about this prototype set (Chapters 4 and
13), and it includes some interesting pictures as well.
So in essence (including the 1,265 page LEGO CD), you would be getting the
finished model for about $98 (trees/bushes not included).
For those that would prefer an even cheaper example, I can substitute the 9
10x20 old green baseplates for 2 32x32 green thin baseplates, and drop the total
price down to $100 (with $26.95 LEGO CD value, it would be something like $73
final price for the house).
Again, this is the largest house model that has ever been seen in a LEGO
catalog, and because of its' size, it was never actually sold as a LEGO set.
And in my opinion, it is the most beautiful house model TLG has ever designed
in a catalog (even though it never was actually sold).
See Universal Building Sets in my Bricklink store for details on the 2 versions:
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=istokg
Cheers,
Gary Istok
P.S. I have a few of my old AFOL limited edition CDs available if you would
prefer that one to the colorful version.
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