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Subject:	Re: Samsonite Lego in the USA (1961-72) were factory seconds??
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:37:42 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: > fonts - 90, 180, and 270 degree rotations). And some pieces (especially yellow) > were produced in Cellulose Acetate (eliminated in Europe in 1963) until 1970. > Also the old waffle bottom white plates produced in Europe until 1963 were still Any way to tell which bricks are Cellulose Acetate and which are ABS (other than visual inspection)? From some preliminary checking it doesn't appear that there is a link between the logo font and the material. I did notice that some of my oldest pieces have black spots on them which I assume is mold. Hooray for sterile ABS! Eric Strand

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		Re: Samsonite Lego in the USA (1961-72) were factory seconds??
(...) Update: I did find your old notes to help me identify CA vs ABS: (URL) recent updates to this? Thanks, Eric (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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		Samsonite Lego in the USA (1961-72) were factory seconds??
OK, Now that I'm back, I thought I would open up a hornets nest..... After checking about 2 dozen old Samsonite Lego sets from 1961-70 and several dozen European Lego sets from the same era, I have come to the conclusion that the quality of a lot (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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