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Re: Wonderful vintage [Samsonite 1971] LEGO just arrived -- what a treat!
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Thu, 31 Jan 2002 03:37:17 GMT
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Paul Klenk wrote in message ...
> I just received a box of vintage LEGO which I purchased on eBay. It is set
> 120, the Samsonite Gift Set from ca. 1971. Some great pieces in it, and • the
> box is to die for!
> GRAY TIRES! I remember these from my childhood -- wheels with gray rubber
> tires, around red hubs, with metal axles which you insert into a white 2x4
> brick! This white 2x4 brick is red underneath, which is quite cool. Also,
> there are holes on all four sides of the brick, so a narrow chassis can be
> formed. I only got two tires and one axle brick in this set, so of course • I
> am suspicious that I am missing some; but no wheels are represented on the
> box, so perhaps these wheels are a bonus from a completely different set.
Yes, I have a pile of these from my childhood.
> PLATES are white, and are very strange underneath -- they resemble waffles.
> Definitely not like the undersides of today's plates.
Take a look at Gary Istok's "History of Lego" series...
http://news.lugnet.com/?p=history-of-lego
scroll down and you'll find several articles on old plates, including these
"waffle bottom" ones.
> 1xN bricks are mostly hollow underneath, with a thin wall of plastic at the
> interval of every two studs. When these long narrow bricks are fitted
> together, they don't snap very tightly -- in fact, they're quite loose.
Heh, yes I keep finding these in y 1x2 bins and having to put themon one
side becausethey don't stick well enough! My childhood collection is all
mixed in with the modern collection.
The different color shades are partly due to the different material -
Cellulose Acetate instead of the current ABS.
> MYSTERIOUS CONNECTOR PIECE... I'll do my best to describe this: It is
> clear, but slightly milky. It consists of TWO 2x2 plates, connected with a
> narrow, flexible strip of plastic (but this mysterious piece is of course
> from one die mold). The flexible strip is equivalent in length to three
> studs, so the total length is seven studs. The "plates" are even thinner
> than regular plates (less than one-third of a brick), and -- although they
> have studs on the upper surface (with "LEGO" imprinted on them) -- the • lower
> surface CANNOT connect to other bricks. One of the "plates" is imprinted
> with "A - 2" on the back; the other is imprinted "PAT. PEND." on the back.
> The purpose of this piece seems to be some sort of vehicle connector,
> attaching two vehicles while allowing "turning." Sorry about the lack of
> photos, but this slightly resembles the first LEGO Breathe-Rite strip!
Yes, it's a connector for vehicles.... darn, can't find any references to
previous posts about them although I know there are some!
> bricks. One blue brick seems suspiciously new to me, as it is a 2x2 Double
> Convex. It is curiously out of character with the rest of the set, but • what
> the hekk do I know?
Like this?
http://img.lugnet.com/ld/3045.gif
Or this?
http://img.lugnet.com/ld/962.gif
Both were around in blue at that time, my examples are a slightly grey-er
blue than the current very bright blue, and have crisper texture on the
sloped parts. The second of those examples above is no longer made in any
color.
Kevin
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