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Erector Set
A.C. Gilbert Company1946
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages
Stony Brook, United States
"Hello, Boys!" cheered early Erector Set advertisements, "Make Lots of Toys!" As with Lincoln Logs and Tinkertoys, Erector Sets were designed to push boys into building and engineering pursuits. This set was made shortly after the company began using metal again after World War II, having stopped due to wartime metal shortages.
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Details
- Title: Erector Set
- Creator: A.C. Gilbert Company
- Date Created: 1946
- Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 3"h x 13 1/4"w x 22"l
- Provenance: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolff, 1994
- Type: toy
- Medium: metal
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