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We continue to see American children, mostly boys playing with wagons. They were not exclusively American, but we see far more children in America playing with waggons than in any other country. We can not tell anout color, but we can usually make out the material. The waggons we see in the 1910s seem to be wood, including the wheels. We do not have a lot of dated images yet, but we have not yet found rubber wheels akthough it is not always easy to tell. This rather surprided us. The most prised toy for most boys was a bicycle, but this brought up an age factor. Most boys did not have the developmental skills necessary to ride a bike until about 6-7 years of age. Wagons were very different. Because they had four wheels and were stable even toddlers could have fun with them and we see that in the photographic record as soon. this is why in the 1910s they began to be called 'coaster wagons'. The front wheels could be steared meaning you could coast on them. As far as we know, America was he ionly country using the term coaster wagon. The term was also perhaps used in Canada. I can recall coasting. You put one leg bent down in the wagon and used the other leg outside the wagon to push forward and then coasting for a while.
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