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Antonio Pasin

1897 – 1990

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Lived 1897 – 1990 (aged 93). Antonio Pasin was an inventor.

Antonio Pasin (July 4, 1897 in Rosà, Vicenza, Italy – July 5, 1990 in River Forest, Illinois) was the founder of the Radio Flyer company, best known for making the Radio Flyer stamped steel toy wagon.

Life Born in Venice, Italy as the son of a cabinetmaker, Pasin moved to America in 1913 at age 16 to begin a new life in New York City. At first he had no money and did not know anyone, but invested his savings, bought used woodworking tools, and rented a one-room workshop, creating his first wagon there in 1917, naming it the Liberty Coaster after being inspired by the Statue of Liberty. He then opened a small factory west of Chicago.

After marrying fellow Italian immigrant Anna in Chicago, they had three children, two girls and one son.

Toy wagon In 1927 wanting to make a wagon affordable for every child, Pasin adopted steel stamping mass production techniques inspired by the automobile industry, earning him the nickname "Little Ford".

His first wagon was called the Radio Flyer, named after his amazement of the radio and the wonders of flight. He renamed his company the Radio Steel and Manufacturing Company in 1930. In 1933 he commissioned a 45-foot art-deco statue of a boy riding a wagon above a mini 25-cent souvenir wagon store at the Chicago World's Fair. In 2016, his 107-year-old widow passed away.

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Antonio Pasin was born on 4 July 1897.

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Antonio Pasin died on 5 July 1990.

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Antonio Pasin was an inventor.

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