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This is called a "print block" or sometimes a "printing block" or "printer's block." There are categories on eBay for vintage and antique print blocks. These were used in printing newspaper advertisements, brochures, catalogs, etc. I don't see any other LEGO print blocks listed on eBay right now, but I notice that advertising print blocks for other well-known brands often sell in the $50 range. It's difficult to tell how thick the wood block is from the photo, but if it is original the whole block will be at "type height," which is just under one inch. I don't know if having the original wood block affects the collectibility or value. The print block would have been made at a type foundry from artwork supplied by LEGO, probably. It may have been used by LEGO for its own products, or it may have been used by a retailer like Sears in printing its own advertisements or catalogs. One thing I notice is that the block is complete - the entire image is present and it is shaded with cross-hatching. That means it was meant to be printed all in one color, probably black. That suggests to me it was used in a simple advertisement probably in a newspaper or one-color flyer and not in a full-color booklet or catalog. It's a neat item. One thing to be aware of, though, is that the metal is probably a mixture of lead and tin. Definitely not something to let kids play with! And wash your hands well after handling it.

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It does look like a 24T clutch gear, but that connection wouldn't be possible in real life. Here's a close approximation with the 16T clutch gear:

Well the "treasures" in this lot are all those small green plates - the 1x1s and the old-style 1x2s that have a bar-shaped post on the underside instead of a round one like modern plates. 3023old is the Bricklink number for the 1x2s, and if you check the catalog there you'll find no listing for green ones. But they exist!

Here's another lot I just got on eBay. Just a bunch of old Samsonite plates, right? The kind you usually pick out of your mixed lots because they're old and warped? Well, yeah, mostly - but there are some treasures in here. Can you spot them? (click the photo for the full size):

Thanks - I like the vibrant color scheme on your HSH build.

Category A 15 - 2 points 22 - 2 points Category B 13 - 2 points 17 - 2 points

Sounds like you need some of these and an exacto knife:

Yes, the clutch does stress the bricks slightly, and over a long time it can crack them. If these clips also had bars in the clips, they would have had stress pushing the arms of the clip outward while the stud underneath was pushing the walls of the plate outward - forces in opposite directions that would have increased the likelihood of a crack developing.

Thanks - Let's see what you got!

How long had it been assembled?

Of course - I didn't think about the color name confusion.

No, the 1x1 technic brick in (regular) green is a common piece. I have several of them, and there are hundreds of them for sale on bricklink.

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Do you mean you can't get them new from PAB? Because the 1x1 technic brick has been made in green.

You should look at your policy or talk to your agent to see if you have a replacement cost policy or an actual cash value policy - these are two common types of property insurance policies. A replacement cost policy pays you the cost of replacing an item at the current market rates for a new item. This type of policy is usually more expensive because it will pay out what your item is worth at current market rates. Depending on your policy, you may be required to actually replace the item before the insurance company will reimburse you. This is to prevent fraud and over-insurance. An actual cash value policy will pay you what the item is actually worth based on the normal lifespan of the item and the replacement cost. This type of policy uses a formula to determine how much your item would cost to replace new, then subtracts value based on how old your item was when you lost it. For example, if the formula said the lifespan of a plastic toy building set was 10 years and you had owned it for 5 years, and it would cost $60 to replace it new, you would be reimbursed $30 - half its lifespan times the current replacement value.

Here's an explanation why US and Canada packages have piece counts while EU packages do not, with links.

They were in the same bag. It has long been the practice to use up old stock when transitioning to a new design, so I'm not real surprised. Bricklink inventories the set with two rounded-corner versions.

I recently purchased this set in a LEGO store and it had one of each type in the box! So it would seem there are still some sharp-corner versions in stock somewhere that are still being mixed into sets (or were until 2012, when this set was released)

Sure! Post a picture!

That's pretty much how I financed my present LEGO collection! Although complete sets are not so common - Minifigs are a more reliable market.

The Blacktron Renegade - complete set, with all the printed bricks! This auction lot was a pretty good buy.

LEGO used the Pat Pend mark on many pieces starting in the 1960s, so it could still be a regular production piece. I'm pretty sure it's part of a larger glued piece, I just can't determine which one.

I pulled this piece from my recent bulk puchase of used parts. I don't find anything exactly like it listed at Bricklink or Peeron: It has rough spots around the edges with some blue residue, as if it might have once been glued to a blue piece. It's marked Pat Pend on the underside. The tubes are hollow all the way through the brick. Any ideas?

At least three large Classic Space sets are also in this lot, including these two: Solar Power Transporter (Complete except for minifigs) FX Star Destroyer (missing one printed slope piece and one printed slope piece damaged - replaced from my stash) I have also pulled out a large, complete Blacktron ship and two smaller Classic Space sets I haven't built and photographed yet. So far my $75 set has yielded about $250 in complete sets at current Bricklink prices.