Thursday, 22 April 2021

The 1950s Lego neighbourhood post office

1950s Lego post office with VW Beetle
It's a lovely evening in late spring, and the chestnut trees are in full bloom. Closed after a lazy day, the little neighbourhood post office basks in the sunset. Tomorrow is another day.

This little building is copied from a glued-together display model which I'd just missed on a local classifieds site. It's another nice example of the rounded-corner style of 1950s Lego architecture. The original had a Scandinavian "Post" sign over the door, complete with bugle, whereas mine belongs to the Dutch PTT (Post Telegraph & Telephone). 

Like the original, it's entirely built out of bricks made from cellulose acetate. But my building mirrors the original because I'd run out of front doors opening to the left. The rear is just a blank wall, but for a display model as well as a little post office that makes sense.

1950s Lego post office rear view

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