Introduced in 1913 by A.C. Gilbert, Erector sets allowed children to build working models of everything from bridges to locomotives using metal beams, gears, and motors. Dubbed “the toy that builds ...

Christmas of 1918 was just months away, and the United States — immersed in the war effort — was considering calling off Santa. Perhaps parents should invest in Liberty bonds rather than in toys, the ...

If it was good enough for G.I. Joe and the Transformers, than it’s about time that Erector Sets got their own feature film. At least that’s the thinking of Helix Films, which announced that the ...

I'm sure many of us spent hours during our youths fumbling with the bolts, nuts, gears, motors, pulleys, and various metal plates and grids of Erector sets. It's been a toy of exploration for many ...

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. By Gregg ...

What if, when you didn’t need that dining table anymore, it could be transformed into a bookcase or a chandelier? That’s the idea behind this oversized erector set designed by Form Us With Love, a ...

HAMDEN >> Deep in your basement, or perhaps in the boxes up in the attic, maybe, just maybe you have a miniature steel girder, a flat nut or other metal pieces from a long-ago beloved Erector Set.