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 Author: CraftHouseBrick View Messages Posted By CraftHouseBrick
 Posted: Oct 4, 2018 06:38
 Subject: Re: What are the extra numbers for on a brick?
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CraftHouseBrick (48)

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In LEGO, Jan_K writes:
  In LEGO, CraftHouseBrick writes:
  I was wondering what the other set of numbers on a brick were for?

For example, on a lime green 2x4 brick (randomly pulled from a bin I'm working
through) there is the seriel number "3001" which defines what piece it is.

Then, in the other corner is another set of numbers "6-251"

Number of the mould and position of the mould part this brick was made in.

  Is this anything useful to us sellers?

It's useful for a few collectors, who collect special bricks and/or very
old bricks (mainly 2x4 test/prototype runs in most cases) also based on the mould
number and mould position number.
Not for the generic modern brick, though.

  Is it just something to do with the date/factory/machine
it was manufactured on?

Date: No. These numbers are part of a mould that will be/has been used for years.
Location: Yes, unless this mould has been used in multiple locations (happened
for old moulds sold/sent to other manufacturing sites back then)

  I don't suppose it tells me what colour the brick is? My word, that would
be so helpful! Telling medium blue from maersk blue or dark pink from magenta
isn't always easy!

Hehe, unfortunately not... The same moulds are used for all colours.

Jan

Hi Jan,

Wow, that was really helpful! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me If
only there was a way to guarantee the actual colour of the brick you're selling!
lol
 Author: Jan_K View Messages Posted By Jan_K
 Posted: Oct 4, 2018 05:03
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In LEGO, CraftHouseBrick writes:
  I was wondering what the other set of numbers on a brick were for?

For example, on a lime green 2x4 brick (randomly pulled from a bin I'm working
through) there is the seriel number "3001" which defines what piece it is.

Then, in the other corner is another set of numbers "6-251"

Number of the mould and position of the mould part this brick was made in.

  Is this anything useful to us sellers?

It's useful for a few collectors, who collect special bricks and/or very
old bricks (mainly 2x4 test/prototype runs in most cases) also based on the mould
number and mould position number.
Not for the generic modern brick, though.

  Is it just something to do with the date/factory/machine
it was manufactured on?

Date: No. These numbers are part of a mould that will be/has been used for years.
Location: Yes, unless this mould has been used in multiple locations (happened
for old moulds sold/sent to other manufacturing sites back then)

  I don't suppose it tells me what colour the brick is? My word, that would
be so helpful! Telling medium blue from maersk blue or dark pink from magenta
isn't always easy!

Hehe, unfortunately not... The same moulds are used for all colours.

Jan
 Author: CraftHouseBrick View Messages Posted By CraftHouseBrick
 Posted: Oct 4, 2018 04:51
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I was wondering what the other set of numbers on a brick were for?

For example, on a lime green 2x4 brick (randomly pulled from a bin I'm working
through) there is the seriel number "3001" which defines what piece it is.

Then, in the other corner is another set of numbers "6-251"

Is this anything useful to us sellers? Is it just something to do with the date/factory/machine
it was manufactured on?

I don't suppose it tells me what colour the brick is? My word, that would
be so helpful! Telling medium blue from maersk blue or dark pink from magenta
isn't always easy!
 Author: superchicken77 View Messages Posted By superchicken77
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 23:47
 Subject: Re: Name that part!
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superchicken77 (1273)

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WOW.

That's all I can say.

In Catalog Identification, randyipp writes:
  In Catalog Identification, Grego writes:
  In Catalog Identification, superchicken77 writes:
  I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.

No idea what it is ...but I think it is K'nex

It's a Lego test part for clutch, the new plant based part.
 Author: romax1989 View Messages Posted By romax1989
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 22:37
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In Catalog Identification, randyipp writes:
  In Catalog Identification, romax1989 writes:
  In Catalog Identification, randyipp writes:
  In Catalog Identification, Grego writes:
  In Catalog Identification, superchicken77 writes:
  I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.

No idea what it is ...but I think it is K'nex

It's a Lego test part for clutch, the new plant based part.

how would you ever know something like that XD I'm not questioning it I'm
just surprised

Take a look, saw this a while back.

http://www.newelementary.com/2018/07/sustainable-lego-plants-made-from-sugarcane.html

wow great recall that is for sure them
 Author: randyipp View Messages Posted By randyipp
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 22:35
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In Catalog Identification, romax1989 writes:
  In Catalog Identification, randyipp writes:
  In Catalog Identification, Grego writes:
  In Catalog Identification, superchicken77 writes:
  I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.

No idea what it is ...but I think it is K'nex

It's a Lego test part for clutch, the new plant based part.

how would you ever know something like that XD I'm not questioning it I'm
just surprised

Take a look, saw this a while back.

http://www.newelementary.com/2018/07/sustainable-lego-plants-made-from-sugarcane.html
 Author: romax1989 View Messages Posted By romax1989
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 22:27
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In Catalog Identification, randyipp writes:
  In Catalog Identification, Grego writes:
  In Catalog Identification, superchicken77 writes:
  I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.

No idea what it is ...but I think it is K'nex

It's a Lego test part for clutch, the new plant based part.

how would you ever know something like that XD I'm not questioning it I'm
just surprised
 Author: randyipp View Messages Posted By randyipp
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 22:25
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In Catalog Identification, Grego writes:
  In Catalog Identification, superchicken77 writes:
  I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.

No idea what it is ...but I think it is K'nex

It's a Lego test part for clutch, the new plant based part.
 Author: Grego View Messages Posted By Grego
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 22:19
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In Catalog Identification, superchicken77 writes:
  I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.

No idea what it is ...but I think it is K'nex
 Author: superchicken77 View Messages Posted By superchicken77
 Posted: Oct 3, 2018 22:12
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I have no idea what this is. I'm sure somebody will figure it out in 2
minutes though.
 

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