The helmet comes in classic bright red, with an easy-to-secure strap placed underneath of the chin. A young sixteen year-old from Italy by the name of Antonio Pasin immigrated from Venice to the United States. Coming from a family of cabinet makers, Pasin was naturally gifted in design and carpentry skills. After moving to America, he started his first company, Venetian Furniture Company, which was inspired by his childhood home of Venice.
This gray non-slip footrest can be attached to Radio Flyer stroller trikes to help keep kids’ feet elevated and away from the pedals. The stroller trike is sold separately and recommended for kids younger than 2 years old. I have seen Radio Flyer wagons at local mercantile stores as of late and I’m sure there are some other places where they can be found. I have also noticed that these are not as easy to find as they used to be. If someone wants a Radio Flyer wagon but can’t find one locally, the Internet is a great place to shop.
Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington features a large red wagon that doubles as a playground slide. The interactive sculpture was sculpted by Ken Spiering and installed in 1989. KJ Callihan is a writer for The Spruce who has created product reviews and shopping guides for sites like Knoji, Finfrock Marketing, CNET, AAA Northeast magazine, and Oh My Veggies.
It had big red wheels and “Highway Chief” in white letters on the side. In 1923, after Antonio’s business had grown to include several employees, he founded the Liberty Coaster Company. He named the company after the razor ride ons Statue of Liberty that had welcomed him into the country. Continuing to grow his company, Pasin began using the technology of metal stamping and mass production techniques similar to those used in the auto industry.
Here, on this property, for a century, the classic red wagon has been developed. “But we’re slow learners,” said Robert Pasin, Radio Flyer’s chief wagon officer. The red hubcaps help prevent damage to the wagon wheels from particles of dirt and rocks.
There’s nothing that will celebrate the weather getting warmer and spring officially beginning than a way to encourage our kids to get outside, get active, and go wherever their imaginations take frozen ride on toy them. If you’re interested, you can donate money to Starlight specifically to fund these wagons. Starlight CEO Adam Garone told ABC15 his family knows the impact of the wagons firsthand.
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 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.