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 ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about toy-making in the Chicago area. At the western edge of Chicago, across from an Old Country Buffet and within barking distance of a ...

"Not too many people make wooden toys anymore," he said. "And I don't have any trouble selling them." Since he retired in 1990, Schuster has been a toy maker, crafting everything from tractors and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...