In 1963, the big seller among gifts for girls was Mattel’s Barbie doll, followed by Ideal Toy’s Tammy. The A.C. Gilbert company, maker of chemistry and construction sets for boys, had something more practical in mind.
Near the Toy Soldier Exhibit, there under the red Christmas tree, on loan from the collection of Barbara Hugghins, sits an item that evokes memories of simpler times, an electric