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The owner shared with me how his son loved these logos. He was an older gentleman, grey hair, tortoise shell glasses, and a a presence. He was definitely handsome in his youth.
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He asked if I could sell this gear set hoping it would bring as much joy to another family as it brought to his.
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Vintage Lego Building Blocks Toy Gears Samsonite The Story Behind the Item Ebay Store AMI_Chicago
Vintage Lego Building Blocks Toy Gears SamsoniteThe Story Behind the ItemEbay StoreAMI_Chicago |
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I bought this lego set when I was traveling for work. My youngest son had just been born and because of my job I couldn't be around for his birth. I actually didn't see any of my kids being born.
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I had called the hospital on March 19th, and they said it was a boy. A beautiful boy, brown hair and green eyes like his mother.
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I hung up and I had an overwhelming feeling that I wanted to be with him. Hold him. Play with him. Build with him. You see I'm an engineer and I just imagined building with my boy.
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Across the street was a small mom and pop shop selling toys. This set was in the window and I just had to get it for my son.
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My boy spent alot of time turning the wheels on it. He would just fiddle and fiddle until the piece fit the way he wanted them too. THis was before those lego books that TELL YOU how to make things.
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What does you son do today?
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He looked down at his hands. He works at UIC. He is an engineer of sorts. His title is maintenance. But when the chemical engineers need an adjustment on their equipment to measure this or turn another way they ask him to make the changes. He re-engineers equipment for them.
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"What a unique job" I said. After his accident they couldn't bear to let him go. His thinking was sharp enough that they kept him on staff, and now he makes things possible that otherwise weren't.
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Vintage #Lego Building #ToyGears set number #RARE 001 #Samsonite Product original, VGC Clean
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