m

Introduction
have more boy friends in ihe World than any other single individual, and I am very
Every day the mail man brings mc letters from boys in all parts of the United
it.
States, from Maine to California, and also letters from bo>s in England. France, Japan. Aushave never
tralia. Cuba, South America and once in a while from some boy who lives in a foreign land of which
heard before. Then I have to get out my old Geography and study the map to find out where my boy friend lives.
I
ha\c written this book to tell >ou all about Gilbert Toys, but before I do let me tell you something about myself for
tell
you.
interesting
life
I
can
have
had
an
I
Ii\cd away up in the Northern part of Idaho and after I had finished my public school course, my father sent
I
did a
me to Pacific University at Forest Grove. Oregon, and it was there that I became interested in athletics.
great deal of wrestling, and one day the school entered mc in the Northwest wrestling championship bouts. The first
went back home and trained all the harder, believing that if persist>ear. although I didn't win. I did ver>' well.
I didn't ha\e to wait very long, for the next >ear the school entered me again
luld some day win the championship.
ivinning.the Pacific Coast championship.
The same vear I broke the Northwest record for pole vaulting, and was made Captain of the Uni\crsity Track Team. Although
At this
the school had only 150 men in it. I built up a very fine team and organized a training table just like they do at the big colleges.
time I had no idea that some day I would go to a university like ^'ale. Although this was a small school, we competed with all the big
During my three years at Pacific University
look part in a great many
colleges, and won the track championship of the Northwest.
conteels and won lots of medals and prizes. I then became ambitious to go to Vale and in 1904 I came to New Haven.
While at Vale I won the "\" for three different branches of athletics and was presented with 160 different gold and silver medals;
over 100 silver cups including the first place medal at Harvard- Vale and Yale-Princeton and Intercollegiate track meets. I also won the
Wrestling Championship of the United States. In fact I was never thrown in wrestling. I was intercollegiate gymnast and won the "V"
had the world's
for being the best all round gymnast at Vale.
I believe I had more success in Pole Vaulting than anything, for tice
record. ha\ing jumped over 13 feet. I was picked out to represent America at the Olympic CJames in London. During the last few days
of the games 1 was awarded a medal by Queen Alexandria, attended by King Edward, as World's champion in Pole Vaulting.
My main object in telling you this story about myself is to show you that it is pcrsiitcney with which you keep after things that
counts most in making a success. I feel that every boy should be trained for leadership. It is only the bright eyed, red blooded boy who
has learned things, done things, dared things beyond the reach of most boys who will find the way open to really big achievements. You
sec boys, it is not so very long ago that I was a boy myself and 1 know what boys want and the kind of to>s they like. That is why. when
My toys are toys for the Ii\e wire boy, who likes lots of fun and at the same time
1 started to make Gilbert Toys I made them genuine.
things that are genuine. Every toy I make is fully guaranteed to
wants to do some of the big engineering things -~ things that arc real
do just what I say it will, or 1 will give you your money back.
The picture at the top of this page is one view of my big factory in New Ha\en. When you arc in New Haven don't forget to
come and see me and I will show you just how (jtlbert Toys are made. Kead through this book carefull>' and don't miss the last page
on which I tell you all about the Gilbert Engineering Institute for Boys and also my big toy engineering prize contest.
suppose
proud of
l^
I

SetinRgfisf

Sincerely your

In

Canada The A.

C. GilherlMei

Co. Limited. Toronto.

The

.\.

C. Cilhci

many boys already have

EreClof has been on the market for so long and so

lots of

you fellows know

bridges lowers

as

elevators

much about
and

me sometimes when

surprises

together and the

number

as

it

Why,

do.

say. isn't

I'm working on a model to see

of things

can build with

That's the beauty of having a toy that

structural steel in miniature, just

is

Eredtor

when

they want a

You
ail

probably

know

steel

that

this

with

con^ruction toy.

Eredor plays

of.

.,

Boys,

why so many
They like the real

That's

it.

a big part

Prize Conte^ on the

last

page of

Engineering Institute for Boys in which a good

Have you one

want

all

yet ?

my boy

already.

A photograph

I'll

bet

build

it

quickly and easily

it

put:

is.

many
in

of an

Ere<5lor

friends to be Gilbert Engineers

See the "Famous Four" Eredor

this

many

set

on

book.
of

model

and
this

^Then

my boy
will

hope

of the

that

come only

in

Eredor.

