Radio Flyer (company)

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This article is about the toy company. For the 1992 film see Radio Flyer (film)

Radio Flyer is an American toy company best known for their popular red wagon.

[edit] History

Antonio Pasin started building wooden toy wagons in Chicago in 1917, and by 1923 had formed the Liberty Coaster Company (named after the Statue of Liberty). Demand for the No. 4 Liberty Coaster was high during the 1920s. In 1930, the company was renamed Radio Steel & Manufacturing; the first steel wagon produced was named Radio Flyer. Pasin coined the name Radio Flyer from his fascination with both the invention of the radio and flight. During World War II, the company produced special gas cans, known as Blitz cans, for the US Army.

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Radio Flyer became well known for the 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.

[edit] External links

• Company website
• A detailed history of Radio Flyer