GOAT MAY HAVE PULLED THIS LITTLE 1880S WAGON.(At Home)

Byline: Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson Scripps Howard News Service

DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: My husband received this wagon as a gift. Since we know nothing about this piece, we are hoping you can help. Thank you. -- L.J.M., Georgia.

DEAR L.J.M.: The "little red wagon" has become something of a symbol of the innocence of childhood. These wheeled vehicles are now almost a cliche, but in the '50s what child did not have a wagon to pull?

Little girls pulled their dolls, stuffed toys and favorite pets, while little boys might have transported rocks and mud to build that fort so urgently needed to repel the attack from kids down the street. Of course, …