9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Atlanta Marriott Northwest, 200 Interstate North Parkway SE, Atlanta. www.acghs.org. At 60, Calhoun attorney Randy Sauder feels like a kid again when he builds things out ...

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.” ...

Boys — and some girls — have been building like crazy since A.C. Gilbert developed Erector sets in 1913. A peak period of construction was in the 1940s. “Santaville Engineers Present ...” announced a ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction toys ...

If this infinitely reconfigurable furniture line reminds you of your childhood toys, it’s because it’s by the same company. Building Ikea furniture is like playing with an Erector Set that gives you ...

Over the last year, artist Chris Burden and his assistants have been painstakingly constructing a gigantic 16,000 pound, 65 foot skyscraper using replicated stainless steel Erector set pieces. The ...

For decades, erector sets like Meccano, Tinkertoys, and K’Nex have helped kids engage in creative play, allowing them to flex their imaginations while acquiring design skills. Sunghyeop Seo and ...

At 60, Calhoun attorney Randy Sauder feels like a kid again when he builds things out of Erector set parts, some nearly a century old. But Sauder doesn’t just throw together basic bridges or stale ...