Engineering Prize Contefl.

set.

have explained

too, ih.

friends

win the

alr(
first

you'll soon

page and the other

degree

be one

fi

if

Erecflor outfits on

next page.

One

and

four sided girders, the sleet

parts that

my Toy

Genuine

is

it

boys immediately think of

can win prizes by submitting photographs of models built with your

about

thai

stuff to

con^ruction and Erector surely

in

angle irons, shaftings, wheels, pinions, pulleys, nuts and the

You

how

it

Hone^ly

the big slee! that goes into draw-bridges, traveling

like

real

corking great

it.

corred

sky scrapers, battleships and almo^ everything you can think

means you can do something

it

buildings with.

sorts of structural steel

all

models you can build with Eredo,

th(

dandy

with.
In

little

Has

Gilbert

oulfil fof the

young boy

standard Etcctot parts.

Toy

(Canada $2 23)

scaled carton.

mcnt
to start

Cumv^

Price $1.50.

An
than

girders,

elementary

No.

carton.

I.

angles,

sViattings.

Ere<^or

Packed

Fricc $2.30.

S;l

in-

wheels,

soInc^vhal

Gilbert

Toy

(Canada $3.75).

etc:

larger

scaled

GILBERT ELECTRICAL TOYS

Boys, did you ever stop lo think what a wonderlul iKing elcctnaly

:arn

about

sets

all

is

Why

>

or perhaps you explode a great charge o( dynatrtite.

says "Hello" as clearly as

.ICC

dvnamo

a huge

start

these things

the person speaking were in the

.1

Find out

>_

and the manual included

in

each

how

a motor

outfit tells

is

you

same room with you.

how

put together,
just

how

you

jusi turn

Then you

to geai

il

lid
Isn't

buOon

it

wonderful

for different speeds

do every experiment and a whole

to

and you have

a telephone receiver

off

How

>

and power

lot

about

Wl.
light

would you

You

'*

like

Read

No.
ol ibe

electncity

the descriptions of

3006 ELECTRIC-XL

SET

most complete electrical laboratories made.

and

Phono Set

fT^^ /
"TlLayv./^
t%4/
JnalSUftaU

can do these things Mth

electricity

One

or

the hoolt and

in addition a

Hardwood

complete telephone

cabinet.

Price

outfit

Conlain! p-

The No

$1000 (Canada

3503

II 5 00)

WiX^jj^iig

imlains all
clr.c
l>

his.

lied

parts lor building complete

molor.

Sow

lo wire

Book
lo.

IniltmlioiB

ol

doot

Packed

tie.

bells,

eleclnt

GIberl

Toy

canon.

Pnce $2.50 (Canada 53.75).

dandy

eleclncal

little

chestnut cabinet.
for

building

switch,

book

ol

laboratory

in

hafdwood

Includes eleclnc sounder,

geared

motor,

complete

reverse

all

base,

pans

control

instructions, etc.

Pnce $7 50 (Canada $11.25

I.

gem
teleT^hone outfit that you can
Works lust bke the big
ng up and hca
car over
~ ook of Instrucnons tells you lust how
Just think, a

telephones

No.

3003

Eic-cincai

SJ'-l'rin
~-

r,^--i'=^_

m:\^ Ufe^i ikOi "

'

"

'

Set

"

No. 3502 Tele Set

A teal

tck-graph outht with

two keys,

wiie.

lelegiaph

blanks and bok ol inSlruc

lling
ins

same fans

lilion
,

side

as

in

plates .loi

No. 300: and

buildins

C"'ed

gears, reverse base, control switch.

Book

ol

instructions gives

complete

up

)od how
your

stations.

Cilben
canon.

tcit

to

toy

ng

graph

Packed

.n

scaled

Pnce $2 00

(Canada 43 00)

to operate

Packed

in

Gilben

Toy

sealed carton

"

$5 00

qiLBERT TOY MOTORS and ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES

P58

MOTOR
Is

siz*-

made

today,

ballcnes oi ffom

nds

ol ihejc loi lh<:

U S C

Hcighli;'
$1 >0 (anada $2 25)
ihc wa.

m MOTOR
Iv.o

lortninal

Has

latest

Operates

oit

-.1

vvtlh

brush

ptc-vicc

holdcis

battencs or (torn translon

ed on pressed
14

moloi

type

steel

base

Height 3 j

Pce$l in (Canada S2-

W.

