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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Burnaby Parker Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Canada Crossroads Village Parker Celebrates 100th with CMMA Jantzen Beach Parker’s Future? Restoring Two Baby Parkers Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 1 Advance your career with industry connections. • Go behind the scenes in exclusive tours of the newest attractions. • Celebrate success with the best and IAAPA members brightest at the Brass Ring Awards. save up to 40% • Expand your professional network. on registration.

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IAAPA_2012_ad_CONNECT_CNT.indd 1 6/5/12 4:24 PM CAROUSELS FOR SALE 1927 Illions Supreme – SOLD This is the last of the three complete supremes including the world famous American Beauty rose horse. 1900s PTC Carousel Last operated by the world famous Strates shows. In storage awaiting restoration. JUST IN - 1890 Looff Carousel. The famous “Broadway Flying Horses” from Coney Island. Just undergone museum restoration. Three extremely rare dogs among the menagerie. 1925 PTC. Last operated Kiddieland in Melrose, IL 3-row carousel with an amazing 16 signature PTC horses. 1880s Herschell-Spillman Steam-Operated Carousel Original steam engine with 24 animals and 2 chariots. 1900s PTC Carousel Rare 4-row unrestored carousel great for community project. Priced to sell. Restoration available. 1920s Dentzel Carousel Another huge 4-row machine, just like Disneyland’s Carousel, with 78 replacement animals. 1900s Looff Menagerie Carousel Huge 4-row menagerie carousel. Has been in storage for years, awaiting restoration. 1900s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Currently up and operating looking for new home. Advance your career with 1900s PTC Carousel industry connections. A huge 4-row with all original animals. Restored and ready to operate. • Go behind the scenes in exclusive 1920s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel tours of the newest attractions. All original animals. Deluxe trim. Currently in storage. Videos of it operating at its last location. • Celebrate success with the best and IAAPA members 1895 Looff Carousel. Last operated at Asbury Park A huge 4-row with 78 replacement animals. brightest at the Brass Ring Awards. save up to 40% • Expand your professional network. on registration. 1927 Dentzel frame from Rock Springs, WV The last carousel Dentzel ever built with the trim still in original paint. Replacement animals available. A Large Supply of Newer Used Carousels. Perfect for Malls. Later Allan Herschell carousels starting at $75,000. Newer used fiberglass carousels starting at $100,000. Other large, significant antique carousels available. Details by request only. IAAPA Attractions Expo 2012 • Orlando, Florida USA All machines can be seen at www.carousel.com, or call or write for details. Conference: November 12–16, 2012 | Trade Show: November 13–16, 2012 Orange County Convention Center | North/South Building Register by September 19 and save! BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT, 11001 PEORIA STREET, SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 Visit IAAPA.org/AttractionsExpo. 818-394-0028 • fax 818-394-0062 • [email protected] • www.carousel.com

IAAPA_2012_ad_CONNECT_CNT.indd 1 6/5/12 4:24 PM 10-Year10-Year WhitewaterWhitewater InspectionsInspections ON THE COVER: July, 2012 Vol. 28, No. 7 The 100-year-old Burnaby Carousel in motion. We toyed with a number of cover ideas this month, then I spotted this great photo on the web and the photogra- pher agreed to share it with

