Enjoy this short video from WTOL11 Toledo of the Greater Toledo Toy and Train Show at Owens Community College, organized by ACGHS member extraordinaire Randy Ramsey. The show took place on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Look closely for shots of Read More …
There’s an excellent article on Gilbert Erector in the November/December 2022 issue of Maine Home & Design: “The Erector Set, Alfred Carlton Gilbert’s toy that saved Christmas introduced American children to the principles of engineering,” by Danielle Devine. Follow this Read More …
Reprinted from the September 2013 ACGHS Newsletter Hello Boys & Girls. This original design to honor A. C. Gilbert’s 1913 founding was built over two years in about 1,000 man-hours. That’s roughly the same a working an 8-hour day, 40 Read More …
Perhaps a bit delayed, but if you haven’t seen or read this article that appeared in the New Haven magazine in December 2013, it will be worth your time and effort to check it out. To download the entire 7-page Read More …
Many thanks to Steve Livengood for scanning and sharing these two Gilbert advertisements from the December 1938 issue of Popular Schience Monthly. Just click on either image to enlarge and enjoy!
Alfred C. (Fred) Gilbert III passed away peacefully in Waitsfield, Vermont on June 1, 2019. He was 72 years old. Fred was the oldest son of A.C. (Al) Gilbert, Jr., and grandson of A.C. Gilbert. Many of you had a Read More …