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Tinkertoy
The Classic Tinkertoy Construction Set was created in 1914, just one year after the A. C. Gilbert Company's Erector Set. Its staying power as a legacy toy is proof that Tinkertoys are among the cream of the crop in children’s building toys.
Tinkertoy’s inventor was a stonemason who designed the toy after seeing children play with pencils and empty spools of thread. From that chance observation, Charles Pajeau set out to market a toy with spools and sticks that would allow and inspire children to use their imaginations.
The cornerstone of the set is a wooden spool roughly two inches (5 cm) in diameter with holes drilled every 45 degrees around the perimeter and one through the center. (Unlike the center, the perimeter holes do not go all the way through.) With the differing-length sticks, children can build new machines and creations every time they play. Hasbro owns the Tinkertoy brand, currently producing Tinkertoy Classic sets and updated variations. Innovative accessory building parts make designing with Tinkertoy even more fun!
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