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3001old

“3001old” is the way old bricks with tubes are called on BrickLink.

These bricks don’t have “3001” written inside (they might have “pat. pend.”… or not), have thick walls and don’t have cross support.

Weird “Melted” 2×4 Bricks

June 11, 2021March 3, 2021 by Fabian BL

Mold pip on stud. No cross-support. They feel and sound different. They also appear to be quite a bit lighter …

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Bricks With Flowrib – Scratched C 17-19 – “Pat puǝd”

June 18, 2021August 22, 2018 by WRme2

There were many molds with the mold pip on the short side with a flowrib. The mold letters were used …

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Bricks With Flowrib – Scratched-C

November 27, 2020August 8, 2018 by Francesco Spreafico

Numbers: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 21. Numbers 12, 14 15, 18, 20 and 21 are …

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Bricks With Flowrib With a Number Above the Right Tube

November 26, 2020September 1, 2017 by WRme2

Comparing transparent production bricks found in Canada with milky white BASF “number only” testbricks. They seem to be identical except …

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Bricks with split tubes

November 26, 2020September 1, 2017 by WRme2

From top to bottom: LEGO 1xFGHJKLM testbrick Minitalia brick Bayer (?) 1xABCD with letter bottom right testbrick LEGO split tube …

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3001old in Odd Colors – Work in Progress

November 25, 2020January 1, 2017 by WRme2

This is still a work in progress, but I said I would try to post today. Current time is 23:47, …

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LEGO Logos

June 11, 2021March 22, 2015 by Michael

My summary of the 6 logos seen on 3001old 2×4 bricks. Wide logos touch the sides of the studs – …

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3001old Without Cross Support – PIP Stud – Number Above and Below Tubes

November 27, 2020March 10, 2015 by WRme2

3001old without cross support, with the mold pip on the stud, and the mold number above and/or below the tubes. …

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3001oldf1 – 343 to 358 Inside Tubes

June 18, 2021March 10, 2015 by WRme2

Logo: Modern logo. Material: Polycarbonate (ABS is not transparent) Inner ribs: yes. Visible as a frosted line on both the …

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3001 Without Cross Support – Number Inside Tubes

June 18, 2021February 3, 2015 by WRme2

Most of the 3001old bricks with the mold number inside the tubes were made in white, red, blue, yellow, black …

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