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Hi Gary, (Dear Historian,) ;) I am trying to find out a bit more about the PRIMA sets. In your topic about the unknown LEGO sets (http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=77152) you write that they were made by NORSKE LEGO A/S of Oslo Norway. I have a few questions about that. - Why do you think these sets were made in Norway, and not in Sweden (maybe using the old GEAS molds) - Did Svein Strømberg & Co. / NORSKE LEGO ever make Bakelite parts? - Do the colors of the PRIMA bricks match the colors of the GEAS sets exactly (excluding blue, which does not seem to exist in PRIMA), or are there notable differences? I hope you can help me find some answers :)

I also noticed this in the garage sets. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?G=garage2 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=236-1

I loved to see how some of the early sets were brick built versions of products that were made in wood before.

Very nice. I tried to buy some of those bricks online, but the prices are going through the roof at the moment. Someone out there really, really wants them. If you can teach me to tell the difference between bricks from these countries please do The bricks I posted are suspected (but not confirmed) Norwegian. Note the odd slot position. I was trying to find out more about the past and current LEGO production locations and what was made there. Your guide contains a lot of information, but it is difficult to get a complete overview. Maybe for a next edition it would be great if you could add an overview similar to http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=81324

Hey Gary! Thank you for your quick reply I would expect there are some very small differences, such as mold numbering type/style/position/... or something like that. There are some very interesting parts out there...

Very nice find! Are the original bricks still inside? I was wondering if there are any characteristics that can be used to identify the origin of these bricks. I would like to collect bricks (preferably 2x4) from all known production locations one day, but that is difficult because I do not yet know how to distinguish them :) Complete sets must be rare, but probably lots of bricks survived. Finding them is the first challenge. Knowing what you have got is the second.