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Trans-Clear brick 2x4 champange tint with two metal holes on side for 4.5V pins, no bottom. Inside has two flat holders & what looks like a fuse. Fuse says 4.5V with other writing illegible. Thought it was a train fuse, but saw a Lightbrick (set (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) bricks. (...) Yep, it sounds like a vintage light brick. Check out DK's The Ultimate LEGO Book towards the front where the timeline starts. Somewhere in the 1960's you'll see a picture of the light brick. You've described it exactly. - Sean (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If that brick has a "ruffled" look to the 4 "wall" brick surface (can't remember if the texture is on the inside or outside) then it indeed is a #245. I have this set from the first year it came out (1957), and yes it has a small bulb that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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Right on, Gary! My brick does have ruffled walls on the inside. Your year info makes it available in the same time frame as my lot (1967). Looking up Lightbrick on Lugnet didn't show bricks that late, only the 1958 set #248. The two later bricks (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks Kevin, I am always glad to help other AFOL's unravel the mystery of old LEGO! One other note on this one, in Europe, the spare parts boxes (erzatzteile in German) that the non-chain toy stores carry probably still have some of these lamps (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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