us. Thank you, Bruce! A division of Roseville Rocklin Electric Photo © Bruce Irschick 12/30/2009 AMUSEMENT PARK and RIDE INSPECTIONS AMUSEMENT PARK and RIDE INSPECTIONS Inside this issue: WORLD WIDE, QSI, New Ride, Insurance, As- Built,WORLD Major WIDE Modification,. QSI, New Trial Ride, Expert, Insurance, Main- Along with Burnaby, tenanceAs-Built and, Major Electrical Modification Techniques,. TrialAC Drives, Expert. Crossroads Village’s Maintenance and Electrical Techniques. AC C.W. Parker Carousel Motor Controls and Radio Remote. celebrated its 100th AccidentDrives, Motor Investigation. Controls and Over Radio 30 yearsRemote exp. . birthday in MI .... 29 www.safetycertify.comAccident investigation 916-772-2698. Over 30 years exp. From Dan’s Desk ...... 6 www.safetycertify.com 916-772-2698 Caruso’s Visit to Forest Park ...... 8 The Carousel News & Trader Riding With the Rabbit - PTC #15 ...... 10 11001 Peoria Street • Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631 Phone/Fax: 818-332-7944 The Sultan’s Merry-Go-Round ...... 12 Email: [email protected] Web: www.carouselnews.com Carousel Calendar of Events ...... 14 Daniel Horenberger ...... Publisher Roland Hopkins ...... Editor Annual Spin for Steam Machines ...... 14 Lisa McDonald ...... Controller Contributors: A Trip to Bickleton ...... 15 Lourinda Bray, Leah Farnsworth, Marianne Stevens, Jean Bennett, Marsha Schloesser, John Caruso, Jim Weaver, Bill Benjamin, Richard Concepcion NE Carousel Museum Carousel ...... 16 Founding Editor, Nancy Lynn Loucks (1985-1992) Jantzen Parker’s Future Uncertain ...... 18 Subscriptions: (12 Issues per year) Parker #119 Turns 100 at Burnaby ...... 19 $35 per year U.S. • $65 two years U.S. Crossroads Village Parker Centennial ...... 29 $55 per year Canada/Mexico $95 per year All other Foreign The Parker Mechanism Mystery ...... 32 (U.S. funds) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE CAROUSEL NEWS & Restoring Baby Parker “Ponies” ...... 33 TRADER, 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631. STANDARD RATE POSTAGE paid at print/mailing facility. CMMI 2012 Convention to Flint ...... 40 Back issues: 25 years of back issues available. Search contents at www. carouselnews.com. $6.95 each. See flyer with this issue. Carousel Classifieds ...... 43 THE CAROUSEL NEWS & TRADER is published by TCN&T 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352. Founding Editor: Nancy Lynn Loucks, 1985 to 1992. Next Month: Publisher: Daniel Horenberger. Editor: Roland Hopkins. [email protected] • www.carouselnews.com The Murphy Bros. Follow-Up (818) 332-7944

4 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 SEpTEmbEr 19-23, 2012 Five Amazing Days Whirling with Incredible Tours! ExpErIEncE ThE moST unconvEnTIonAl ncA convEnTIon EvEr! The Great Lakes States are breathtaking in the fall and this year the NCA meets in one of the region’s most learn how to put new Spins on beautiful cities – St. Joseph, Michigan. Located on the Your carousel sandy shores of Lake Michigan, our resort town will We’re bringing in national experts to welcome you with Victorian-era charm, art galleries share with you: and Silver Beach’s contagious happiness! • New technologies Don’t miss visiting seven incredible carousels: • Promotions & marketing • Brookfield Zoo Endangered Species • Band organs Carousel (2006), Chicago, IL • Retail shop tips • C.W. Parker Carousel (1912), • Maintenance & safety Crossroads Village, Flint, MI during the optional preconference • DeBoer Brothers Carousel (1908), operations/technology day. Just $10! Windmill Island, Holland, MI Get your registration packet or • Eden Palais Carousel (1890), more information at: “Place de la Musique,” silverbeachcarousel.com/NCA Sanfilippo Estate, Barrington Hills, IL (269) 588-0622 • Herschell-Spillman Carousel (1913), [email protected] Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI • Silver Beach Carousel (2010), Silver Beach Center, St. Joseph, MI • Spillman Carousel (1928), Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI Stay along our sunset coast NCA special rates at three, amenity-filled lodgings: The Boulevard Inn (main conference hotel) and Holiday Inn Express in St. Joseph, Comfort Suites in Stevensville. ROOM BLOCK CODE: SBC. Shuttle details UP & DOWN THE COASTS from Chicago or South Bend airports on website and NCA Conference 2012 in registration mailing. Midwest Tour • St. Joseph, Michigan

