Sunshine Tricycle

1946-1954

What 1950s kid wouldn’t love pedaling around on this flashy Sunshine Streamline tricycle? Fire-chief red frame, shiny wheels, blue leatherette seat, and a step plate for your friend to ride on the back. The perfect ride! Between 1946 and 1954, the Sunshine Waterloo Company offered a large range of kid and adult bikes. They ranged from tricycles and 3-speed racers to sidewalk bikes and whitewall balloon tire bikes.

In 1930, Waterloo Manufacturing Limited and Australian H.V. McKay Limited merged to become The Sunshine Waterloo Company. They sold innovative self-propelled grain combines throughout North America and Argentina. The Depression forced the company to manufacture more affordable items like electric ranges, baby carriages, roller skates and metal shelving. During WWII, Sunshine employed many local women to build bombs, landmines, gun mounts and nose assemblies for the Mosquito fighter-bomber. After the war, tricycles and bicycles rolled off the line until 1954. Until they closed in 1990, modern steel office furniture production was their focus.