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 ...

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 ...

There’s a secret to 3+, a new furniture collection by Polish designer Oskar Zieta. It seems counterintuitive, but the strength of the series lies not where the material is–but instead, where it isn’t.

The Eli Whitney Museum will pay tribute to the ingenuity of Yale alumnus and toymaker A.C. Gilbert with two events opening on Friday, Nov. 29: “The Erector Set at 100” and “Mr. Gilbert’s Railroad.” ...

The Toy Fair 2010 is underway in NYC, ergo this announcement that there are plans for yet another movie franchise based on a toy. The indie Helix Films announced today an exclusive partnership with ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Great minds think alike, I was just working on my Erector Set article when I saw Jeremiah McNichols' post on the ...

THE MAN WHO CHANGED HOW BOYS AND TOYS WERE MADE By Bruce Watson Viking. 216 pp. $24.95 The title of Bruce Watson's strange little biography of Alfred C. Gilbert may seem hyperbolic, but it is entirely ...

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 ...