Blast from the Past!
A 1958 LEGO Time Capsule

Own a piece of LEGO history with this vintage Database Set! A classic collectible with 76 pieces.

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LEGO Database Set for Various 3009 prints For Set 226-1 set 226-1-DBASE
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Set #226-1-DBASE

Database Set for Various 3009 prints For Set 226-1

Database Set for Various 3009 prints For Set 226-1 is a fascinating glimpse into LEGO's early history.

🏆 Best For: Ideal for LEGO history buffs and collectors of vintage sets. ⏱ 0.5 hr build 🧩 76 pcs
★★★☆☆ 3.8

Collectors appreciate this set for its historical importance and unique printed bricks, but the simple build and limited playability make it less appealing to modern LEGO fans. The set's value is tied to the condition and rarity of the prints.

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📝 Our Take

Database Set for Various 3009 prints For Set 226-1 is a fascinating glimpse into LEGO's early history. These sets provided printed bricks for shopfronts and signage, adding realism to LEGO towns long before dedicated themes emerged. The simple design and focus on printed elements make it a unique collectible.

This set is perfect for vintage LEGO collectors and those interested in the history of the brand. It's a small set, so the build is quick, but the real value lies in the rare printed bricks and their historical significance.

Skip this if you're looking for a complex building experience or modern design. This set is more about historical value than building enjoyment. Consider modern modular buildings for intricate builds and detailed designs.

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🧱 Building Experience

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76
Pieces
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0.5h
Build Time
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Beginner
Difficulty
Build Highlights:
  • Simple assembly focusing on brick stacking.
  • Emphasis on displaying the unique printed bricks.
  • No complex techniques involved.
  • A quick and easy build for showcasing the printed elements.

📈 Investment Analysis

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This Database Set is a very niche collectible, appealing primarily to vintage LEGO enthusiasts. Its investment potential hinges on the condition and rarity of the printed bricks. Complete sets with undamaged prints are highly sought after. While the low piece count limits broad appeal, the historical significance and potential scarcity of specific prints could drive value, especially for those in pristine condition. However, be aware that the market for these sets is small, so liquidity can be an issue.

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This set is quite unique due to its focus on printed bricks for town layouts, predating the detailed facades of modern modular buildings. While sets like the early Town Plan sets (627-1) also aimed to create city layouts, this database set specifically provided signage. Collectors interested in this set might also appreciate other vintage LEGO sets with printed elements, but this set's specific purpose makes it a standout.

📦 Full Parts Inventory - 76 unique parts • 76 total pieces

Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'KØBMAND' ('KOBMAND') Arrows Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0004 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'FALCK' Large Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0005 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'GARAGE' Serif Black Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0010 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'GARAGE' Medium Sans-Serif Black Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0015 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'KIOSK' Thin Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0018 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'BAGER' Gold Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0020 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'Slagter' and Pig Face Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0024 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'SPECERIER' Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0028 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'TABAK' Sans-Serif Italic Black Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0037 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'VW SALG VW' Bold Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0055 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'SPECERIER' Dark Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0059 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'BOULANGERIE' Thick Gold Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0061 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'BÄCKER' (BACKER) Wide, Pretzels Gold Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0063 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'KIOSK' Wide Red Print Brick 1 x 8 witho...
Part #: 3008apr0073 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'FIRE STATION' Thin Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0020 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'Würstchen' ('Wurstchen') Thick Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0023 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'ESSO WAGENPFLEGE' Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0024 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'TABAK' Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0028 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'ESSO SERVICE' Long Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0029 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'KIOSK' Sans-Serif Thick Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0033 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'GARAGE' Thin Narrow Black Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0035 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'THEATRE' Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0036 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'GROCERY' Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0050 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'THEATER' Serif Black Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0052 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'ESSO HUOLTO' Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0054 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'GARAGE' Medium Sans-Serif Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0055 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'RESTAURANT' Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0057 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'SNACK BAR' Blue Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0058 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'PANETTERIA' Computer Type Font Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0068 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'PANETTERIA' Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0069 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'Würstchen' ('Wurstchen') Script Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0071 1× White
Brick 1 x 8 with 'Würstchen' ('Wurstchen') Thin Red Print Brick 1 x 8 with ...
Part #: 3008pr0072 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'automatiek' Cursive Black Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0002 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'THEATER' Serif Thin Red Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0012 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'HOTEL' Curvy Blue Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0014 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'TAXI'S' Serif Bold Black Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0017 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'TAXE' Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0019 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'TABAC' Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0020 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'Theater' Script Blue print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0022 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'TOBAK' Serif Black Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0024 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'POSTERIJEN' Bold Red Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0025 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'POSTE' Red Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0034 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'SIGARETTEN' print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0043 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'STATION' print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0054 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'KINO' Black print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0081 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'TAXI' Dots Black Print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0089 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'HOTEL' Thin Wide Blue print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0095 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'HOTEL' Thin Blue print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0096 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'Theater' Script Red print Brick 1 x 6 witho...
Part #: 3009apr0117 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'HOTEL' Thick Blue Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0026 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'Bahnhof' Black Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0031 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'KIOSK' Sans-Serif Thick Red Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0032 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'POST', Horn, and Envelope Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0033 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TAXE' Dots Thick Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0034 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TABAK' Serif Black Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0035 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'Wurstchen' ('Würstchen') Blue Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0043 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'GARE' Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0047 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'POST' Thick Red Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0062 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'AUTOMATIEK' Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0072 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'CAFE' Thin Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0077 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'CINEMA' Slanted Thick print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0079 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'CINEMA' Slanted Thin print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0080 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'HOTEL' Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0081 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'STORE' print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0082 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TABACCHI' print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0083 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TAXA' print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0085 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TAXE' Small Dots Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0086 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TAXE' print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0087 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TEATRO' Thick Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0089 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TEATRO' Thin Black print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0090 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'DROGHERIA' Blue print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0094 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'RISTORANTE' Bue print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0096 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'SNACK BAR' Blue print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0097 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'TAXE' Dots Blue print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0098 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'ALBERGO' Red print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0100 1× White
Brick 1 x 6 with 'POSTERIJEN' Bold Red Print Brick 1 x 6 with ...
Part #: 3009pr0102 1× White
The value of this set lies almost entirely in the printed 1x8 bricks. Their rarity and condition dictate the set's overall value. These bricks are essential for recreating authentic vintage LEGO town layouts.

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💎 Notable Parts

White Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'FALCK' Large Red Print (1x) $1.50
White Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'GARAGE' Serif Black Print (1x) $2.00
White Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes with Cross Side Supports with 'KIOSK' Thin Red Print (1x) $2.50
Est. BrickLink Part Value
$6.00

💡 MOC Potential

🏙 Use the printed bricks to create a vintage-style LEGO town layout.
🚗 Incorporate the printed bricks into classic vehicle models as signage.
🏛 Recreate historic shopfronts using the printed bricks in a diorama.

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Charts Inventory Statistics

76
Unique Parts
76
Total Pieces
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