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Re: Origins of blue Lego suitcase?
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Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:34:57 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Torsten Fresemann wrote:
> Hi!
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> A fellow German AFOL recently "rediscovered" an old blue storage case in his
> cellar he bought around two years ago from Austria. Here are some photos:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=13710
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> Would anyone happen to know where this case comes from, or if it has a set
> number?
> As you can see, it's made up like a 70s BASIC set. The old 'LEGO System'
> logo hints towards a production date of 1972 or earlier. The oddest thing,
> however, is that there were three old train instructions included (under the
> grey baseplates) but no train-specific parts whatsoever!
> Also, the case has a 'Made in USA' sticker - however, there is no mention of
> 'Samsonite' anywhere, and were those train sets ever released in North
> America at all?
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> Any help will be appreciated! Maybe someone can recognize the suitcase
> itself, used as a regular office briefcase in the late Sixties or early
> Seventies?
>
> Best regards,
> Torsten
I think this is from the promo velveeta #4 set.
See:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/4_2
Eric
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