Introduced in 1913 by A.C. Gilbert, Erector sets allowed children to build working models of everything from bridges to locomotives using metal beams, gears, and motors. Dubbed “the toy that ...

1910s: The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913 ... Christmas season and it became an instant hit with kids. The Dy-Dee and Betsy Wetsy dolls you could feed ...