This article is about the athlete and inventor. For the sculptor, see Alfred Gilbert.
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
AC Gilbert as a young fraternity man at Pacific University in 1902
Personal information
Born
(1884-02-15)February 15, 1884 Salem, Oregon
Died
January 24, 1961(1961-01-24) (aged 76) Boston, Massachusetts
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
1908 London
Pole vault
Alfred Carlton Gilbert (February 15,[1] 1884 – January 24, 1961) was an American inventor, athlete, magician, toy maker and businessman. As the founder of A. C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert was known for inventing the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains.[2]
^Gilbert, Alfred Carlton. (1954). The Man who Lives in Paradise: The Autobiography of A. C. Gilbert. Rhinehart. p. 6
^"Alfred Carlton Gilbert". Olympedia. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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