Alfred Carlton Gilbert III

Posted onJune 10, 2019June 10, 2019AuthorDavid GilbertLeave a comment

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 …

Passing of A.C. Gilbert Company Employee Dominic Prete

Posted onOctober 2, 2018AuthorDavid GilbertLeave a comment

We recently learned from Frank Prete that his father, Dominic Prete, passed away in September. He was 96 years old. He was born in New Haven, Conn. and worked at the A.C. Gilbert Factory for 30 years until it closed Read More …

New Erector Set Manuals

Posted onSeptember 17, 2018February 3, 2019AuthorDavid GilbertLeave a comment

Many thanks to Bob Newman and Cadyn Klassett for scans of several manuals, including four “How To Make ‘Em Books” (two from 1938, one from 1951, and one from 1954), a “Models Built with the Master Builder’s Erector Set” guide, Read More …

Ken Weinig’s Erector Collection Featured on WMUR Manchester

Posted onAugust 11, 2018April 14, 2022AuthorDavid GilbertLeave a comment

The Stinson Mountain Museum of Building Toys is open free of charge to all ACGHS members. The collection was available for viewing during the 2018 Convention, attendees will remember. It contains many Erector Sets and other Gilbert items once owned Read More …

Public Collections of A.C. Gilbert Company Products & Materials

Posted onJuly 4, 2018February 24, 2022AuthorDavid Gilbert3 Comments

February 24, 2022 – The A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society has released the Fifth Edition of the 81-page report, Public Collections of AC Gilbert Company Products & Materials (9.6 MB PDF). This report lists the contents of several museum collections from Read More …

AC Gilbert Phonograph

Posted onMay 1, 2017AuthorDavid GilbertLeave a comment

Guy Lanza recently sent us a photograph of a combination record player and television set which he saw in a museum in Tyumen, Siberia. We’re sharing Guy’s photographs below. According to the label, the appliance was manufactured by the A.C. Read More …

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