In Arkansas, one family had a vision for their chestnut farm, but that all changed when their son developed a certain allergy.
The state’s Farm Bureau shows us how and why they chose to pivot.
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While the mathematics underlying Spirograph’s circular patterns is quite complex, the toy’s enduring appeal rests with the fascinating beauty of the seemingly endless myriad of possible variations – and the highly satisfying process of creating them.
A new twist on the old technique of stereoscopic photography gave birth to the packs of circular reels which proliferated souvenir gift shops and drug stores nationwide during the mid-to-late 20th century.
Invented by a French electrician and originally called L’Ecran Magique, The Magic Screen, a catchy rebrand and saturation marketing on television in 1960 launched Etch A Sketch into the consumer toy market stratosphere.
The not-so-down-home origin of Lincoln Logs goes back to a flash of inspiration which Frank Lloyd Wright’s son had while assisting his father on one of this most famous projects – in Japan, of all places.
