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Re: Help identifying 2x8 brick with single hole
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 2 Sep 2004 02:29:30 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Christian Treczoks wrote:
> Eric Strand wrote:
> > In a collection of parts (probably from mid-late 70s) I found a 2x8 red brick
> > that has a single hole in the top/middle of it - between the 4th and 5th studs.
> > The hole is about the same diameter as the classic antenna pieces.
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> > Anyone know which set(s) this came from? I checked peeron and couldn't find it
> > in the database.
> Well, don't ask me for the set number - I have only a vague memory on
> the details, although the core idea is clear -, but I can give you a
> hint what to look out for. This brick was not used for building, but as
> a kind of handle. AFAIK, the set belongs to Duplo somewhere. A rope
> (white, thicker than current ropes, just about fitting that hole), one
> end tied to a towable toy (maybe an old duplo car base + animal?), the
> other end stuck through the hole in the brick and secured with a knot.
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> Sorry that I'm so sparse on details, but this was eons ago ;D
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> HTH, Christian
Thanks for the info Christian,
I always thought it was part of the Car Steering Gear Axle assembly found in
truck sets of 1967-74. This was where you could turn a 1x2 brick (with "LEGO"
embossed on one side of the brick) on top of the cab of a Lego truck and it
would turn the front wheels of the truck for maneuvering it around turns. But
after I checked the part in Peeron (#799), I checked the instructions in
Brickshelf of the 17 sets that use this mechanism. They all appear to only have
plates (usually 4x6) with a hole in it to allow the gear axle to go thru.
I too have one of those 2x8 red bricks with the central hole (got it at a garage
sale). And my part does have a rope going thru it. This makes Christian's
explanation more likely.
Gary Istok
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| (...) Interesting note here, too. I have one of those sets: 730 Steam Shovel. The bottom plate with a hole in it is actually a 5x6 plate... one of the few times there has been a plate (or brick) of odd dimension greater than 3. eric (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, don't ask me for the set number - I have only a vague memory on the details, although the core idea is clear -, but I can give you a hint what to look out for. This brick was not used for building, but as a kind of handle. AFAIK, the set (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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