New stone building sets and puzzles are being made again, and in
Rudolstadt, by Modellbaustein-Spiele
GmbH, Breitscheidstr. 103, D-07407 Rudolstadt/Thüringen, Germany.
Tel: 03672 / 5 25 55; Fax: 03672 / 5 25 52. (No e-mail address.)
These wonderful sets are just beginning to be imported, once again,
into the USA. Last month they were shown at the American International
Toy Fair in New York. I visited the Toy Fair and finally got the pricing.
The first set, # 6, was offered in the December issue of Land's End
Holiday Catalog, on page 6, for $140, plus shipping. Because the retail
distribution of Anchor sets and puzzles is extremely limited, as a service
to people who want to buy these new sets, I will keep a few on hand and send
them, post paid, upon receipt of a check. I an not operating a business
and have no arrangements to accept credit cards.
The cost of the new sets and puzzles:
# 6 (105 stones, the basic set)
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$120
# 6A (113 stones, supplement to set # 6, to total 218 stones)
............................... $ 130
# 8A (116 stones, supplement to sets # 6 & 6A, to total 334 stones)
.................... $ 140
# 10A (165 stones, supplement to set # 6 & 6A & 8A, to total 499stones)
.......... $ 150
Anchor Puzzle (a seven stone tangram, with 178 problems and solutions)
.............. $ 14
As yet there is no stock of the set # 10A, which was offered for the first
time at the Nürnberg Toy Fair in early February. Deliveries of
set # 10A should be possible by June. More puzzles are going to be
added this year. The next one planned is the Egg of
Columbus. Although I pushed the question of loose stones, no decision
has been made by the factory or the importer. If you have questions,
please don't hesitate to contact me by
e-mail.
A picture of new sets #s 4 and 6.
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