On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:50:02 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:25:25 -0500, Ignoramus32423
wrote:

On 2015-04-06, Larry Jaques wrote:

I will hopefully add more pictures and documentation soon.

That's cool! (Shades of my old Erector set, but many generations
ahead.)

They still sell erector sets, they are quite plentiful.

http://tinyurl.com/l28h9wl OMG, look at the price now!

How much was a motorized 650 peice set back in 1965 dollars?? I
remeber they were too expensive for my family to buy for me.
A mechanic made about $2.15 an hour, an electrician about $2.50
Today the earningas are at least 20 times that, so a $175 set today
would cost the same at $8.75 in 1965. I'm sure they were more than
$8.75 - A #11 kit was well over $25 (over 17 pd Stirling in the UK) in
1964

(These were NEVER an "inexpensive" toy!!!)

Most kids are stuck with Legos, the NON-hardware building set. Sad.
They aren't learning about how to keep from getting cut by sheetmetal,
how to use nuts or bolts or wrenches or hand tools, or anything metal
stiffness/strength-related.

I guess they still make Lincoln Logs (no gay references, please) for
kids, too, but CRIKEY, look at the price!) http://tinyurl.com/llzj5qw