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Description
Erector brand electric powered construction set - "Merry Go Round - Parachure Jump Amusement Park Set No. 10 1/2"; manufactured by the A. C. Gilbert Company. Parts contained in a red enameled metal case with hinged lid. On top of the lid is a multi-colored decal of a boy using an Erector set and wording "Erector The World's Greatest Toy". On the inside of the lid is a paper label the size of the lid - a multi-colored graphic of the model when completed and wording "Builds Merry-Go-Round - Parachure Jump No. 10 1/2 Amusement Park Set Erector......... Developed at the Gilbert Hall of Science........." On the inside of the lid is the original price tag "$65.00". Erector set pieces and electric motor are contained in the case. c.1950.
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