From 1932-73, Paul and Marjorie Abbatt was the leading British company making and selling a range of toys and play equipment based on theories of child development and play. Teachers and shoppers looking for something brightly coloured, versatile, charming but robust and usually made of wood, knew that their shop at 94, Wimpole Street (designed by Ernö Goldfinger in 1936) or their mail-order catalogues would provide it. Tonight at 6 there is an online lecture on the subject (also a book) by Alan Powers, details here.