Just Published Hardback Book Coasting On Wheels: Vintage Toy Wagons Tate Pub. For Sale

If your childhood included a beloved toy wagon, chances are you will find it in the pages Coasting on Wheels: Vintage Toy Wagons, the first comprehensive published collection focusing on the childhood delight of toy wagons. Relive the joy and excitement of treasured memories through historical manufacturer reviews, updates on contemporary wagon companies, and hundred of images including photographs, featured wagon art and vintage advertisements, catalog pages, antique price listings, and patents. This comprehensive 361 page collection also includes a price guide organized by manufacturer, pictures of the author\'s personal wagon collection, and a step-by-step pictorial guide for building your own wagon. Coasting on Wheels expertly guides readers through two centuries of picturesque American history through the perspective of one of its most beloved toys, the wagon. Some of the wagon manufacturers featured in the book include American National, Auto-Wheel, Belknap, Berry Brothers, Dan Patch, Dayton Toy, Garton, Gendron, Gould, Hamilton, Heider, Hudson, Hunt, Helm, Ferris, Janesville, Kirk-Latty, Lewis Myer, Mengel, Metalcraft, Murray, Paris, P.E. Chase, Piedmont, Radio Flyer, S.A. Smith, Shapleigh, Sheboygan, Sherwood, South Bend Toy, Steel Stamping, Toledo Metal, Wabash, Wagner, White Wagon Works, and Wilkinson. One of my favorite features of this book is the largest and most comprehensive coaster wagon price guide listing more than 350 wagons built between 1884 and 1972 and their manufacturers. Enjoy the history as you wander through this book. I hope it puts a smile on your face as you remember the childhood joy of your own toy wagon. Tate Publishing

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