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April 23, 2025

The Mystery of LEGO Minitalia: Italy’s Forgotten LEGO Brick

April 23, 2025/ Henry Licklider
The Mystery of LEGO Minitalia: Italy’s Forgotten LEGO Brick

Long mistaken for a clone, LEGO Minitalia is actually a rare and fascinating chapter in LEGO history. Discover how this region-exclusive brick from Italy (and its cousin OLO from Japan) helped shape the LEGO brick we know today.

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April 23, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ 3 Comments
Deep Dive, History, Guest Article
Minitalia, OLO, 2x4 Brick, Italy, Mirko Crucchiola, Japan, Plastic
May 25, 2024

The Mystery of the Old Mold

May 25, 2024/ Francesco Spreafico
The Mystery of the Old Mold

Ready to get seriously nerdy about 2x4 bricks? Today we take a deep dive into some mysterious LEGO Q elements and a mold that has traveled through time from the 60s.

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May 25, 2024/ Francesco Spreafico/ 8 Comments
Deep Dive
LEGO, 2x4 Brick, Molds, LEGOLAND
June 20, 2021

The Brick Archive: Preserving LEGO History

June 20, 2021/ Francesco Spreafico
The Brick Archive: Preserving LEGO History

There’s a lot of information about 2×4 LEGO bricks and other old LEGO items out there, though scattered across many sites. The Brick Archive is trying to change that to preserve LEGO history, but how did it get started?

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June 20, 2021/ Francesco Spreafico/ Comment
Community, Deep Dive
The Brick Archive, 2x4, 2x4 Brick, Q Elements, Marbled, LEGO History, history

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