# That little red thing children pull **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457 "2024-07-19T11:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/21 "2024-07-19T15:12:35Z")
Not so little red wagon: > **[Radio Fiyer Wagon Art Car by Bob Castanada | Art Car Agency](http://www.artcaragency.com/gallery/radio-fiyer-wagon-art-car-by-bob-castanada/)** ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/22 "2024-07-19T15:23:07Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Cub Scout newspaper collecting. Not sure how this managed to raise money. The money was raised by selling the old newspapers to a recycling company. Although I don’t think the word recycling was yet in use. There was a regular event known as a “paper sale”. My elementary school ran one a couple times a year, with a big bin for each classroom. All the kids brought in as many papers as they could collect over the weekend, and the class with the biggest bin-full won a prize. Like your neighbor (the old rich guy with the Wall St. Journal), many families saved all their old newspapers in big piles in the garage, to be taken to the paper sale a couple times a year. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/23 "2024-07-19T15:38:20Z")
That’s delightful! I love repurposing interesting old items into unique furniture. For decades my parents had a genuine accordion bellows, fully functional, that they used as a coffee table. The two holes for the air to come in served as insets for candy dishes; it was quite charming. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/24 "2024-07-19T15:48:37Z")
Aye they be pulling something here. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/25 "2024-07-19T15:55:15Z")
I’ve ridden in this one: > **[Big Red Wagon](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/giant-red-wagon)** > > This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/26 "2024-07-19T16:56:52Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I restored a Lil’ Red Wagon back in the early 80’s… The only difference was I painted it with red lacquer paint. You should have painted it blue. 😉 😛 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/27 "2024-07-19T17:32:03Z")
that is brilliant. i use my grandfather’s steamer trunk as a coffee table. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/28 "2024-07-19T18:37:51Z")
Radio Flyer red wagons are still on the market, quite a few places. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/29 "2024-07-19T18:44:16Z")
When my wife was reviewing toys, she got one for free (and a mini version) We still have it and it is still useful. It is sitting in the backyard now filled with a bag of compost for some of our garden. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/30 "2024-07-19T19:07:32Z")
THIS is the one true Little Red Wagon! Accept no substitutes. And boy does it haul! [![](https://littleredwagonwheelstander.com/uploads/3/4/6/9/34696883/lrw-header-pic-edited.jpg?870) ](https://littleredwagonwheelstander.com/uploads/3/4/6/9/34696883/lrw-header-pic-edited.jpg?870) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457/31 "2024-07-21T22:47:02Z")
If I get it back I want to build a [low rider wagon](https://www.summitracing.com/parts/eet-71601?seid=srese1&ppckw=pmax-gcm&gclid=CjwKCAjw4_K0BhBsEiwAfVVZ__oktmYyj0qXCgMqBsjDMof3FoAbJU_upoqtm1WfpRihwy1DLF9j5RoCChYQAvD_BwE). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457.md?page=1)