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Gray-era flip open boxes
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:42:44 GMT
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I recently won an auction for a 7813 Shell Wagon and I was surprised to find
that it had a standard "open at the end" style box.
My 7820 Mail Vans, 7818 Passenger Coach and 7814 Crane Wagon have much
sturdier "top flips open" box. These boxes are really much nicer and offer
excellent protection for these older sets.
Just out of curiosity, did Lego make a switch in the early 80's from the
nice flip top boxes to standard style boxes? Or did only the larger cars
ship in the flip tops?
Does anyone have a list of which train engines & cars sets shipped in which
style box?
Thanks,
Bryan
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| (...) Not sure, but I know my 7821 car came in a flip top box (I only have the top lid), and it's in the same price range as the 7813 car. 7813 is from 1986, so I suspect there was a switch around 1985, when the new trains were released. (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
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