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Re: Gray-era flip open boxes
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:02:46 GMT
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JAVANREE@VANREE.ihatespamNET
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Bryan Kinkel wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> Does anyone have a list of which train engines & cars sets shipped in
> which style box?
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.
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Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/
LEGO Santa Fe B-unit | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/lego/f7b.html
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