The Erector Set

We went on an adventure last weekend – to the farthest depths of the storage garage. Even when you think all that is in there is stuff that you don’t need anymore, you find stuff that is very difficult to part with – let alone just throw away. Some things were sold – an antique (arched style) table radio, old Beatles records, and some favorite toys long outgrown by our kids. Sometimes you uncover favorites you didn’t remember that you still had; things that have been in the family for many years – with sentimental value to go along with actual value. One of those forgotten items is the erector set shown in these pictures. I played with this when I visited my Grandmother’s house and overtime it was handed down to me. The projects would take considerable amount of time to build – along with patience as you pushed the dozens of rubber grommets onto the little pins. If you were ambitious you would do one of the projects with the electric motor. The outcome would sit around awhile, because it would take some effort to dismantle it and get it back in its metal box. The erector set didn’t have the same attraction to my sons - not as flashy as the newer toys, but today’s plastic toys only last so long. When all is said and done, the real rubber grommets still hold up, the metals pieces still survive – as well as the hinged metal box and latch. Oh, did I say the instructions are in English too.