Erector Set Articles
< ELKA - Brazil | Erector Set | Fisher-Price > We have 1 page of Erector Set Articles. November 1, 2002 -- They're considered playthings, but they've launched the careers of generations of engineers. The Erector set and its English cousin, Meccano, are...Toy > Erector Set > Erector Set Articles
1.) Assembly - Toys that launched careers: Erector and Meccano sets helped many engineers develop useful skills. (Assembly: Then & Now).
Over one day ago | Fri Nov 1 0:00:00 PST 2002
2.) Antiques Roadshow Insider - The constructive collectible: A.C. Gilbert's Erector Set, launched in the early 1900s, aimed to build boys' futures
Over one day ago | Wed Mar 1 0:00:00 PST 2006
March 1, 2006 -- In the 1950s, boys of ten received the "standard issue" toys for little guys--a Schwinn bicycle, Lionel train, or Erector Set. And few boys...
3.) Automotive News - Scientist and futurist; Bill Reinert is anything but a typical Toyota executive.(Special Report)(Interview)
Over one day ago | Mon Jun 11 0:00:00 PDT 2007
June 11, 2007 -- Byline: Mark Rechtin Bill Reinert is the type of guy who tells Charlize Theron she can't smoke in his car. Consider that this wasn't any...
4.) St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Erector Sets
Over one day ago | Tue Jan 29 0:00:00 PST 2002
January 29, 2002 --
Sets of metal girders, nuts, bolts, gears, and electric motors that could be used to build numerous structures and vehicles
5.) Boy's Quest - The amazing Mr. Gilbert.(Alfred Carlton Gilbert )
Over one day ago | Sat Apr 1 0:00:00 PST 2006
April 1, 2006 -- "Hello, boys; make lots of toys," said A. C. Gilbert in magazine ads for the erector set. The building set, using tiny, metal girders,...
6.) Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Do your holiday shopping in Europe's Christmas markets.(Going Places)(Seniors)
Over one day ago | Sun Nov 13 0:00:00 PST 2005
November 13, 2005 -- Byline: John Hilferty Daily Herald Correspondent Tinker Toys and Erector Sets, Lincoln Logs and Lionel trains. Kewpie dolls and Betsy Wetsy, who,...
7.) St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Toys
Over one day ago | Tue Jan 29 0:00:00 PST 2002
January 29, 2002 --
Pushed out by a celebrity-driven popular culture, beloved toys of the past, including blocks, erector sets, doll houses
8.) California Builder and Engineer - Cranes At East Span Skyway.
Over one day ago | Mon Aug 2 0:00:00 PDT 2004
August 2, 2004 -- By Loren Faulkner Caltrans has photographed what most motorists can't see as work progresses on the East Span Skyway of the new Oakland Bay...
9.) Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Brick's beauty lends charm to garden, terrace, walkway
Over one day ago | Mon May 31 0:00:00 PDT 2004
May 31, 2004 -- Ever since I was a little boy, I've had a fascination with bricks. While other kids were entertaining themselves with board games or Erector sets, I...
10.) Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - DuPage County in 60 seconds.(News)
Over one day ago | Fri Apr 2 0:00:00 PST 2004
April 2, 2004 -- Erector Sets at museum: The Milano Model and Toy Museum in downtown Elmhurst is welcoming its newest collection, "The World of Erector...