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My father and I enjoyed working "playing" with Erector Sets when we were young.  His in the 30's/40's mine in the 60's/70's, and soon the tradition will pass to my sons. It has been noted that the great Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, at an early age, built great buildings with exotic blocks.  If "playing" with an Erector Set is any indication both my father and I went on to study Engineering.

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The Erector Set is like the Matchbox line it has been passed around from Meccano to Gilbert and now back to Meccano.  A girder design (as you can see in the picture) is some of the differences in the product lines. girders.jpg (38377 bytes)
No highly engineered Erector Set design could not be done without a motor.  Through the years the drives have advance to a point that today they can be radio controlled.  The motor drives to the right are from the thirties through the seventies.  The blue motor was used in conjunction with the gear-drive and the battery pack to make a complex "prime mover" for a crane or truck design of the 60's/70's.  The older design was 120 volt which limited it to stationary duty but a electro-magnet (see below) and axle driven whistle would add to the fun to the 30's sets.  drives.jpg (49544 bytes)

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A fine example of a early set made in the thirties is the Gilbert Erector 8 1/2. This set could come with some options including an electro-magnet and a whistle drive motor.  The wheels were made of metal (steel or aluminum) and the steel box was great for storage.  Sample designs were included in the instructions that were standard in all sets. They would taunted you by showing what could be built with more advanced sets.
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Below are some excellent books and guides on erector sets
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If you have an old Erector Set that you want to more information on try one of the books above, my father is the expert, but I would be glad to help..... please keep me in mind if you have any vintage toys to sell...


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