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Ad, Magazine - 2014.040
Erector Set Advertisement by Gilbert Children, from Popular Science Magazine, 1956. A brand of metal toy construction sets, originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, The Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1913. In 1916, the company was reorganized as the A.C. Gilbert Company. Erector sets consists of various metal beams with regular holes for assembly using nuts and bolts. Other mechani...
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Ad, Magazine - 2014.041
American Seeds Advertisement, "Boys! Girls! Sell American Seeds, Get Your Prize," 1945. The American Seed company, formerly of Lancaster, PA, sold its seeds through catalogue, using children and youth as agents. This advertisement provides images of the "prizes" available to young people who sold seeds on behalf of the company. Among the offerings is a "Complete Chemistry Set" with the Chemcraft brand name.
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