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Re: NWBrickCon in the news
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Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:28:41 GMT
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In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Benjamin Medinets writes:
> In lugnet.announce, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Just wanted to share our 15 minutes of fame.
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> > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/89685_lego04.shtml
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> > ~GAMH
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> in the article it mentions David Schilling and Waterloo, Ontario (where
> Dave graduated from).
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> Just thought I would x-post this here. I am sure that it will be nearly
> impossible for most if any of our members will be attending. Looks like
> it will be a nice event, though.
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> Thanks,
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> Ben
This article also says that LEGO bricks were not sold in the US until '73...
Is this true?
I did not know that.
One of the *many* reasons I love being Canadian.
My mom has a pic of me pre 1970 at Christmas, sitting beside a LEGO set my
brother just got--I'll have to find it sometime. I was around 2 at the
time, so I know it wasn't for me.
All my life I just assumed that if LEGO was sold here, that it was sold down
south.
Wow, you really do learn something new every day.
Oh, to impart a little more knowledge, they used to manufacture LEGO bricks
in Stratford, Ontario, at the Samsonite company. I had a tour of the plant
around 1984ish--I saw a mould for 2x4 bricks, really sweet (I also saw how
they made luggage, but that was less impressive to me).
Dave K.
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| (...) Yes. I too (as David S does) once in a while indulge in a little one upmanship, since I lived in Ontario for 1.5 years, my earliest bricks are vintage 1967, obtained at the Simpson Sears. One of the many reasons I loved living in Canada for a (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I received my first LEGO set for my 3rd birthday, that was 1965. LEGO sets were being imported by Samsonite back then - LEGO the company started their U.S. operations around 1973, perhaps that's what the article was refering to. Great article, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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