Introduced in 1913 by A.C. Gilbert, Erector sets allowed children to build working models of everything from bridges to ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction ...

The radioactive atomic energy kit, known as Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory, was created by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, an American inventor who developed the Erector construction toy concept.

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, blimps and Ferris wheels ...

1910s: The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else. According to severa ...

Created by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, the inventor of the iconic Erector Set (a toy that allowed for the construction of various objects), the set included real uranium samples and tools for ...