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Erector Set (trademark styled as "ERECTOR") was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1913.
The A. C. Gilbert Company was an American toy company, once one of the largest in the world. Gilbert originated the Erector Set, which is a construction toy similar to Meccano in the rest of the world, and made chemistry sets, microscope kits, and a line of inexpensive reflector telescopes.
Alfred Carlton Gilbert (February 15, [1] 1884 – January 24, 1961) was an American inventor, athlete, magician, toy maker and businessman. As the founder of A. C. Gilbert Company , Gilbert was known for inventing the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains .
Gilbert worked on perfecting the Erector for more than a year before introducing it at toy fairs in 1913. The toy drew crowds, and some of the biggest buyers in the business placed orders.
The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory was packaged in a customized metal case. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab is a toy lab set designed to allow children to create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions using radioactive material. The Atomic Energy Lab was released by the A. C. Gilbert Company in 1950.
Gilbert successfully lobbies the government to allow him (and other toy manufacturers) to resume the production of toys, in particular the building toy known as an Erector Set, for Christmas, thus earning Gilbert the name "The man who saved Christmas." Ultimately, Gilbert's brother Frank returns from the war in time to celebrate Christmas.
Girder and Panel toy sets were an important toy in the transition from the metal-based Gilbert Erector Sets of the 1920-to-1950 era to the plastic toys of the modern age. While Lego is arguably the most popular contemporary construction toy, no other toy has replaced Girder and Panel as a direct reflection of modern building techniques.
Other exhibits cover the historic site and A. C. Gilbert, the inventor and toy maker best known for his invention of the erector set. [5] The museum is an experimental learning workshop for design and specializes in building projects for children blending science and invention.