The very first toy wagon was invented by Antonio Pasin in 1917 in Chicago. He began with wooden wagons and sold them to local area shops. In 1933, his wagons became a national hit after the Chicago World Fair. Initially, Pasin began building wooden wagons to carry around his shop tools, being a craftsman at the time, phonograph cabinets had been his main focus to sell.
Popularity with his small wooden wagons began to grow rapidly; he received many requests by folks around him. Until 1923 he had a high demand for his unnamed wooden wagons, that is until the Liberty Coaster Company was formed. Through Liberty Coaster, he began a much faster production of his toy wagon, incorporating mass production techniques learned from the auto industry. Shortly after Liberty Coaster happened, this wagon company was renamed once again, in this case, the named evolved as a tribute to two famous men of that time; Lindbergh and Marconi, and the Radio Flyer company was named Radio Steel & Manufacturing in 1930. This is the time when he began creating metal wagons by utilizing stamped steel. This eventually flourished into what we know today as Radio Flyer, which is a widely known brand for kids wagons.