You may sound the mythical name of AC Gilbert. He was the leader and head of one of the most important toy companies in the world, the AC Gilbert Company.We owe him for example the classics construction games, very similar to the classic Meccano.
Children of the early twentieth century, could play to be scientists, biologists, to be magicians or why not, to have their own laboratory atomic energy. It was.On a small scale, of course, but one could have materials such as sodium nitrate, ammonium chloride and cobalt chloride at that time, some of those kits even , they came with different types of cyanide.
We were at the beginning of the toy companies, everything has to be said.There where child safety measures shone by their absence.that little by little would come with the years, but without a doubt, the realism of the famous plays You from Mr.AC Gilbert .
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ACGilbert He was a pioneer, we can't help but recognize him.He gave an excellent twist to the toy industry and treated children differently.Children could suddenly play to be adults and to learn.Approach in a simple way to science, to technology, to those means in which adults made a living.Science that, in some way, advanced a country.
And the idea was not bad, not at all.In fact it was outstanding .Even it is very possible that many of us remember with special affection those games that brought us a real microscope to analyze samples, or a telescope to observe starry nights.All those worlds of ilusi We also owe it to Mr.Gilbert on learning and learning.
His company was founded in 1909, in the city of Westville, Connecticut. And at the beginning, it was intended to provide accessories and instruments to magic shows.But little by little, its industry changed to bring new ideas to the world of toys, and that is how its famous sets of construction of bridges and other structures, chemistry sets, biology, de glass construction and even one with which children could melt their own metal soldiers.
It was fascinating.On its biology set, for example, it provided real insects-and even parts of them-ready to analyze.Lead soldiers, for example, cost only $ 6.5 dollars and allowed children to make their own soldiers with molten metal, they only had to heat to 200 degrees Celsius and throw it in some included molds.Do you notice any kind of risk in the packages? Not at all.Was it noted from what age it was appropriate to use it? Neither.
One of the most furious kits among children was the "Nuclear energy". In them, the little ones could do incredible chemical experiments by heating and mixing various products like sodium nitrate, ammonium chloride and cobalt chloride, and even cyanide.There was also a booklet with a course on how to find your own uranium.Incredible, right?
Finally the game was withdrawn from the market due to the clear risk for the children, but the fame was already on and the expectation and success created around these kits was such that today many collectors are looking for them and are willing to pay high prices for them .
So if you look in the desvan of your parents or grandparents, who knows if in any corner full of cobwebs and dust, you have the famous game Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory.
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