Reprinted from the September 2013 ACGHS Newsletter Hello Boys & Girls. This original design to honor A. C. Gilbert’s 1913 founding was built over two years in about 1,000 man-hours. That’s roughly the same a working an 8-hour day, 40 Read More …
Park City, UT—Silver Dollar Press, a division of Lucky Penny Publications, has published the autobiography of A.C. Gilbert, a native of Salem, Oregon, as an eBook—a format targeted to a new generation of readers. The Man Who Lives in Paradise: Read More …
2023 ACGHS Convention – Part 1: Reminiscences (30:12) A. C. Gilbert’s office at Erector Square, July 20, 2023, featuring reminiscences by David Gilbert, David Conte, Greta Edelman, Ronda Aurigemma, Tim Egan, Sev Marsted, [John O’Connor?], Judith Petrulis, Cynthia Potts and Read More …
Enjoy this short video from WTOL11 Toledo of the Greater Toledo Toy and Train Show at Owens Community College, organized by ACGHS member extraordinaire Randy Ramsey. The show took place on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Look closely for shots of Read More …
Now would be an excellent time to obtain a FREE Junior Membership for a son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter in the A. C. Gilbert Heritage Society. Member Tim Wilkin donated over $180 back in July to this cause, and we Read More …
There’s an excellent article on Gilbert Erector in the November/December 2022 issue of Maine Home & Design: “The Erector Set, Alfred Carlton Gilbert’s toy that saved Christmas introduced American children to the principles of engineering,” by Danielle Devine. Follow this Read More …