Collector245

Unfortunately it looks like this is not a Lego box, but just a storage box. Often when you find these old bricks they are in old storage boxes of this kind.

Well, the set was thought to be a catalog error a few years ago because no examples had yet been found. A friend of mine (you may know him on this forum as LegoHistorian) had contacts with the archive folks in Billund. I would guess he probably asked them about it during their conversations. He is the one I got that bit of information from.

The rarest set I own would be the 1237 1/2 esso service station set from 1956. Sold only in Norway and Sweden. Only 2 examples of this set known (mine included). Lego themselves do not even have this set in their archives!

Very nice 1958/59 700/3a set (left) and 700/5 (right). You have kept them in very nice condition for all these years!

Hello! Do you have any idea of what sets are in this collection? If you sort it into sets you will be able to get a lot more for it.

That sounds good! :)

@gryphus Most of the items in your picture are Lego. The bikes that are not circled and the police men are Lego. The police men would have come in set 1271 or 271 and the bikes would have come in set 1270 or 270. The bikes that you circled are not Lego and the gas pumps you circled are not Lego.

Cool! If you need help finding the value and rarity of the 50's bricks you found, I might be able to help.

The brick you are asking about is from the 1950s. It would have come in a small parts pack of named beams (set 1224). This brick is quite rare! Nice find!

That would make sense. I have also had 1x1 plates crack. I assume that is because if the same reason @dr_spock mentioned.

@MAB You rarely see them crack unless you look. Loosing clutch power is a result of cracking. The bricks you have that loose clutch power may be cracked.

@RoddyMac I have experienced it most with the color tan. What colors have you heard are more prone to it?

I have recently noticed a problem with 1x1 bricks. They tend to crack and loose clutch power! Even if they have only been used once! Has anybody else experienced this problem or a problem like this? I am curious to know!

@LuxorV Thanks for the help!

I was wondering how to create a signature. I can not find any topics on it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!