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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> Are the 2x4 bricks about 3/4 inch (1.5cm) by 1 1/2 inch (almost 4 cm) and
> about 1/4 inch (1 cm) high? With tiny little knobs? I used to have several of
> these (legacy from older siblings) mixed in with the more ancient Legos in my
> collection. The vertical serrations on the edges were supposed to make them
> look more like real bricks when you used them to build a house. I don't recall
> what they were called, but I know of what you speak.
>
> -Cheese
Cheers Cheese!
The box contains five bricks like that, and studying them closer I noticed
that one of those 2x4s has "RELIABLE [Made in Canada] EASYLOCK]" moulded into
the top. They also have the rather cool brick-like serrations - ie the 2x4 is
made to look like three smaller bricks, but if you were to put more than one of
them end-on end it would look like large brick, small brick, large brick etc. I
did get them in East York, Toronto, so are these a Canadian-clone brand?
The Lion Building set has a UK Patent #1269755, so I could find out more about
them using that, but looking at the UK patent web-site they want a £15 fee,
which I'm not inclined to pay at the moment! But yeah, the Lion blocks are
different from what you describe
This is a 2x4 from underneath:
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
|o o o o|
|=============|
|o o o o|
`-`-`-`-`-`-`-`
Key:
o Hollow under side of stud
= Central moulding running length of brick
|- Serrated edge
.` Ridge sticking out into the inside of the brick. These allow other
bricks to attach firmly at 1 stud and 1/2 stud intervals *underneath*
If/when I get scans of the box I'll post details.
Richard
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| (...) Are the 2x4 bricks about 3/4 inch (1.5cm) by 1 1/2 inch (almost 4 cm) and about 1/4 inch (1 cm) high? With tiny little knobs? I used to have several of these (legacy from older siblings) mixed in with the more ancient Legos in my collection. (...) (27 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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