Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884-1961) and Erector Set

Alfred Carlton Gilbert was an Olympic Gold Medalist, graduate of Yale University, and inventor.  He invented the erector set and sold his toys through his company, the A.C. Gilbert Company.

Websites:

• Scientific American

• National Toy Hall of Fame

• A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society

• Play and Playground Encyclopedia (Challenge)

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Alfred Carlton Gilbert: Inventor of the Erector Set- Today in History (Challenge)

  • Erector Set Patented (Challenge)

  • Heart Pump out of an Erector Set- Who Knew? (Challenge)

Magazines:

• Connecticut Studies Weekly: Week 22 (page 2)

• The Amazing Mr. Gilbert