A.C. Gilbert, Co. Erector Sets (1913-1967) Sega selling over 60 million units

selling over 60 million units and turning characters like Mario into permanent global pop-culture icons

and later the Game Boy Color

The Tandy 1000 EX

Beyond its 60 miles of hand-wired circuitry

which paired a standard top screen with a bottom touchscreen that players could tap and control using a plastic stylus pointer

A.C. Gilbert, Co. Erector Sets (1913-1967) Sega selling over 60 million unitsErector Sets History The Erector set, or just ERECTOR, was a line of metal construction toys made by the A. C. Gilbert Company. It was originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert in 1913 and sold through his original company, Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut. Unlike wooden construction toys before it, the Erector set could also be used with an electric motor to make things move. In 1924, the Erector set was completely changed to