"Pete S" wrote in message
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Seems that fewer and fewer kids are learning about building things with
toys that use real nuts and bolts these days. I think that's too bad.
I just gathered up my own small collection of Gilbert Erector set stuff
and put up a webpage about it.

It's at:

http://www.spaco.org/MachineShop/Ere...ErectorSet.htm

The period I'm interested in is the 1940's and 1950's. Shortly after that
era they started taking all the fun out of it with plastic parts and low
power battery motors.

Pete Stanaitis
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I still have my rocket launcher set. Another favorite toy was the Kenner
bridge and turnpike set