most successful toy manufacturing operations in the United States. It was centered on a factory complex in New Haven that made electric trains (American Flyer), chemistry sets (Gilbert brand), fans, food mixers, mechanical building kits (Erector Sets), magic sets, microscope sets, etc.. For a while his toy company was a legend at Christmas time. I, and my Father Ralph B. Andrews, visited the Gilberts for a week. Thus, I toured the factory and grounds of the square mile of Gilbert estates in suburban New Haven in the summer of 1952, when I was 12. My aunt Miriam (Thompson) Gilbert married Frank Gilbert, a son of Harold Gilbert of Portland, Oregon. Harold was a brother of Alfred, which made Frank his nephew. Frank had studied engineering at Yale. When I was two years old, in 1942, my Father went to work as a Bank Examiner for the Treasury Department and was sent to the Utah area. My Mother went to work in the Reiber aircraft plant (later Lear Jet). Frank Gilbert was an electronic engineer on the staff of the plant and my grandfather Hugh was working as their purchasing
most successful toy manufacturing operations in the United States. It was centered on a factory complex in New Haven that made electric trains (American Flyer), chemistry sets (Gilbert brand), fans, food mixers, mechanical building kits (Erector Sets), magic sets, microscope sets, etc.. For a while his toy company was a legend at Christmas time. I, and my Father Ralph B. Andrews, visited the Gilberts for a week. Thus, I toured the factory and grounds of the square mile of Gilbert estates in suburban New Haven in the summer of 1952, when I was 12. My aunt Miriam (Thompson) Gilbert married Frank Gilbert, a son of Harold Gilbert of Portland, Oregon. Harold was a brother of Alfred, which made Frank his nephew. Frank had studied engineering at Yale. When I was two years old, in 1942, my Father went to work as a Bank Examiner for the Treasury Department and was sent to the Utah area. My Mother went to work in the Reiber aircraft plant (later Lear Jet). Frank Gilbert was an electronic engineer on the staff of the plant and my grandfather Hugh was working as their purchasing
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