02 Aug 23:
The Radio Flyer company turns 100 this year, an American immigrant success story on a company that fills the needs of its customers.
"The Radio Flyer legacy began with founder Antonio Pasin, a young Italian immigrant who came to Chicago in 1914. Inspired by the leaps of innovation being made all over the country, Antonio decided to take his first entrepreneurial risk and rented a one-room workshop on Chicago’s west side. Antonio started to design and build handmade furniture, as well as wooden tricycles and wagons for children. Antonio’s first line of wooden wagons sold as quickly as he could build them. He called his creation the Liberty Coaster, which later became the iconic Radio Flyer – the Original Little Red Wagon®." (https://www.radioflyer.com/radio-flyer-history)
Little red wagons have been a part of our lives for some time, they are great companions on all of our outdoor boat restorations and yard art construction. They have endured abuse, severe weather and have been restored themselves. The little Town and Country model wagon below was painted when we were thinking about making it look like a CSX locomotive, and we're only only partly complete. Maybe we'll finish soon, we started about 20 years ago. But first it needs a day or two off from yard projects. The stake bed sides were remove to tote lumber and haul tools, they could use a little freshening up as well.
Stay tuned.
Cheers,
Clark and Skipper
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