Construction set:Small T Wonder Builder Tinkertoy Set

Charles Pajeau and Robert Petit began producing the classic Tinkertoy construction sets in 1914 in a small woodshop in a Chicago suburb. Calling their company The Toy Tinkers of Evanston (Illinois), the pair developed the set of wooden spools and rods to fit in a mailing tube to hold down shipping costs.The initial set was called The Thousand Wonder Builder, emphasizing not just the infinite number of structures kids could make from the set, but also highlighting youngsters' attraction to toys of open-ended play. The Toy Tinkers packaged this particular set in a container made entirely of cardboard in the early 1940s when nearly all metal was dedicated to military purposes during World War II.