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Hi Jeff,
No your LEGO has not aged badly at all (I used to think the same thing). What you
have is Cellulose Acetate LEGO. The LEGO company used Cellulose Acetate plastic
from the early 1950's until 1963. After that, they switched to ABS plastic, and
continue to use it today. Cellulose Acetate was not all that stable, and 99% of
the pieces tended to warp after a few years. That's what you are encountering.
Gary Istok
Jeff Harper wrote:
> I'm a 45 year old Lugnet newbie, so forgive please.
>
> I am in Sydney Australia.
>
> I was surfing around looking for Lego instructions for my 5 year old son and
> found this site.
>
> I have a few hundred 1960's era Lego in quite used condition. No instructions,
> just all in a box type condition.
>
> Note: They do not lock together as well as the modern stuff, or they have aged
> badly for some reason.
>
> I have no great attachment to this stuff.
>
> The unusual stuff is:
>
> Flags, an 8 lug 12v light brick, old style wheels (with good rubber), garage
> door and base plate with the flip up arrangement, shop signs (engraved). The
> rest is just blocks. I would be delighted to swap all this with Basic late
> model stuff with someone that all this means something to.
>
> I cannot give an inventory unless someone can direct me to a site showing old
> stuff and Lego part numbers, then I will.
>
> Anyone interested?
>
> Please email me on jeffhome@dpc.com.au, not on this board please, it's too
> inconvenient.
>
> Jeff Harper
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