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Alfred Carlton Gilbert
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Alfred Carlton Gilbert 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 Fly
AC Gilbert as a young athlete at Pacific University in 1902
AC Gilbert as a young athlete at Pacific University in 1902
Erector Set
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Erector Set was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1913.
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
…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. Born in Salem, Oregon, Gilbert was educated at the Tualatin Academy and attended Pacific University in nearby Forest Grove…
Print advertisement for Erector Set, circa 1922
Print advertisement for Erector Set, circa 1922
An early Erector set
An early Erector set
Some components of a modern Erector Set
Some components of a modern Erector Set
Exhibit in the Museum of the City of New York
Exhibit in the Museum of the City of New York