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Re: Old bricks question?
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Date: 
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:15:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok writes:

In a recent Ebay haul of miscellaneous bricks I acquired a handful or two of
what look like rather old bricks and a few plates.


If the pieces are slightly warped, then it is Cellulose Acetate. Dave I assume
this LEGO is from the USA.  If so then it is circa 1961-67.

  They were random bricks from a hodgepodge, so I'm not sure. Since the
seller didn't mention any European content, I'll err on the side of domestic
LEGO.
  There's very little warping per se, but the bricks don't snap together
with the same vigor as my later LEGO.  Still, they hold together nicely.
  Thanks for the information!

     Dave!



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(...) If the pieces are slightly warped, then it is Cellulose Acetate. Dave I assume this LEGO is from the USA. If so then it is circa 1961-67. If it is European LEGO, it could be 1958-63 (they went to ABS plastic earlier than the USA/Canada). They (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

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