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Subject: 
Here is what Megabloks sold in 1988
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Wed, 7 Jan 2004 02:36:04 GMT
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Taken from an old 1988 christmas catalog I dug from my parents' basement. The
catalog is from a defunct canadian company (Distribution aux Consommateurs).

Big, basic baby blocks.

Interesting to note that Fisher Price had its own "Construx" line back then.
Wonder how it did?

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/WhPlague/OldLegoAds/lego_1988.jpg



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  Re: Here is what Megabloks sold in 1988
 
(...) I remember that brand, but I've never seen it in real life. I suppose it couldn't have done too well, judging by its disappearance! (...) My first exposure to any compatible clone brand (i.e., not Tente) was the MEGABLOKS Brontosaurus set from (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
  Re: Here is what Megabloks sold in 1988
 
(...) space figs (the figs were disassemble-able & interchangeable with the other pieces). I think they faded out & then came back out a few years ago & are now gone again. Jeff (20 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
  Re: Here is what Megabloks sold in 1988
 
(...) Ooohh I remember that store. In my neck of the woods (western Canada) they were called "Consumers Distributing" (which is essentially what you've written in French, I guess). Their style of selling was to have no showroom whatsoever - and (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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