tOYS MANUFACTURED BY THE A.C. GILBERT CO.

[WAZIRMALIKALS76]

I HAVE A TOY MANUFACTURED BY THE A.C. GILBERT CO. FROM NEW HAVEN, CONN. THE KELMET CORP. THE NAME OF THE TOY IS, "TRUMODEL TRADEMARK  #7 1/2" THE MANUAL HAS A COPYRIGHT OF 1928.

THIS IS AN ERECTOR SET. I LOVE TO LEARN THE VALUE OF THIS TOY AND POSSIBLE HOW TO CONTINUE TO STORE THIS ITEM OR SHOULD I RESTORE THIS ITEM?

THANK YOU,
PHILLIP JONES  11441 N IH 35 APT# 14201 AUSTIN, TX 78753.

[dontbe]

I did a search of finished auction on ebay... here are the results:
http://search-completed.ebay.com/search/se...rt&BasicSearch=

You will notice that that there were over 300 auctions returned! thats a lot of erector sets!

It would appear that a average 30s vintage Gilbert Erector set goes for approx $100 to $200 dollars, depending on the condition, model,  and completentess.
regards, Ed