#Erector

[kray-zay]

art stream request

[foone]

So during a meeting the question came up "is Meccano the same as Erector Sets?" and I had to look it up.

So Meccano started making a constructor set in 1901, in England, where metal strips are connected with other pieces using nuts and bolts. It was an important introduction to mechanical engineering for a lot of kids.

And in 1913, a construction set was launched in the US, called Erector. It similarly involved metal strips that could be connected together with nuts and bolts, and was an important introduction to mechanical engineering for a lot of kids.

So they're not the same, just similar toys in different countries.

Except, in 1990, Meccano purchased the Erector brand, and unified their toys. And both companies, now merged, were purchased by the Canadian toy company Spin Master (creators and owners by PAW Patrol) in 2013. They're still making Meccano in Europe, but Meccano sets in the US are sold as "Erector by Meccano", to tie back into the name brand better known in America.

Anyway, if you want to ask me "are you a boy or a girl?", this is the kind of answer I'd have to give you.

[estatesalefinds]

Vancouver, WA

[autoacafiles]

[tacomawheels]

My Christmas train

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1951 Meccano ad by totallymystified

[rhymeswithdaughter]

[squidinkarchives]

1949 Amusement Park Erector Set "Builds the Parachute Jump - 5 feet High"

Source: Independence, MO Mockingbird Estate Sales & Auctions

[sufficeth]

christmas? you mean the thing from bruce banner's sad childhood backstory?

[guy60660]

Alfred Carlton Gilbert | Erector Set Inventor | Pictorial Past

[massy2ly]

Style really be doing God’s work… Get this crotch blocker a life, PLEASE

[dare-to-dm]

I'm pretty sure I know which one is going to win, but I'm still curious.

Inspired by a dream I had in which I was playing with my beloved K'Nex. The feeling was immediately so recognizable and satisfying.

I had several of these growing up. Definitely tell me what I missed!

[heckyeahponyscans]

[jim752]

See erector spinae muscles in the lower back.