The Radio Flyer® Wagon also branched out during the 1950s from its traditional wooden and red steel motifs to different colors and themes. Perhaps two of the most famous Radio Flyer® wagons from this period were the Davy Crockett wagon, which was a light razor ride ons tan inspired by Disney’s Davy Crockett, and the blue Mouseketeer wagon. Soon afterwards, he formed a company to make and distribute his wagons, which he called the Liberty Coaster Company. In 1930 he renamed the company Radio Steel and Manufacturing.
When hauling cargo, fold away the seats and the extra tall sides will provide maximum storage. With an easy 1-handed hold, you can take or store the wagon anywhere The UV-resistant canopy protects your kids from the sun and can be stored in the rear storage pouch for added convenience. The canopy poles retract into the wagon frame when not in use. The fabric can be and features 2 front cup holders, plus a strap to hold the handle upright when not in use. This wagon has a maximum weight capacity of 150 pounds as is meant for ages 1.5 and up. Sixteen-year-old Italian immigrant Antonio Pasin arrived in New York in 1914 carrying little else than the carpentry skills he had learned from his father and grandfather.
He incorporated his business as the Liberty Coaster Wagon Company, fondly naming it after the Statue of Liberty that had greeted him when he arrived in his new country. But no one remains on top forever, and when Little Tykes and Step2 introduced plastic wagons in the early 1990s, Radio Flyer faltered. These flashy, cheaper wagons could take on a wider range of designs than the company’s classic metal-stamped variety. By 1917, Antonio saved enough money to rent a one-room workshop, where he began building phonograph cabinets and a variety of other objects upon request.
Purchase the wagon inspired by Antonio Pasin’s original creation. The bright-red steel wagon maintains the classic lines with a modernized twist, thanks to upgrades like an improved handle design. During the 1940s, with America at war, the Radio Flyer® Wagon company stopped making wagons. Instead, they focused their energies on supporting the war effort by making their iconic red Blitz Cans, which were five gallon cans meant to carry water and fuel to troops.
But when Antonio Pasin—inventor of the Radio Flyer—decided to invest $30,000 into a coaster wagon exhibit for the 1933 World’s Fair, he considered it the riskiest make-or-break moment of his life. The Hero Wagon was introduced as part of Radio Flyer’s 20-year partnership with Starlight Children’s Foundation, which over the years has helped Radio Flyer distribute more than 15,000 wagons to hospitals nationwide. For generations of American children, the Radio Flyer “Little Red Wagon” has been a classic toy.
In 1933, Chicago was the host of the World’s Fair, Century of Progress, and Radio Steel was asked to be a part of the celebration. Antonio Pasin took on major debt to fund the construction of a 45 foot tall wood and plaster Coaster Boy statue depicting a boy frozen ride on toy riding a Liberty Coaster wagon. Below the Coaster Boy exhibit Pasin sold miniatures for 25 cents. During World War II, steel was essential war material; from 1942–1945, the company shifted production to portable five gallon Blitz cans for the US Army.