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Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 5 From Dan’s Desk Message from the publisher, Brass Dan Horenberger Ring Carousel Map App! New Carousel Locator Web Map provides location, You can select a variety of points of interest in addition to directions and background on North American carousels, covered bridges and lighthouses. Carousels on your computer or smart phone. “We’re always looking out for nostalgists,” says Map- Good for MapMuse - this is very cool for carousels... Muse owner Mike Pilon. “This map is for the young and Their little “about” carousels is mostly accurate; a little clunky young at heart, the parents who want to show their kids when they talk about “designers”, but for the most part they what good old fashioned fun feels like.” Featuring nearly seem to have done their research pretty well. Maybe the 350 carousels, the map provides enough coverage to sat- best feature, in addition to the maps, is the ability of visitors isfy carousel enthusiasts in most regions of the US and to add data and details or corrections if needed. We heard some Canada. Users can read up on a carousel to find out about this through a Google “Carousel” News Alert from an how many figures it has, who designed it, when it was built, article published in “The San Francisco Chronicle”, but here etc., and then get driving directions there via Google Maps. is the original press release from MapMuse on PRWeb. Those who’d prefer to visit a carousel virtually can view the map in satellite mode and simply zoom in until it appears; MapMuse today announced the release of its Carousels MapMuse has done its best to accurately geolocate each Locator Map, a free web application that serves as a guide carousel so it can be found as easily as possible. “Our job is to carousels across America. In addition to locating most car- to shows users the locations of interesting places that they ousels with pinpoint accuracy, the map provides interesting previously didn’t know existed, so we go to great pains to historical facts, photos, visiting details, and web links. make sure the locations are accurate.”

George Schott P.O. Box 9340 Auburn, ME 04210 Call (207) 946-7972 or (207) 754-3630

Looking for substantial figures to place on a historic operating carousel. Carmel, Muller, Dentzel, PTC, S&G, Illions. Armored.

6 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 Pop-ups give more details on the carousels including size and maker as well as web links and directions of course. While a good amount of research goes into publishing the database the web map is built on, users also play a large role in making sure it’s constantly being refined and expanded. MapMuse encourages carousel fans to submit new details about carousels they’re familiar with, as well as add carousels to the map that were mistakenly left off. “There are a ton of passionate carousel enthusiasts out there, and we’d love for them to contribute their knowledge to this project.” Users can also submit reviews of carousels they visit to share their experience with others. MapMuse, an internet and app development company based in Reston, Virginia, has plenty of experience devel- oping locator maps with nostalgic themes. Fans of the Car- ousel Locator might want to check out their Covered Bridg- es Locator and Lighthouses Locator, both of which are also available as iPhone apps. For more information on the Carousels web map, visit www.mapmuse.com/carousels or see all of MapMuse, at their homepage, www.mapmuse.com. Dinger’s CarouselWorld.com Updated

The Charlotte Dinger website, www.carouselworld.com has been updated today to reflect recent sales, additions to items for sale, and the availability to view some of the Dinger items in Sandusky, Ohio at the Merry-Go-Round Museum. Also recently added, says Carl, is a link on the home page to a video of the Dinger Dentzel Carousel and Museum.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 7 Caruso Carousel Briefs A ntiqueC arousels.com C a r o u s e l C o l l e c t i b l e s & M o r e A Visit to Forest Park BandBand OOrgansrgans

