Random (but interesting!) vintage lego pieces in the collection
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So finally, here are the last random pieces from the collection. And much like the minifigs and the street architecture, it has become clear we had many more items than the Town Plan set contained.
Our neighbours were lucky Lego kids indeed, not only did they receive a Town Plan Set (which we worked out to be around AU$500 in today's money) but it now appears, in addition to a generous amount of building bricks, over a period of time they also were given regular "add-on" boxes of pieces and minifigs.
A selection of the red windows included in the collection.
A selection of the white windows included in the collection.
Red sloped pieces used for making angled roofs.
Curved (commonly referred to as 'macaroni') bricks.
We initially thought the curved bricks were a later vintage but eventually found evidence they were included in the original Town Plan Set.
The macaroni brick add-on set #224 c. 1960
Round 1 x 1 bricks (no bottom lip)
Round 1 x 1 bricks (no bottom lip), note the shape of the base is a different design to the contemporary bricks.
The base plate for garage buildings (See this page about the Filling Station).
Garage base plate - top view.
Wheels, brick and a vinyl coupling mechanism. Mid-1960s through to the early 1970s
Blue Battery Box and Locomotive c.1966
POSTSCRIPT#1
The only piece of street architecture we could find that was not included in the collection is the street lamps that were part of the VW Auto Dealer Set #307 released in 1958. We should probably acquire some just to make the set complete...
The lattice-style street lamp from the VW Auto Dealer Set #307. (part no. 723).
CONFIRMED IN THE COLLECTION:
1. Basic Building Set #0401.
2. Town Plan Set #810
3. Cars included as part of the Town Plan set #810 plus additional trucks purchased individually
4. Trucks included as part of the Town Plan set #810 plus additional trucks purchased individually
5. Minifigs - Policemen and accessories (included in the Town Plan Set #810)
6. Minifigs - Cyclists and motorcyclists #270 (x2 extra sets plus additional minifigs purchased individually)
7. Trees #230 - (4 to a box so at least 3 additional sets)
8. Street signs #232 (4 to a box so at least 3 additional sets)
9. Sloped red roof tiles #282 (unknown quantity in a box but a number of additional boxes were purchased)
10. Red windows #214 (10 in a box, at least 5 or 6 additional boxes)
11. White windows #210 (10 in a box, at least 5 or 6 additional boxes)
12. White, red and trans curved/macaroni bricks #224 (20 in a box, at least 5 or 6 additional boxes)
13. Large wheels with axle, bricks, hinges and wheels #401 (1 box) - released late 1960s*
14. Small wheels with axle, bricks, hinges and wheels #402 (5 boxes) - released early 1970s*
15. Battery box and locomotive #112-1 - released c.1966*
* We set our parameters for the reconstruction of the Lego town from 1958 to 1962, the period The Town Plan Set was available to consumers, therefore we decided to not build with the wheels and battery operated motor as they were released after 1962.
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