A Flexible Flyer sled from 1936 within the permanent collection of The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis.jpg A Flexible Flyer sled from 1936 within the permanent collection of The Childrens Museum of ...

Sam Allen, of Edgewater Park, shows off his sledding style on a Flexible Flyer, the sled invented by his great-grandfather Samuel Leeds Allen. Advertised as the "Sled That Steers," the Flexible Flyer, ...

This story originally aired on Jan. 5, 2013. If it snows in your hometown and you’re over the age of 35 or so, chances are the name Flexible Flyer takes you on a fast, fun trip down a snowy memory ...

It has been a great month for sledding in New Jersey following several snowstorms. This is especially true for the few people who are still riding the old wooden Flexible Flyer sleds. Flexible Fliers ...

The Flexible Flyer sled, famously part of the classic film "A Christmas Story," was first manufactured by Pennsylvania Quakers in the late 1800s. The inventor, Samuel Leeds Allen, a farm implement ...

MOORESTOWN – The sleds seem to have a personality of their own. One, the Model No. 6, stands 8 1 / 2 feet tall; one has a Mickey Mouse design; there's a Fire Fly Model No. 10a, built from 1890 to 1900 ...

The guidebook "Flexible Flyer and Other Great Sleds for Collectors," by Joan Palicia, tells us the most famous sled was the "Flexible Flyer" manufactured by Samuel Leeds Allen, a Pennsylvania Quaker ...

You see, what I really wanted was a Flexible Flyer, but wanting and getting were two very different things. I wish someone could explain to me why it is that the things I want most seem to cost the ...

Flexible Flyer sled collector: Toni of Allentown is looking for someone who collects Flexible Flyer sleds. Malt vinegar: Virginia of Coopersburg is looking for a store that sells malt vinegar in ...