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Re: Do these LEGO Windows exist???
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:59:34 GMT
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Frank Filz wrote:

> Gary Istok wrote:
> > Frank,
> > With the 1x6x2 shuttered windows, I have a few questions.  Do your CA windows
> > (type1) actually have a 6x2 (LxH) glass panel?  Or do your CA windows have a 4x2
> > glass panel?  And with your type 3 windows (the ones without the protruding sills)
> > do they have the two holes on top?  Or are they without.  Because if what you say
> > is true, then there are actually about 6 varieties of this window.  I was only
> > expecting 4 varieties (the 4th being the 1957 verison which is CA and has full
> > studs on top (like a regular brick).
> 
> The CA windows have 2x6 glass. My "type 2" are the only ones with 2x4
> glass. Until I looked the other day, I had assumed all the 1x6x2
> shuttered windows took a 2x6 glass (I think I had moved a piece of glass
> between a 1x6x2 shuttered window and a 1x6x2 unshuttered window at one
> point).
> 
> My "type 3" windows have both the holes for the nubs on the glass, and
> have hollow studs.
> 
> I should take some pictures to more clearly illustrate.
> 
> What varieties were you expecting? Cool! I had never expected to
> actually be contributing to the knowledge of early LEGO window history,
> I was mostly expecting a "yes, I've seen all those variations, and here
> are the approximate dates of introductions..." response...
> 
> I haven't figured out for sure which of my 1x6x2 shuttered windows are
> CA and which are not. A bunch, I'm sure of because they are in
> practically new condition, and have that brighter red color which is
> characteristic of many CA bricks. These came from those 60s windows
> packs I won on eBay oh so long ago (at some point, I've got to send you
> an e-mail listing all the classic doors I have for trade and get our
> trade back on track).
> 
> --
> Frank Filz
> 
> -----------------------------
> Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
> Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com

Frank,  You shouldn't have too much trouble telling ASB from CA as far as the red
windows go.  The white ones are a little harder to tell, but just look for a little
warpage.

When I get home tonight, I will be checking all my 1x6x3 classic windows with shutters
to verify all the above anomolies.  The hollow studs are found on all windows since
1957.  I think I have about 100 of these shuttered windows in red, and about 30 in
white, with at least 25% made of Cellulose Acetate.  For some reason, I haven't used
these yet in any building (I've been saving them for a special project -- along with the
1x6x2 (3) pane windows).  The one thing that can skewer my own observations is the fact
that most of mine (about 85%) are from Europe, with fewer from the USA (most of these
would be Samsonite).  You might have some Samsonite versions that I don't have.  Please
let me know what you find out.

And as for our pending trade, I haven't forgotten you.  It's just that the trade total
just keeps growing.

Gary Istok



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  Re: Do these LEGO Windows exist???
 
(...) Boy Frank you sure did "open up a can of worms"....... I checked last night. I have about 130 of the red 1x6x2 shuttered windows. And I checked each and every one. And guess what. There are 6 (!!!!) varieties to this window. All of them can (...) (26 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

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(...) The CA windows have 2x6 glass. My "type 2" are the only ones with 2x4 glass. Until I looked the other day, I had assumed all the 1x6x2 shuttered windows took a 2x6 glass (I think I had moved a piece of glass between a 1x6x2 shuttered window (...) (26 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

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