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Re: Old 1960 era stuff..
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:12:00 GMT
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In article <38C3E2C1.A4A9861B@umich.edu>, gistok@umich.edu (Gary Istok)
wrote:
> 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
I can identify three kinds of brick.
The oldest seem opaque and the colours are duller.Lego logo is narrower.
Then we have the brighter coloured ones but still without the ribs
underneath.
Thirdly are the latest ones with ribs underneath.
The first is probably the CA one.
I HAVE LOADS IF ANYONE WANTS THEM !
Michael Pratt
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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, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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