GILBERT MINIATURE MACHINERY

<^i

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>;

qiLBERT
W1R.E,L/E,SS

OUTFITS

Loo,,

C/pk..

Rad,oilo,,

"JJi^l r ^'V^^***.*!!

GILBERT

NEW WHEEL TOY

Here's the greatest toy of

all,

boys

a tegular humdinger.

With

"Wheel Toy you can make a crackerjack coaster and many other
as rolling off a
bietter

log a

sporty wagon, a

dandy geared

New

this

f.ne things,

speedster, a

ghder

easy

that

than the tegular ones, a wheelbarrow, a baggage truck that's the teal

is

ihini;

something new every week.

These

you need

is

toys

a screwdnver and

them you can build the

The

They

toys are not models or flimsy aifairs.

exceptionally strong and sturdy

AH

glider,

wagon,

for

nuts, bolls, angle irons,

id

in-

carls

and

you can

coaster, etc.. in

sets contain four speaally built

wheels you ever saw

that

two

fine

vilh small holes for the bolls.

and

sets

in

the

gliders.

of

Thmk

With

the

classiest

are steel axles.

for handles, scats.

bright red steel

drilled

plates

what fun you can have bujding

yourself a

every

There

wood

yourself.

outfit.

at all

wheels, disc model

steel

racers

on and nde

no lime

tough bars and boards of hard

the large sets,

are honest-to-goodness

get

wrench and the parts

toy every

day

or as often as you

like.

diilerent

week

There's no end to the sport

Wheel Toy

will give you.

fully the description of

or

my New
I^ad over

each

outfit

9007 SET

No.

No.

The
and

first

New Wheel Toy

dandy.

necessary

It

barrow, the

many
up so compactly

in

that

instructions

which comes with each

Price

outfit

shows you

set.

all

boys,

topped wagon

just

them

book

Set

etc.,

the ideal Gilbert

IS

which

New Wheel Toy

lots

the gcKart,

wagon,

sleds,

is

too, there ar<

book

larger quantities of

build largt

to

Wheel Toy

outfit

ad-

snow

$15.00 (Canada $22,50)

BOB SLED A dandy sled (or

SSOW SHOVEL Anoihcr
9U07

shovel,

hobby

horse,

mar.y mere depending only

own

iiir^enuity.

This

outfit

is

oulfil.

HOBBY HORSE Loii

)007

ol

lur

.iih

crccbrjack and the one

recommend

It

especially

comes packed

dandy

cdil. buill

liko

No 9007 oulfil
RLCK-Juil like a regular Injck
Ct ARED SPEEDSTER A real

sturdy, serviceable,

cear,

in

hardwood cabinet

and includes a manual giving complete

directions for building the toys.

$10.00 (Canada $15.00).

Price

and p.mons.

GLIDER Sirong
1

Bull,

or

wiifi

No 9007

Bulk wilh

and speedy

9007

wuh No 9000

axle.

Bulk
or

ouifir

Buill wilh

iv.ltl

or

-,

f(jL
,/S

.-.rrF;-^

No 9007

No 9007

corking

(eel

No

No

Burll

,>-^

oulfil

No

wilh

oulfil

ipeedner iSal work, by

No 90UO

No 9004. No 9006

No 9006

(ronl

900-4

Bo.ll

racing sulky

oulfil

COASTER Slcers by placing

on

ihis lo,-

o,

oulfil

CO CART A

bob

sleds, etc.

This is the most complete CiIIkiI

Packed in hardwood cabinet with compl. ic

Price

vvagon

the standards parts enabling

models.

nade.

of inflruclion;

special gears, pinions, axles,

wheelbanov/. coaster, glider

ar.J a great

on your

of otiier toys such as

set

of sled

are included enable you to

build the big geared speedster

dition to

The

this

set

build winter toys-

of

Then

set

axles

9006

runners so that you can

you

This

contains,

has also a

it

No 9006 SET

addition to ihr
pinions,

which the No.

and

every model

In

oulfil

90(1(.

and many other parts

All of these parts

how

No.

the

gears,

the

$6.00 (Canada $9.00)

even larger

Set.

the paits

coaster,

you scarcely believe

possible that you can build such wonderfully big toys with

built.

the

An
than

topped or stone wheel

flat

other toys.

hardwood cabinet

contains

build

to

glider, the flat

art put

9004 SET

901,

^2^

^\

fl

Jj

ANCHOR BUILDING BLOCKS PUZZLES ^> M ETEOR GAMES

GILBERT MACHINE GUNS -TANKS and SUBMARINES

B654 MA^CHINE

GUN
Clbcrl Machine
Sec us rakish Imes.
runs oul m back
Machine Guns, ihe
Itaversed elevation and
ic
circle sK.vel lor zone finng and

Jus. look

al

lliis

Gun, boys.

ihe ^vay ihc

like

lull
ly

trail

ihe real

other

Mures.

