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Re: LEGO 2x4's change throughout the ages...
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Mon, 1 May 2000 14:12:49 GMT
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Funny you should mention this. About 3 months ago I was searching for some
black 2x4 bricks for a fellow builder. And I came across 11 different styles of
this brick. 3 Cellulose Acetate brick varieties, and 8 ABS brick varieties.
About 1/3 of these had "Pat. Pend" underneath. One variety even had the "Pat.
Pend" chisled out of the mold, but still vaguely visible. And these 11 don't
include any new varieties since 1998.
Gary Istok
Whytcross, Benjamin wrote:
> I don't know if you've noticed, but not only has the stud design changed,
> but so has the lettering/numbering as well. I have several different sets of
> 'text' under the brick, including Patent Pend. raised bumps where the patent
> pend has been scratched out of the mould, and different placing of the
> numbers on the underside [not counting different mould/position numbers].
> the newest have the part number, as well as position/mould numbers, but I'm
> not sure of the order of the others/release years, other than that the
> patent pend. came before it was scratched out [It'd be strange if they did
> it in the reverse order]
>
> Benjamin Whytcross
> BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
> Ph: (03) 9856 5282
> Directory Technology Pty Ltd
> 1/436 Elgar Road,
> Box Hill, 3128
>
> Growing older is compulsary..Growing up isn't :-)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Masi [mailto:cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 2:39 AM
> > To: lugnet.general@lugnet.com
> > Subject: LEGO 2x4's change throughout the ages...
> >
> >
> > I my oldest LEGO is from 1976 (I think) and my newest LEGO is from
> > yesterday. But while playing last night I noticed that I have 4
> > different style 2 by 4's. All the same on the outside, but different
> > patterns on the inside. The oldest ones have partially split
> > tubes. Next
> > there are bricks with solid tubes, then there are bricks with solid
> > tubes and a small ridge running down the length of the brick. Finally,
> > there are the bricks with solid tubes with notched walls, and a large
> > ridge running accross the brick. I vaguely remember noticing design
> > changes when I was younger and it used to be fun to mentally catalogue
> > the changes. Like upside-downies (inverted roof pieces were called
> > upside-downies in my house) have two different molds. Anyway, how many
> > other stud and tube designs have there been?
> >
> > Chris
> >
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