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    Gary Ford
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    Is there any pictures of the wooden screwdrivers that were in Gilbert erector sets? Also, is there any way to identify them when they dont say erector on them? i would like Pictures and dates they were made if they have them. I am trying to identify a screwdriver that is for sale on ebay. The guy says it is from a 1938 merry go round set. The picture he has of the set has the flying airplane model on the inside of the lid. I didnt think they made that set in 1938? Please correct me if Im wrong. Thanks Gary

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    Jim Mietlicki
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    I’ve seen that screwdriver on ebay. Doesn’t look right to me. I suspect that it may have been found with a mixed part lot that included a coal loader cover manual with a 1938 copyright date. There are more “1938” sets listed on ebay by seller who assume that the copyright date on those coal loader manual covers is the date of manufacture of the set. The wood handle screwdrivers in pre-war sets have handles that are similar to the handles on tools in the Gilbert Tool Chest Sets. The post war wood handle screwdrivers have a different, sort of bulbous wood handle. But neither looks like the one on that ebay listing. The screwdriver is familiar as I have one kicking around somewhere that has been around since I was a kid. I believe it was either from a Buildo construction set or a kid’s tool set that was not Gilbert.

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