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Ride operator, Jason, greets all visitors with a big smile. By John Caruso Wurlitzer After many years, the Forest Park Carousel is finally Style 150 being showcased and getting the much needed attention it deserves. Right away on my visit I was greeted with a Recently smile and handshake by ride operator, Jason, which made restored this carousel experience just that much more enjoyable. inside They’ve taken down all the ugly bars around the building and out. which blocked the view of the carousel from the outside, and made it feel like a dark prison cell inside. To make it $100,000 worse, they always kept some of the roll down doors shut. They’ve now opened up the whole building where you can walk right in and enjoy the carousel as well as take photos without getting hassled. The last two operators never really made anyone feel comfortable. They’ve also painted the building and are now using the ticket booth (which as far as I know they always kept in the back of the building). They Violano have even rewired the machine and put in new light bulbs, Virtuoso so they no longer annoyingly flicker while the machine is Nickelodeon spinning. And overall, the ride seems a whole lot smoother. I strongly suggest that if you’re in the area, you make a Beautiful piece. point to visit the new 1910 D. C. Muller carousel in Forest Mint condition. Park, Queens, NY. Located in the Los Angeles area

$32,500

For more information call (626) 639-0313 or email [email protected] Looking for a figure? Let us find it for you. Selling a figure? Let us sell it for you. b u y i n g • s e l l i n g • consignments The carousel building is now can open completely making it www.AntiquECarousels.com a much brighter and inviting experience.

8 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 SILENT TORNADO AUCTION! ALL THE FIGURES MUST SELL! Go to www.merrygoart.com/tornadosale to see details of damage of the figures, more pictures and history. #80 Parker Dentzel Stander PEGASUS Roached Mane This figure is 91” long 55” L x 54” H

Estimated Value Estimated Value = $9,500 = $17,500 Reserve has been met - Reserve =$8,900 Current top bid = $5,000

Baby Parker Jumper Early Armored Parker From the 1917 Very Large - Unique “Grand Jubilee” 45” L x 25” H Estimated Value = $9,500 Estimated Value = Reserve = $5,800 $4,200 Reserve = $2,400

Armored Parker Dentzel Jumper Jumper from Muller pattern approx. 53” L 52” L x 44” H Estimated Value Estimated Value = $9,500 = $5,800 Reserve = $5,500 Reserve = $3,200

Orton Spooner Baby Illions Jumper Jumper 29” L x 26” H Estimated Value Estimated Value = $2,800 = $4,500 Reserve Value Reserve Value = $2,900 = $1,200

Baby Illions Jumpers Parker Jumper Metal We have six of these figures Stargazer 29” L x 27” H Estimated Value Estimated Value = $2,800 = $350 (per figure) Reserve = $1,100 Reserve has been met - Current top bid = $250 ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS/ WHERE IS. Auction Procedure. This auction will last until YOUR BID IS A COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE THE ITEM. August 31st. Bids can be placed on the above figures by email ([email protected]), phone (417 COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS AND ADDITIONAL 624-7281), or USPS mail. (Merry-Go-Art, 2106 E Natalie PICTURES CAN BE SEE BY GOING ONLINE AT: Lane, Joplin, MO 64801-9088) Bids will be accepted in increments of $25. http://www.merrygoart.com/tornadosale See the web site for complete auction procedures. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 9 Riding With The Rabbit By Richard Concepcion Visiting The Perrons and PTC #15 in Oregon I have a couple of anecdotes from this past spring that I would like to share with you all... Back in May, I had the honor of interviewing Duane Per- ron in Oregon for my TV show. This was arranged through Vintage postcard depicting Fort George Amusement Park one of Duane’s carousel museum volunteers, Mark Reed, visible from The Bronx side of the Harlem River. with the support of a mutual friend and carousel fan Rob ous locations in Oregon, Duane proudly revealed his plans Hinrichs. During this conversation, Duane talked at length for a permanent museum location which will have several about how he and his wife, Carol, got involved with carou- operating carousels, featuring PTC #15, which I myself sels... first as collector of individual have called “New York City’s long horses, then of discarded mecha- forgotten carousel”. This was the ride nisms (which he eventually repopu- which originally turned over a centu- lated with horses from his collection), ry ago atop the hill of Fort George in then moving onward to collecting upper Manhattan, before embarking whole carousels as a means of pre- on a sojourn that would literally be a serving them for safekeeping and coast-to-coast round-trip, including a finding those rides new homes or decade-long return to the NYC area venues. before going back again to Oregon. I was quite impressed with the I told Duane how earlier this year, I Perron Collection. It was comforting stood on the station platform of the to know that most of the hundreds MTA Harlem rail line in University of classic hand-carved carousel horses before me in the Heights, The Bronx, and gazed across the Harlem River mountaintop barn are still associated with, and part of, a up towards George Washington High School, which now (hopefully only “temporarily” disassembled) ride that will stands on the former site of the roller coaster at Fort George someday turn again, with all the related mechanics also in safe storage nearby. In talking about the International Museum of Carousel Art, whose exhibits had been displaced from several previ-

