Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast
Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast
Boy discovers octopus figurine that fell from cargo ship along with 5m other Lego pieces during storm
The octopus is one of nearly 5m Lego pieces that fell into the sea in 1997 when a storm hit a cargo ship 20 miles off Land’s End, Cornwall. While 352,000 pairs of flippers, 97,500 scuba tanks, and 92,400 swords went overboard, the octopuses are considered the most prized finds as only 4,200 were onboard.
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To clarify, the octopus mold itself isn’t particularly rare or expensive. The article refers to this individual piece as a “holy grail” because among the parts of the Cornwall flotsam, the “octopuses are considered the most prized finds as only 4,200 were onboard” in the lost cargo. The family in the article has been scavenging for years to collect the various parts, so this is something that is valuable to their subset of collectors but not really valuable to the typical Lego collector or fan.
Good to know cause ive got an old bin of lego and got like 5 octopus
@MycelialMass @Squorlple was going to mention just the same 😅
Thanks for clarifying, I thought it was odd considering the octopus doesn't seem like a rare piece.
Interesting, thanks