This is an original 2x4 LEGO® Brick part# 3001 made of cellulose acetate between 1949-1970. It comes in its display clamshell packaging. Bricks are sold in used condition.
After several fires at his wooden toy factory, Ole Kirk Christiansen shifted LEGO’s production to plastic toys. In 1947, he began making plastic bricks after acquiring an injection-molding machine, improving upon Kiddicraft's earlier English design by adding a tube system for better interlocking. LEGO introduced its first plastic bricks in 1949 using cellulose acetate, valued for its glossy finish and bright colors, which contributed to early brand success. However, cellulose acetate was unstable and led to warped bricks, prompting LEGO to switch to Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, ABS, plastic in 1963, known for stability and color retention. The modern brick design, patented in 1958, improved strength, and by 1970, ABS fully replaced cellulose acetate, ensuring LEGO's durability and compatibility.
If you have any questions about this product, you can call us at 470-414-2208, or email us at info@atlbrick.com!
This is an original 2x4 LEGO® Brick part# 3001 made of cellulose acetate between 1949-1970. It comes in its display clamshell packaging. Bricks are sold in used condition.
After several fires at his wooden toy factory, Ole Kirk Christiansen shifted LEGO’s production to plastic toys. In 1947, he began making plastic bricks after acquiring an injection-molding machine, improving upon Kiddicraft's earlier English design by adding a tube system for better interlocking. LEGO introduced its first plastic bricks in 1949 using cellulose acetate, valued for its glossy finish and bright colors, which contributed to early brand success. However, cellulose acetate was unstable and led to warped bricks, prompting LEGO to switch to Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, ABS, plastic in 1963, known for stability and color retention. The modern brick design, patented in 1958, improved strength, and by 1970, ABS fully replaced cellulose acetate, ensuring LEGO's durability and compatibility.
If you have any questions about this product, you can call us at 470-414-2208, or email us at info@atlbrick.com!
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We sell new and used LEGO® parts. We only sell LEGO® parts in good condition unless otherwise noted. We are huge LEGO® fans and builders and we take great care in making sure our customers are getting what they expect when they are buying parts from us. If you are buying a part from us that is not titled as “New”, there is a chance that it is used, however, it will be in good condition. If you need new parts only and want to confirm you are getting only new parts, please send us a message or call us at 470-414-2208 and ask us to confirm. If we do have condition variants available for our parts, the descriptions for the condition variants are listed below:
Very Good – this condition variant may be new or used but either way it will be in very good, like new, collector’s quality condition. This is our default variant if a part is not otherwise noted.
Decent – this condition variant is in good condition but may show a sign of use such as slight marks or scratches.
Playtoy – this condition variant is functional but does not hold much collector’s value due to its condition. We do not sell parts that are in bad or gross condition.
Electronics will all be in working condition unless otherwise noted.
NOTE: Most of our Parts, unless factory sealed in original packaging, are NOT eligible for return, per our Refund Policy
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