Lincoln logs were popular toys in the early 19 hundreds. They tapped into a progressive era nestalgia for frontier living and nature. There are many theories as to how they got their name, including that of president Abraham l Lincoln. Lenny Kravitz says he's on team abe lincoln because it was his dad's former middle name.
In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education instead. And in changing course, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence on the world of architecture and design than any single architect -- all because Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s son, John, was an architect, but his most famous creation wasn’t a building. It was a toy set that kids have been playing with for over 100 years.
Inheriting Froebel's Gifts