Lincoln Logs In The Trenches…

Lincoln Logs…if you didn't have them growing up, you probably lived in some sort of repressive commie craphole.  They are the quintessential American toy…and a true American original (if you don’t know…Lincoln Logs were conceived and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son, John).  I cannot tell you how many forts and blockhouses I built with them.  This toy was about self reliance, frontierism and the ultimate defense against wild-eyed red Indians…or Star wars AT ATs and Imperial Scout Walkers in my case...  

Well…the Star Wars toys and the logs went the way of the Dodo bird…with the help of some gasoline and a book ‘o matches (damn…I wish I wouldn't have done that…looking back in retrospect…and looking at how much money Star Wars toys command today)…but the legend of Lincoln Logs and the good times had from that “titanic” toy battle remain with me to this day.

I never realized that Lincoln Logs produced a line of toy soldiers, both large and small.  They made Indians, cowboys, sailors, marines and WWI doughboys.  I was lucky enough to get 6 of the charging “boys of 1918”.  They look a lot like Britains in style and size, and in fact, that’s what I thought they were, until I turned them over.  I was surprised to see “Lincoln Logs USA” on the bottom of the bases.  Well, apparently these are pretty rare, so they will probably stay on the shelf, or get the “super duper gingerly” treatment should I ever use them in a tabletop or sandbox wargame...