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Re: NWBrickCon in the news
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Sun, 6 Oct 2002 16:15:59 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys writes:
> This article also says that LEGO bricks were not sold in the US until '73...
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> Is this true?
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 little while...
> 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).
Cool!
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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