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Whilst on the subject of Lego / not Lego, I have a question.
I have recently bought at a boot fair a bag of Lego, most appearing to
be the same era as the stuff I have from childhood, c 1970's. A fair bit
of the Lego is obviously different though. The plastic is of a poorer
standard, showing distortions and mold marks on normally perfect
surfaces. The "LEGO" embossed on the studs is present, although the font
appears to be different. The colours are slightly weaker than the
"standard" Lego and in this case are Yellow, Red and White.
The question is (finally) this. Is this genuine Lego of perhaps earlier
origin than the rest, or is it fake and if so, any clues as to its
source?
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Simon Gammon (simon@gammon.demon.co.uk)
Helensburgh, Scotland
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| (...) Do you have a possibility to take a snapshot of the parts? I would be inclined to think they may be parts from the 50's, not in ABS but in acetate. The molds were different then, and the logo was slightly different too. I cannot be sure of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| Simon, What you have is Lego made from Cellulose Acetate (or CA). That is a kind of plastic that Lego used until 1963. After that, they switched to ABS still in use today. The descriptions you use are classic CA. The color is lighter. It warps (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| Liz, I've cross-posted this to the clone brands subgroup of Lugnet, where you'll get people much more knowledgable of the similarities & differences between Lego and other manufacturers. There are no stupid questions, although finding the answers (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.robotics)
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