Ed Grant wrote: > Tonight, at 9 p.m., on CBS, there is a movie called "The Man Who > Saved Christmas," based on a real-life story. > > The hero of the tale is A.C. Gilbert, who before he took up the > profession of toy-maker in the WW I era, was a natonal indoor AAU PV champ, > also an IC4A champ, and also briefly held the world record for the PV at > 12-7 1.2 in 1908 Thanks for the tip!!! I'll watch it. I grew up with his chemistry and erector sets and recently attended a show based around his toys. Woo-hoo, I'm ten years old again!
bob