Isn't

it

a corker

low I made the magazines lor the

awning Machine guns during ihe
>d

learned a

guns, so

you

lot

about

the

big

c;

F.rc

n shots a

second.
p.

Steel barrel,

nnil.eJ in bl.ick and

(CuiaJa $5 (j5).

So Alio
Tank

Slnng Pull
ce $1 50

(Canada $' '3)

No
i.avier than the small
.

llial

French Whippet Tanks and could do

the small ones weren't equipped

fiin turret

and gun on the

side.

nil

n.

<

Made

ol lithog

ol hea
aphed melal

lot

traction drive,

Large Clock Work Tank.

Powerlul clock work motor
P
(Canada $7,50).
i
Electricallv dnven by powerlul electric motor. Ope ted on b
.11 rhrou-h tr.m.formef l,om hnu-e current
Price $5 nn(C,inadi$ 7 Ml)

\II2
\l

lor.

Heavy

'

water

AMI

Tank

(Cnala

Clock

Slong p

Has
grav

detachable

wood

slock.

Price $3.75

GILBERT CHEMISTRY OUTFITS

Of

the big

all

One
know

Iwo

ihp

is

made

Wouldn't you
soap

do

and

plated

i*

be able

lo

chemical magic

lo

tricks

many

many

great

these things with

really

any

What

make ammonia
ot make a wet

my

chemistiy

soap

you

lor

batter^'

outfits.

Read

'lead'

your

like

that.

operate

to

you

you

How

things

mother or

your

II

tells

call

made.

is

inteteslmg

of

Chemistry

which are so

Chemislry

the substance

How

is

number

inleresling.

is

cases.

the things

ol

are manufactured ot grown.

are writing wiih,

like

You can do

bell.

know how
lile.

most

arc tho

think

together in a great

the clothes you wear.

for

the pencil you

\vhicli

about on page 3. the other

uotked

are

every day

mother's silverware

Iwo

you

lold

Chemistry, you will

how dye
in

which

sciences

necessar)- to your

are

ihcrc

:icncci

Elcclitcily.

IS

and

a bar ol

your door

over the descriptions.

No. 5003
This
assorlmenl ol
acids

and

alkalis,

with

cell,

Book

measuiing spoon,

etc.

inslmclions

in-

ol

cluded with every

^'.1l

Kow

to

set

perform

Packed

all

a larger

set

than

No. 5001

and contains more acids and

alkalis.

lest

wet

lube, caibon tod (or

IS

Also more

With

lest tubes, etc.

outfit

you can do some

and

more

adv.inccd

ol

this

the- larger

experiments.

lelU

Toy

Comes

in

carton

Pnce $3,75 (Canada $5.65)

the

Cilbett

scaled

the

in (he

sealed carton.

inKvcxid
Mial
Ikj"

cabincl

laboratory
ihe

til

many

which
in

ilsell

inrluded. this oullil has a

r.uk,

filtet

I!.A
f>l<'lc

paper, alcohol

of

I'.tkrd

$0 00

mslructjon.

g.w.

the

many

directions

for

|I,|,

hj.rj..cx>d cKhjcrt.

(Cjn.id.i ft)

00)

oulfil

number

Liiii]i,

r.mrnU vou c.n do wilh

^004

acids amj

do

and

acids

ha^
<Hc..

.vU.I
will,

).<.

ihc very advanced cspoimi'

plained

in

the

book

ni

ol inslrucli

well a^ a diy cell battery I,"

electro clirmical experiment*.

inbardwood

cabinet.

(Canada $15.00).

