by Tim Wilkin Are you looking for a new home for one or more old Erector Sets you no longer want? Here are some suggestions for donation of your Erector sets. If the set contains parts that are in good Read More …
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 …
Third Edition The Third Edition to Bill Bean’s Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1933-1962 was released on April 23, 2023. Minor revisions to the text include: This guide is a comprehensive update to the 1998 edition of Greenberg’s Guide to Read More …
Jim Mietlicki writes: Anyone who builds with Erector knows that when you try to follow the instructions in the manual, the models just don’t seem to work right. I honestly think A. C. Gilbert was deliberately unclear in his model Read More …
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 …
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 …