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 …
February 24, 2022 – The A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society has released the Fifth Edition of the 81-page report, Public Collections of AC Gilbert Company Products & Materials (9.6 MB PDF). This report lists the contents of several museum collections from Read More …
Review by Michael D. Foster, ACGHS Newsletter, December 2021 The revised and updated Bill Bean’s Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1913-1932 is here. It’s been a lengthy wait for some, and an anticipated accomplishment for many; however, the waiting is Read More …
(select this link to open video) This 11 minute, 15 second video by Ira H. Gallen Video Resources of New York, NY, features commercial clips of Gilbert Microscopes, Physics Sets, Erector Sets, Electrical Engineering Sets, Chemistry Sets, Telescopes, Erec-Tronic Sets, Read More …
The Stinson Mountain Museum of Building Toys is open free of charge to all ACGHS members. The collection was available for viewing during the 2018 Convention, attendees will remember. It contains many Erector Sets and other Gilbert items once owned Read More …
By David Dixon I never thought I’d be a model train kind of guy because it’s such an investment in terms of time and space, but my son expressed interest in giving the pastime a go, so here we are! Read More …