I'

Pncc J

qiLBERJ
Designer &Toy Maker
AND
Soldering Outfits

calf

iJ

To) Maker

ihc

II

No. 7001

lor v.,l\,

>ou can dt-ign )out

\n lo>sand build ihem

M) new

ilh

Ihi scioll

sa and

mntc

iui[

me

lodcd

have

cry

'

sign

oi

aiound

foi

irducmo

)0U anl

With

ihis

included

Soldeiing

hal (o

things

in

mcludrd
do and gives
dcsiins lor ne
Ihe Cilkrl

really

is

handy

Il's

house

sel

to

an) ol your

if

on hand you can

easily repair them.

Instiuclions

led

loy,

the

lo
lions

led

mother's pans or small pipes spring a leak

<

apparalus

n
n1aTi;ing

in

Soldering Oultl ivhich

than

To)

in

lells

lion,

svhicb

the distinctive Cilbcit

Piicc $1.50

the

Willi

Toy

(Canada $2

ol

lo

instruc.

use

ihe

many olher
Packed

and

solder

come

and

*|uickly

The book
you how

sel.

scaled carton

25).

in(Canida $2 7^)

8002

No.
This oulhl

IS

No 8001
1

in

8001.

11

includes boaids lo try out

voui designs, sand paper, extra saws

saw and

scroll

in

bud cage\
ily

lein

stands,

many

and

Mselul

thai.

Comes

in

in

and
the

uselul

book

Cilbeil

a short cord.

carlon,

.Price

$2.50 (Canada
$3 75J

$-i.75J.

addition

7001

ol

lo

This

ih-

ouil.i

household |obs ex
instructions

Packed

Tov
Toy sealed carlon

sealed

No

be attached lo gas

articles
ol

like

Cover

easy (or you to pcrlorm the c\.

a set o! paints with whitji

lo build

than No. 7001 containioM

with

your toys alter you have them

A dandy set

built.

set

luded

[or

lo color

7002

No.

a largei sel than

addition to the apparatus contained

In

Price

in

|ct

Oven

bv means

the

Cilbeil

$2 50 (Canada

GILBERT TOOL CHESTS

^^d

CARPENTER OUTFITS

qiLBERT PUZZLE MYSTO MAGIC -CARD TRICKS

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QILBERT
P74

RACERS- MAIL WAGONS -AMBULANCE-TRUCKS-TUMBLING CLOWNS

AMBULANCi;

TOY ENGINEERING PRIZE CONTEST

A PERSONAL MESSAGE

10\ ENGINEERING PRIZE CONTEST

BIG

THINK OF THIS'
$1300 IN PRIZES FOR

Mr

TOYt^TIPS

ind

S>n

Im..'

t.Jkjt

ai

Vou

l.no

aboul aihUl..

Make

unh

you can wnd me

ihi,

pay

money

in

.h you could ..e my

latloiy m America.
1

loy

fo, [be

.ut.tr.pl.

a copy of iKc boltom balf of

in

f.11

ibc

spacci iih

and addicu and mail

namct. iigncd by

id.

lo

Vj

tile,

warn you 10 ka.c a (roc

page aod

ficc.

ii^c of

il

in

mc

ibis big conlesi

ded once

Copy
MR. CfLBERT I am
Toy

day ol Febiu
Thi. c.

leadei.blp in boys

.odd..

ii.

midmgbl on

building oii'ginal models.

Think ol II boy. 500 Sne p.icei.

leal boy's Aulomobile or ShelboJ
pony.
The besl. knowinge.i pony you ever saw. All ihe.c lo gi.e you more Ion
Ihan ever befoie oul ol building ne.v idea..
>ou can enler model, buill Irom E.edor. Cilbeii's ne.v Wheel Toy. Cilbeil
Soldenng Ouiftl. Cilbeil'. Di.ignec and Toy Male, or any Cilberi Toy or any
r Engineering Toy.
Our idea is lo build and de.elcp the
and ncv model, and
andc
ii

yoni

w,ik ihc

yooi boy fncnds.

Youc boy Iricnds.

ma.bn: cba.ge, on fbc, subacipiion. and

MODELS NOT WANTED.

We

do nol warn

lo have

you send

in

model..

Send

diawmgA .Riches

in

or

ca,h o. siampi wilh ihe coupon..

big laclo.,-,he bisge.f

/<7^^^y -/6--f.C^^55%^<<

MA TERIAL.
No

le.liiclion

NUMBER OF
Make

ab.av> lunmng and any boy

is

la.l

(nc magaii

jLout bov. aboul colics^

,c

you 23 cent, each

publ.^h a

Remcmbe,

a>

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