The Auchy friction clutch for PTC #15. I remember operating Fort George-bound streetcars on Amsterdam Ave. pull up in an identical system that used to drive the Stein & Goldstein front of the Fort Wendel Hotel and Cafe. Is this any clue as to carousel in New York’s Central Park. I never did find out why exactly where PTC #15 was during its first years of service? a PTC clutch was on an S&G carousel back then.

10 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 B&B Carousel Building Takes Shape

Armored PTC #15 jumper, shown here during the carousel’s 10 year run at the Palisades mall in West Nyack, NY. Amusement. The PTC #15 carousel was credited as being in Wendel’s Park in Fort George, though Duane does not know the relationship of that place to the amusement park called Fort George. For me, personally, as well as my friend Rob, it was an emotional experience to be in the presence of PTC #15 again. Rob had ridden this carousel when it was at Expo ‘86 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, but lost track of it afterwards, This almost looks like an “Artist’s Rendering” but it is an until he met me several decades later and I informed him actual photo of The B&B Carousel building under con- that it was in the NYC area (at the time). PTC #15 was one struction from early June. Photo courtesy of John Caruso of a handful of carousels that I had ridden in two locations, both in my area, and while visiting Industry, CA, nearly 20 years ago... and here I was, seeing and touching it again, albeit in a dismantled state, with the prospect of riding it in a Gold leaf Galleries third location sometime in the future. 860-261-5923 • faX 860-845-8339 P.o. Box 174 • Bristol, CT 06011-0174 Speaking of Central Park... www.wurlitzerrolls.com I’m pleased to report that my favorite carousel horse, the e-mail: [email protected] one I grew up with, Black Beauty, is back home aboard the tyle style 150 - $70.00 carousel in New York, albeit over a year later than he was s 125 - $70.00 originally supposed to return. At 101 years old, thanks to the artists at Carousel Works, he looks as shiny and bright as Military Band Organ Military Band Organ Style 125 Style 150 he did when he was first carved in Brooklyn (I’m guessing). ROll NO. 3906 ROll NO. 13166 1. When The Saints Go Marching In 1. Under the Double Eagle, March 2. Never On Sunday 2. Officer Of The Day, March He probably is somewhat disappointed that he no longer 3. The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze 3. Ben Hur Chariot Race, March 4. Limbo Rock 4. Paul Revere’s Ride, March 5. Durch Nacht zum Light = 5. Our Director, March can gallop around the carousel as fast as he used to before Out Of The Night Into The Light 6. Triumphant Banner, March 6. Yakety Sax 7. The Home Coming, March 7. Be My Boogie Woogie Baby 8. Kaiser Frederick, March his Ohio trip, but he is certainly glad to be back in New York, 8. Fascination 9. Bulgarien, March 9. Florentiner March 10. Royal Trumpeters, March 10. Can-Can with me on his back. With Blacky’s return, that completes Manufactured by Play-Rite MuSic ROllS, iNc. Arranged by Rich OlSeN tuRlOck, ca 95380 Manufactured by PlAy-Rite MuSic ROllS, iNc. the nearly two-decade ANdy AdAMS (www.wuRlitzeRROllS.cOM) aNdy adaMS (www.wuRlitzeRROllS.cOM) restoration of Central style 165 - $90.00 Park’s famous Stein & Goldstein carousel. Military Band Organ lease dd Style 165 P a $5.00 Richard Concepcion ROll NO. 6848 1. El Choclo aboard his favorite mount 2. Por Una Cabeza For shiPPing 3. I Kiss your hand Madame on the Central Park Car- 4. La Violetera 5. Camanitos 6. Fleur D’Amour ousel, Black Beauty has 7. Donna Clara & handling 8. Gigolette been returned to the car- 9. Adios Muchachos 10. Malagueña ousel, marking the end of ARRANged By Rich OlSeN in Usa only. Manufactured by PlAy-Rite MuSic ROllS, iNc. the multi-year restoration gOld leAf gAlleRieS ~ 1-860-261-5923 of the horses on century- old the Stein & Goldstein. Please check our Web page for more rolls available!

