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| | | (...) The Ultimate LEGO Book (DK Publishing, 1999) contains a "timeline" of the evolution of the LEGO brick. The first plastic LEGO bricks, introduced in 1949, although resembling modern bricks with the studs on top, had slots on the sides of the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Brick.tube evolution? —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | (...) Just back from the Holiday grind....... When the early bricks came out in 1949-52 they had the slots on the sides, and no tubes underneath. They were not called LEGO until 1953. Around that time, the slots on the sides of the bricks (visible (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Brick.tube evolution? —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes, as usual, an informed response! Thanks, Gary; I figured yours would be a good opinion to solicit. I appreciate the info! Dave! (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Brick.tube evolution? —Jon D. Hayward
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| | | | Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:3870D948.840BCB...ich.edu... <snip> (...) earliest of (...) it has: <more snip> (...) until the (...) studs. Now you've got me thinking! Here in the UK, Airfix produced a LEGO-like range through (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Brick.tube evolution? —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | (...) Heh-heh, thanks Jon. To confirm that these are truly LEGO, I also have a 1956 Danish Parts pack of the 4x8 curved plates (2 right curves, 2 left curves, and 1 2x8 plate) and all these pieces also are missing "LEGO" on the stud tops. My (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Betta Bilda, (was Re: Brick.tube evolution?) —John DiRienzo
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| | | | Jon D Hayward wrote in message ... (...) that (...) Hey Jon, or others who've heard of Air Fix. I have a sealed Betta Bilda kit. It looks to be from the early 60s. I tried to get some info about it when I found it, but no one responded and none of (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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