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Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:50:36 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> Gary Istok wrote:
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> > Bill Katz wrote:
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> > > Gary,
> > > Only one small thing I'd like to add. The early Samsonite 1x2 plates
> > > (and I think, but would have to check that i have models with 2x2
> > > cellulose acetate plates and 1x2 ABS plates) had a small rectangular pip
> > > on the bottomisde, between where the studs fit, instead of teh more common
> > > circular pip we see today.
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> > > ANd those 1x2 plates were the ONLY 1xN plates in existance, so that
> > > models would often have 10 or more of them in a row. (See 348 jet
> > > as an example)
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> > > -Bill
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> > Thanks Bill. I noticed those also. I'm going to get a lot of the old
> > plates and check them out for other possible variations. However, I
> > couldn't locate a Jet #348 in the Lugnet Database. Is that the one that has
> > large grey plate(s) with the square bottoms like the old 2x8, 4x8 and 6x8
> > white Cellulose Acetate plates (that you mentioned a few months ago.
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> > You did point out an interesting fact that the 1xN plates were rather
> > limited to the 1x2 (and 1x1). The 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, etc. plates didn't
> > arrive on the scene until many years later.
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> > Gary Istok
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> Well I checked some plates covering the last 35 years. And it looks like not
> only are there the 2 varieties that Bill already talked about, but I've found
> a more recent variety. It looks like the circular pip type plates have a new
> variety, namely the cylinder is now hollow, as opposed to "filled in". I'm
> not sure how recently this happened, but I checked the contents of one of the
> RoboForce sets (2152), and the 3 1x2 yellow plates all had the circular pip as
> hollow. Hmmmm, interesting.
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> Variety 1 - Rectangular Pip from the 1960's.
> Variety 2 - Circular Pip from the 1970's-1990's.
> Variety 3 - Circular Hollow Pip from late 1990's?
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> Gary Istok
I'm not sure if this is a fourth variety (I think it is version four) or if all
"Hollow Pip" ones are like this, but a number of 1x2's I've gotten recently
have textured surfaces on the bottom. If I remember, I'll look at my 1x2's
tonight.
Jeff
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| (...) Well I checked some plates covering the last 35 years. And it looks like not only are there the 2 varieties that Bill already talked about, but I've found a more recent variety. It looks like the circular pip type plates have a new variety, (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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