Master Electric Build-it Set from the 1966 Sears Wishbook
This was from the same time frame as the Lionel Communications Lab mentioned here:
I was given one of these Electric Build-it Sets. I think I still have some of the parts, especially the 4-40 round head screws and hex nuts !
I probably got as much fun from this set as any toy I was ever given - I can't believe that there is one on Ebay that looks untouched ! As mentioned in this post:
https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2022/09/leaving-early.html
The little flasher light clipped to the Chevy antenna was from this set - the toy was useful at least once ! :)
Here is a nice web page on the set:
https://www.samstoybox.com/toys/ElectricBuildIt.html
And of course here is the semi-obligatory inflated price:
Over $83 seems like a lot to me, my folks were way too generous, I'm afraid the only term that applies: spoiled child :)
Here is the set on Ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126323088516
Even though it is priced under the inflated price I will let it set for a while before considering a purchase. The 15 minutes of fun rule almost always applies before stuff turns into clutter. And it's often more fun thinking about it than actually having it. Mr. Spock chimes in with the same thought at the end of this clip:
I probably got as much fun from this set as any toy I was ever given - I can't believe that there is one on Ebay that looks untouched ! As mentioned in this post:
https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2022/09/leaving-early.html
The little flasher light clipped to the Chevy antenna was from this set - the toy was useful at least once ! :)
Here is a nice web page on the set:
https://www.samstoybox.com/toys/ElectricBuildIt.html
And of course here is the semi-obligatory inflated price:
Over $83 seems like a lot to me, my folks were way too generous, I'm afraid the only term that applies: spoiled child :)
Here is the set on Ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126323088516
Even though it is priced under the inflated price I will let it set for a while before considering a purchase. The 15 minutes of fun rule almost always applies before stuff turns into clutter. And it's often more fun thinking about it than actually having it. Mr. Spock chimes in with the same thought at the end of this clip:
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
