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Erector Set (trademark styled as "ERECTOR") was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1913.
A.C. Gilbert invented the Erector Set, founded a major New Haven company, won an Olympic gold medal and in 1918 saved Christmas from government interference.
A. C. GILBERT ERECTOR SETS – BRIEF INTRODUCTION A. C. Gilbert was born February 15, 1884 and died January 18, 1961. He managed to pack many achievements in those 76 years! After winning a gold medal in pole vaulting at the 1908 Olympics, he earned his degree in medicine at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. Instead of
Need a New Home for Old Erector Sets? Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1913-1932; Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1933-1962; 1939: A Snapshot of American Flyer; Gilbert Hall of Science in Chicago
A handy reference book is Greenberg’s Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets shown in Figure A. It has full color pictures of every set and even has a listing of each and every part in all the different sets.
Erector Set. Inducted Year: 1998. While watching the construction of steel girders to support power lines in 1911, A. C. Gilbert conceived the Erector Set, an educational toy that encouraged kids to create their own miniature buildings.
Erector Sets and Manuals. Gilbert invented the first Erector Set in 1913. Henry Ford's Model T was still new. The Wright Brother's triumph was still experimental. Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and George Easton watched their inventions flourish.
Nearly 16 POUNDS of Girders, Gears, Pinions, Plates, Wheels and other ERECTOR parts make up this massive set, complete with sturdy hinged-cover cabinet. In addition to a 4-speed forward-and-reverse gearing in Electric Engine, you'll find a string of electric lights to illuminate finished models PLUS an electromagnet so powerful it grabs up ...
Erector Sets were the invention of a commuter, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, who had started a company that manufactured props for magicians. The non-hocus-pocus inspiration struck in 1912.
Fourth Edition On October 2, 2023, the A. C. Gilbert Heritage Society released the fourth edition of Bill Bean’s Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1913-1932. Recent revisions include: Retrieve a listing of the revisions and corrections to the Fourth Edition Read More …. Erector Guide, News.