Hoping to scale production and outpace his competitors, Antonio switched from wooden wagons to all-steel ones in the mid-1920s. By the 1930s, Antonio’s process was so operationally efficient that his team of 140 workers could stamp out 1,500 of them each day. In 1987, Radio Steel & Manufacturing changed its name for a third time, to Radio Flyer Inc. This name immediately brought to mind its most popular product.
The now classic toy was named for Pasin’s love and fascination of the radio and air flight. The high quality steel coaster wagons were a huge success and allowed Pasin to increase production while lowering the price. With affordable wagons, the slogan of the company became, “For every boy. For every girl.” Thousands of children enjoyed these classic toys.
Finally, in the summer of 1933, the moment of truth arrived. Antonio believed the pocket-sized novelty prize, at a price a kid could afford, could help turn Radio Flyer into a household name once the fair’s millions of visitors had come and gone. A big thank you to Radio Flyer for sending us a custom-designed Radio Flyer Stroller Wagon for us to love and adore. No other form of monetary compensation was received in exchange for this rave review. For generations of American children, the Radio Flyer “Little Red Wagon” has been a classic toy.
In the era of the station wagon, Radio Steel began producing its Radio Rancher Convertible, a high-capacity wagon with removable steel stake sides. Beginning in 1957, the company branched out, for the first time making garden carts. These were not toys, but metal carts designed to haul yard waste, perhaps a shrewd line extension in view of the growth of suburbia and suburban gardens. Although Pasin’s background was in woodworking, he soon became enamored of a new technology, metal stamping. Henry Ford had used metal stamping in his automobile factories, where huge machines stamped identical pieces out of sheets of steel.
The bunny basket’s eyes can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Screws can become loose and/or detach from the xylophone component of the activity tables, posing a choking hazard to young children. The Xylophone’s feet can loosen and fall off, posing radio flyer wagon a choking hazard to young children. Toys “R” Us stores nationwide and online at and from August 2017 through January 2018 for about $350. Fan-favorite models with GPS, GPS + Cellular, silicon bands and metal bands are all discounted this holiday weekend.