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Greenberg's Guide to Gilbert Erector Sets: 1933-1962: Vol. 2, by William M. Bean
From the 1949 American Flyer Catalog... $1.75 for a No. 1-1/2 back in '49!
The photo's below show a portion of the carousel I built with one of my 10-1/2 sets (including repro horses that I made)...
...and my Super-6 restoration which is almost completed.
...and my Super-6 restoration which is almost completed.
Below are photo's of the #8-1/2 Erector set that I restored as a '96 Christmas gift for my son Ben. He showed a lot of interest in playing with the set that I had as a child, so I decided to restore one for him. A lot of steel wool, WD-40, polish, and many hours of labor (along with help from Nancy and Paul at Pandy's Collectibles) produced the results your see here. The set turned out so well that I started purchasing sets and parts that I discovered at antique stores and flea markets. I now have a small collection of about thirty sets. I currently have several more sets in various stages of restoration...a 1934 green box Super-6 set pictured below, and red box 6-1/2, a 7-1/2, three 8-1/2's and two 10-1/2's. Also pictured below are photo's of a 1941 #8-1/2 set and a 1954 #7-1/2 set that I just finished restoring. I avoid painting parts and boxes whenever possible, but the '41 box pictured below was a basket case! So I repainted it after removing the rust... but I managed to save the original "first set with the whistle" label. I decided to use plywood inserts (thanks to Pandy's!) for the center section of both #8-1/2's for ease in parts removal and replacement so the sets can be played with. The #7-1/2 has reproduction cardboard inserts and looks very much like the day it left the factory.
Ben's Set
1934 Super 6
