Sold for: $1,900 First introduced in the early 20th century, the #10 Erector Set by A.C. Gilbert was packed with hundreds of metal parts, gears, pulleys, and even a working motor, allowing young ...

Maybe we're a little old school, but we still think of Erector sets as being the kind of toys that let a budding architect or engineer put together buildings, cranes and other structures by ...

Indie production company Helix Films has formed an exclusive partnership with the Meccano Toy Co. to develop an original 3D feature film based upon the Erector Set line of construction toys.

At some point in the past 10 or 15 years, the Erector set disappeared for a short while. I don't know all the details, but I do recall suddenly seeing them again as part of the Meccano family of ...

Erector Sets, Inc. is a full-service scenery and set building company handling everything from design services and fabrication to delivery and installation. Our project expertise has expanded from ...

The Erector Set, however, had real metal bolts and nuts, a small motor, lifelike girders, and allowed kids to really build things that imitated the constructions they saw in their real lives.

hamden >> A.C. Gilbert was a wonderful inventor, a multi-faceted visionary and a creative genius, but he had one flaw: He didn’t understand that girls have as much potential as boys. When ...

If this infinitely reconfigurable furniture line reminds you of your childhood toys, it’s because it’s by the same company. Building Ikea furniture is like playing with an Erector Set that ...

In 1956, an Erector set came with a sturdy motor whose cord plugged into a wall socket. In 1982, an Erector set came with a pair of tiny battery-powered gearmotors, and if you were lucky they’d ...

Print advertisement for Erector Set, circa 1922 Wikimedia Commons Christmas of 1918 was just months away, and the United States — immersed in the war effort — was considering calling off Santa.

The partnership between Sega and Erector has produced three playsets from iconic Sonic the Hedgehog levels, and two vehicles from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, ranging in price from $14.99 to $79.99.