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Re: off-color red bricks
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Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:05:37 GMT
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Dave McCooey wrote:

In our LEGO collection from sets bought in the 60's and 70's, some of the red
bricks (a small percentage) are slightly off-color.  They have a more glossy
surface than other bricks, and they do not grip very well with other bricks or
with each other.  They seem to be made out of a different type of plastic, but
they say "LEGO" on the studs, so presumably they are authentic bricks.  Most are
2x4 bricks, but there are some 2x3 and 2x2 bricks as well.  Out of curiosity,
has anybody else seen these bricks?

Those sound like cellulose acetate bricks.

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TWS Garrison
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(...) Thanks for the reference, and I now see that several online LEGO histories mention cellulose acetate as the material for all bricks prior to 1963. (16 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.color)

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In our LEGO collection from sets bought in the 60's and 70's, some of the red bricks (a small percentage) are slightly off-color. They have a more glossy surface than other bricks, and they do not grip very well with other bricks or with each other. (...) (16 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.color)

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