Curios and relics. Toys & games

8 Pages·1998·0.3 MB·English

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Chicago Public Library
WHO CREATED LINCOLN LOGS?
Lincoln Logs were created by John Lloyd Wright (1892-1972) after he visited Tokyo,
Japan in 1917 to see the construction site ofthe Imperial Hotel, which was designed
byhis father, Frank Lloyd Wright. In the construction ofthe hotel, Frank used a new
technique called "floating cantilever construction," where projecting beams were
joined or locked into beams extending from opposite piers. John, inspired bythis
construction technique, developed simple toybuilding sets known as Lincoln Logs.
The toy consists ofminiature hardwood logs notched on the sides to fit into each
other.
SOURCE
Chicago Tribune Magazine. 12 December 1982, pl6.
Castronova, Frank V., ed. Almanac of Famous People. Detroit, Mich.:
Gale Research Inc., 1998.
Cho, Erin. "Lincoln Logs: Toying with the Frontier Myth," History-
Today A3 (1993): 31-34.
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