Antonio Pasin, who had learned cabinet-making on a Venetian estate, started manufacturing a wooden toy wagon in Chicago in 1917, first calling it “Liberty Coaster” for the Statue of Liberty, then ...

ANSONIA — Harry Niswonger has been a regular contributor to the 32nd annual Ansonia Lumber Wooden Toy Contest for nearly two ...

Toy wagons, those that are large enough to give rides to children or to haul packages of newspapers for newsboys, were first made in the 1880s in the United States. Most were made of wood that was ...

You may wonder what young people did for amusement before the invention of tablets, cell phones and video games. Believe it or not, there was a time when toys, and other forms of children's ...

Q. What can you tell me about this child's wagon? We think it has been in our family since the 1920s. The frame and body are made of wood. The wheels have wooden spokes with bands that attach them to ...

Around 1899, the price of 10 papers was 5 cents. Most of the newsboys were homeless and this is how they earned a living. Toy wagons, those that are large enough to give rides to children or to haul ...

Growing up you had your favorite toys and kept them in a special place just for you. Now as an adult you see them in antique and thrift stores, on eBay and other selling sites, and you shout out, “Hey ...