Re: OT: Quick Lego Survey

[John Yates <john@yates-sheets.org>]

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On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com
> wrote:

> ... even if your mum and dad dit not have money to buy much Lego.
>

I mentioned earlier that my childhood predated Lego and that instead I
played with AC Gilbert Erector Set
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_Set>.   Like Lego, Erector Set came
in kits of various sizes with all the part to build a project pictured on
the box.  And like Lego the price was an obstacle to acquiring a sufficient
supply to undertake truly large projects.  Mine was a family that
definitely could not afford Erector Set.  I do not recall ever receiving
even the smallest amount of Erector Set in its original AC Gilbert
packaging.  I do remember being taken by my grandmother sometime in the
late 1950's into New York City and visiting the legendary FAO Schwartz toy
store <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAO_Schwarz>. That was probably the one
time I saw Erector Set in its glossy packaging.  Still my wonderful mother
(due to turn 90 shortly) understood fully the virtue of Erector Set
abundance.  She scoured yards sales on a regular basis until she had
supplied me with a large steamer trunk full.

Thanks Mum and Happy Birthday.

/john

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