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Re: off-color red bricks
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lugnet.color
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Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:43:32 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Dave McCooey wrote:
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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. 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?
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> Those sound like cellulose acetate bricks.
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.
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| (...) There were also some parts that did not fit into either type of plastic. It is a different red and a few yellow air tanks, plate 1x2 with ladder and some of the 1x1 plates with clips or headlights. There is a difference that is clear to see (...) (19 years ago, 17-Dec-07, to lugnet.color)
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