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Re: Brick.tube evolution?
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:12:39 GMT
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And what about the tiny holes in the tubes in some of the newer 1x4, 1x6,
1x8, etc. bricks? Any purpose to those?
Paul Davidson
Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message
news:FnExwK.6G5@lugnet.com...
> I've noticed this several times during my Lego career, but while browsing my
> stash of 2x4 bricks I noticed it again and thought I'd ask. The tubes on some
> of my older bricks have slots in them. I seem to recall realizing this years
> ago, thinking at the time that my even older bricks were not so slotted.
> Since then, they've gone back to non-slotted, with the addition of a small
> interior "panel" crossing the center of the brick's underside.
> These are terrible descriptions, I know, but I hoped Mr. Istok or some other
> Lego historian might have some insight about the evolution of the common
> brick. I'm aware that the tubes were not an original feature and were added
> later for better grip. When did these changes in the tubes take place?
>
> Dave!
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