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| looking at Clarks printed bars pages (URL) I notice that there seem to loads of tobacconist's signs in various languages. Does anyone know what sets these came in? seems strange for Lego to have them, I know they are old but even so. Tim (19 years ago, 26-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| (...) Tim, These tobacco signs were produced from 1955-65. But only in continental Europe. First of all the negative connotation to smoking did not exist in the 1950's and 1960's. And in continental Europe there were a lot of small mom and pop (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I almost forgot, there was one set that did have Tobacconist in it. That was the #210/#1210 Small Shop sets of 1955-65. These were available with multiple names on the named beams. The example in the Lugnet database is a German one, which was (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| "Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:IIrpw0.1F3z@lugnet.com... (...) Europe. (...) 1950's and (...) tobacco (...) stores. In (...) it (...) people (...) cancerous (...) And you are sure of those names? Looks a bit strange for (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Additionally, cigarettes and tobacco advertising boards were frequently used by shops that sold newspapers, lottery tickets, stationary, etc, too. The most prominent advertising feature of the shop where I bought my Mickey Mouse magazine was (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks Oyvind (cannot find that "O" in my ASCII letters), I purchased a set of 7 printed bricks from a Norse seller. I knew something was not right, because one brick was a "Slagter" (Danish) brick, not "Slakter". So I did not know if these (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) This should probably be "BANEGÅRD" and "KØBMAND", although you may be aware of this already. In Denmark they write "HOTEL", and not "HOTELL", so this is correct. Fredrik (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I have those four, SPECERIER and POST with red letters, TOBAK with black and cursive, GARAGE with thin black letters. Are they for different versions of the set, or where the letters of different style on the different signs? (...) I think (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks to everyone for the info And I think I will have to buy the book/CD when it comes out! Tim (19 years ago, 6-Jul-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| (...) Thanks for the info on the TAXA/TAXI Anders. KIOSK and CAFE are also found in some Swedish parts packs. The Shell sign is from one of the Shell sets (#325, #648, etc). The VW Service is from the #306/#1306 VW Garage set, but may also have been (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jul-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Hi! I just wanted to tell I have both the TAXA ( not TAXI) beam aswell as the TEATER ( danish for Theatre) beam. TAXA is a danish taxi company. Henrik (18 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.general)
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