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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. (19 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. (...) (19 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.color)
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