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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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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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3001old with Split Tubes – Inner Wall Variations on Mold Numbers 77 to 96

November 26, 2020February 2, 2015 by WRme2

The molds for the bricks with split tubes and mold numbers 77 to 97 were revised a few times. I …

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3001old with Split Tubes

November 25, 2020February 1, 2015 by WRme2

In 1973 LEGO introduced a new version of the brick. (Drawing date according to LEGO vs Tyco, introduction into sets …

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3001old with Mold Pip on the Stud

November 25, 2020February 1, 2015 by WRme2

Here is an overview of the mold versions I found for the bricks with tubes, without cross-support and with the …

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Minitalia 2×4 Molds

June 18, 2021January 19, 2015 by WRme2

I think the most recent information about the history of Minitalia is in the comments here and here, so I am using those …

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Early Bricks with Tubes – Mold Identification with Letter + Number

November 25, 2020January 5, 2015 by WRme2

The earliest bricks with tubes used only a number on the short side. There are several very similar molds like …

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Hollow Brick Identification Chart

November 25, 2020December 15, 2014 by WRme2

Here is the chart use to separate my hollow bricks by mold version. More molds might exist, and I will …

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Moving Molds

November 25, 2020November 23, 2014 by WRme2

Looking at the slotted bricks we found in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, I think the molds probably moved like this. …

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Main Timeline of 2×4 Mold Versions (No Complete Overview)

November 25, 2020October 20, 2014 by WRme2

This is a quick image I created to answer a few questions. It gives an overview of the main mold …

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