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To Antonio Pasin, the Italian immigrant who created and marketed the first line of kids’ wagons, childhood was all about the thrill of discovery. This belief was echoed in the name of his product, the Radio Flyer. Back in the 1910s, flight and the radio were both relatively novel inventions. Pasin looked to encapsulate that same sense of whimsy and wonder in his little red wagon.
The Radio Flyer wagon achieved its status as a cultural touchstone decades ago, but it was truly immortalized in the popular holiday movie A Christmas Story. Ever since, the Radio Flyer has been a symbol for youth and innocence. To this day, the company continues to roll out red wagons, and ride-on scooters and rocking horses have also been added to the product line.
Clearly the best known toy wagon around, the radio flyer wagon first appeared on the scene around 1917. The first wagons were made of wood and were manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. While wood wagons are still available, steel and plastic wagons are also options.
For the first 50 years of the company’s existence, the company was well known for its popular red Radio Flyer wagon. Today, the company produces a wide range of children’s toy vehicles, including fire engines, bicycles and tricycles, and racers.