Upcoming Events
Look for ACGHS member Gary Treible at this year’s TCA York Train Fair, which takes place at the York Expo Center, York, PA, on April 20-25, 2026. Gary will be hosting our A. C. Gilbert Heritage Society display and table Read More …
Author: David Gilbert
Need a New Home for Old Erector Sets?
by Tim Wilkin Are you looking for a new home for one or more old Erector Sets you no longer want? Here are some suggestions for donation of your Erector sets. If the set contains parts that are in good Read More …
Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1913-1932
Fourth Edition On October 2, 2023, the A. C. Gilbert Heritage Society released the fourth edition of Bill Bean’s Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1913-1932. Recent revisions include: Retrieve a listing of the revisions and corrections to the Fourth Edition Read More …
Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1933-1962
Third Edition The Third Edition to Bill Bean’s Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets, 1933-1962 was released on April 23, 2023. Minor revisions to the text include: This guide is a comprehensive update to the 1998 edition of Greenberg’s Guide to Read More …
Gilbert Hall of Science in Chicago
The A. C. Gilbert Company opened a Gilbert Hall of Science in Chicago, Illinois at the Congress Hotel in October 1953. These photographs, taken by the Chicago photography studio Du Bois, The Drake, are courtesy of Mark Castiglione, owner of Read More …
The Mysterious Walking Robot
Jim Mietlicki writes: Anyone who builds with Erector knows that when you try to follow the instructions in the manual, the models just don’t seem to work right. I honestly think A. C. Gilbert was deliberately unclear in his model Read More …