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Do all LEGO pieces have LEGO stamped on them?

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Do all LEGO pieces have LEGO stamped on them?

Even the the first LEGO plates have the stamp. Some special plates do have hollow studs though.

How can you tell a LEGO piece?

In addition to the element number, many parts have a 4- or 5-digit design number molded on the inside of the piece. The number will be small, so you may need to rotate the brick under bright light to see it. The design number along with the color is a great way to identify a piece.

How can you tell the difference between LEGO minifigures?

Working in a store that sold collectible minifigures, I can tell you that you cannot differ each minifigure by barcode. The individual bags are packaged randomly inside a box of 60. There is an uneven quantity of minifigures so some are rarer then others, the quantity of each minifig is the same for each box.

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Do all LEGO minifigures have LEGO stamp?

The LEGO Group Logo Another way you can spot a fake minifig is by checking if it has the logo stamped on different areas. Authentic minifigs have the iconic LEGO logo stamped on the head piece at the to stud, as well as beneath it.

What is one LEGO called?

Brick
A brick is the basic building block of LEGO®. They vary in size and color depending on the sets you own. If you’re referring to more than one LEGO® Brick, the plural term is “LEGO,” not “legos” as many people wrongly assume.

How can you tell LEGO sets from parts?

Your best shot is to identify an individual piece and look it up on Peeron, BrickLink or BrickSet. Since these all carry set inventories, you’ll be able to find lists of sets in which the parts can be found. Try to start with more unique parts, chances are they are in a few models only.

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Do all LEGO minifigures have Lego stamp?

When did Lego start putting holes in heads?

My speculation as to why they didn’t just continue with the head holes after the regulation passed: The holes were introduced in 1991, which means the molds (for a piece that needs to be in constant production for every set) were nearly 25 years old.

What parts of Lego have the Lego logo printed on them?

The hollow versions of studs which are on technic bricks and many other bricks have the Lego logo printed on the insides. As someone that goes through a lot of used LEGO, I have found that there are some parts that have been worn and the logo is not nearly as visible as it would be brand new.

Do all Lego window frames have the Lego logo on them?

In a similar vein, there are a few window frames that had similar indented studs that have no Logo. An overwhelming majority of Lego parts have the Lego logo stamped somewhere on the piece though, often in some unobtrusive spot. While there are elements that have no official branding on them at all, they are rare.

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Is it possible to tell if a brick is actually Lego?

Yes and no. If you found normal basic bricks without the LEGO logo, then they are definitely not Lego. However, some parts are too small to have the logo. Things like utensils from the Friends theme, balls, technic pins, etc. don’t have room for the logo, but this doesn’t mean they aren’t made by Lego.

Why do Lego bricks have two different fonts on them?

As for the bricks with two different fonts of LEGO, these may be made by Samsonite (under contract with Lego) in the 60s–80s. They were notoriously careless with keeping the logo straight on the stud, or even having the same type of logo on multiple studs on the same brick 🙂