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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 — I own an early child’s toy wagon, measuring 32 inches long, 24 inches high and 17 inches wide. It is all wood construction, has removable sides and a sliding seat. The body has a dull red paint.