Introduced in 1913 by A.C. Gilbert, Erector sets allowed children to build working models of everything from bridges to locomotives using metal beams, gears, and motors. Dubbed “the toy that builds ...

Introduced nearly a century ago, the Erector set was the new toy for a new age. Initially packed in sturdy red wooden boxes, Erector sets included tools, equipment (screws, nuts and bolts and steel ...

Build it, and they will come. That’s proven true with a wide-ranging collection of vintage Erector set construction toys and kits on display at Ligonier Township’s Gray Goose restaurant. Trains, ...

Appraisal: A.C. Gilbert Erector Set, ca. 1950, from Baton Rouge Hour 3. In Baton Rouge Hour 3, Noel Barrett appraises this A.C. Gilbert erector set, ca. 1950.

RACINE - Racine Heritage Museum, 701 Main St., will be filled with Erector set models from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Dave Blood, an Erector Set collector and president of the A.C. Gilbert Heritage ...

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Atlanta Marriott Northwest, 200 Interstate North Parkway SE, Atlanta. www.acghs.org. At 60, Calhoun attorney Randy Sauder feels like a kid again when he builds things out ...

9 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 1", 13 1/4" x 22 1/4" x 3", ...