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Steel Engineering(1) Construction Sets
Steel Engineering(1) was a metal constructional system. It was sold in the USA from 1921/2 to 1924 by the Kelmet Corporation. This was a marketing company owned by Gilbert (the owner of Erector), who actually manufactured the sets (Gilbert had actually bought over the Kelmet Corporation in around 1921 very soon after its formation). Many of the parts subsequently found their way into the 'New' Erector sets of 1924.
Manufacturer / Distributor
Kelmet Corporation, New York City, USA
Probably actually made by A.C. Gilbert Company, New Haven Connecticut, USA
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for STEEL ENGINEERING [1] (Ref:S E1)
Gilbert Erector
ERECTOR type
USA
1921 to 1924
Steel
8-32
16
40
12.7
4.2 (see comment *1)
Nuts: square
Bolts: round (slotted)
Steel with a Nickel plated finish
7.1
7.3
Comments
LH side of lid has boy & Big Wheel. Included some parts used in 1924 ERECTOR. Strips have alternate holes & ½" long slots. *1 4.3 in Flanged Plate, Curved Strips, & other parts - maybe all under paint, but 4.1 also possible.
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