Title & Author:

American skyline. Set no. 93 : new plastic construction set.

Publication:

[approximately 1957] (Chicago : Elgo Plastics Inc.)

Description:

1 construction set (723 pieces) : plastic, paper, some color ; various sizes in cardboard box 32 x 16 x 11 cm + 1 instruction book (15 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm)

Notes:
Set no. 93, comprising "precision made interlocking parts" for building models "with architects scale 1/8 inch = l foot". Includes 3 basic parts with variations: columns, wall sections, flooring or roofing.
"Patent pending."
"Sold exclusively by Halsam Products Company."
Library copy 1 and copy 2: issued in vertical box (32 x 16 x 11 cm.).
Library copy 3: issued in horizontal box (25 x 46 x 5 cm.) without the Halsam statement; ticket from Sears, Roebuck and Co. with price in ms., $5.98.
Library copy 4: gift of Barry Campbell.
Library copy 4: issued in horizontal box (25 x 46 x 5 cm.) without the Halsam statement. Unopened bags with pieces.

Exhibitions:

Exhibited: "L'architecture en jeux: jeux de construction du CCA = Buildings in boxes: architectural toys from the CCA", Centre canadien d'architecture, November 27, 1990-March 31, 1991.

Summary:

Plastic blocks were first created in the 1940s by the Halsam Company and Kiddiecraft. This set by Elgo Plastics with its tab and slot system of assembly was, according to its manual, "designed to follow the most popular trends in architecture."

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Subject:

Toys United States Specimens.
Jouets États-Unis Spécimens.
Toys
United States

Form/genre:

Tab-and-slot assembly system toys.
Plastic Toys (recreational artifacts)
Specimens

Added entries:

Elgo Plastics Inc.
Halsam Products Company.

Holdings:

Location: Library main jouets et jeux 218997
Call No.: TS2301.T7.P6 E43 1957
Copy: c. 3
Notes: constructed state
Status: Available

Location: Library main jouets et jeux 61133
Call No.: TS2301.T7.P6 E43 1957
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main jouets et jeux 218996
Call No.: TS2301.T7.P6 E43 1957
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main jouets et jeux 319100
Call No.: TS2301.T7.P6 E43 1957
Copy: c. 4
Status: Available