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 11 In 1937, The Sultan of Java Bought a Kansas Carousel for his 48 Wives The “Harem” Merry-Go-Round

This cutie enjoys a ride on a Parker carousel, believed to be at Exchange Park, Brookhaven, MS. Barbara Williams Collection

From the “Charleston Gazette” (West Virginia), 1937. The owner agreed that he would sell the merry-go-round for Submitted by Jerry Waters, My West Virginia Home website $16,000 and the Sultan promptly closed the deal. host (www.mywvhome.com) (EDITOR’S NOTE: When Barbara Williams heard that ow a merry-go-round was sold to the Sultan of Java this issue was leaning toward a C. W. Parker theme, she for $16,000 is related in a lively story written by thought this little story might be a fun addition, and we WPA (Works Progress Administration) relief writers agreed. A carousel bought right off the traveling car- Hfor the State Guide of Kansas. nival circuit in Kansas in 1937 would almost certainly They uncovered the tale while digging into the lore of have been a C. W. Parker. historic Leavenworth, Kansas. The Sultan, while visiting How about a follow up on what happened to the Sul- the state in 1916, was immensely intrigued by a merry-go- tan’s carousel? Some old photos from the 1940s of the round operated by a touring carnival show. What particular- carousel loaded with 48 wives? And, was it in fact a ly interested him was the fact that it had 48 wooden horses, Parker, which would seem almost certain if he found the exact number of wives in his harem back home in Java. and bought his merry-go-round around Leavenworth, He approached the show owner and explained he was KS. Wouldn’t that be something... but like so much car- interested in buying the carousel as a means of keeping the ousel history, more than likely a follow up story on the ladies in his harem entertained and thus prevent quarreling. Sultan’s carousel is unlikely to surface.

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1906 PTC Giraffe Fully restored. Intricate trappings on this early PTC/E. Joy Morris giraffe make it one of the finest of its kind. $49,500 PTC #31 Standers Looff Stander

Bucking Broncos. Three to choose from - ca. 1905 Muller/PTC From Pine Two Horses Available. ca. 1908 Coney Island Looff One Parker and Grove PTC #9. Restored in stains From the estate of Bud Hurlbut. From the 1986 John Ringling Art Two rare Spillmans. by Pam Hessey. $24,500 $9,900-13.900 Auction. $11,900 Prices Reduced - CALL Looking for a figure? Let us find it for you. Selling a figure? Let us sell it for you. 626-639-0313 • [email protected] Carouselwww.AntiquEC News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.comarousels.co13m AnnualAnnual GoGo ‘Round‘Round ForFor Carousel Calendar HistoricHistoric SteamSteam CarouselsCarousels SPECIAL EVENTS

July 25, 2010 National Merry-Go-Round Day. The little known holiday was created to honor the 1871 carousel patented by Wil- liam Schneider of Davenport, IA, considered the inventor of the modern carousel according to the U.S. patent office. Of the thousands of beautiful carousels carved in the late 1800s and early 1900s, there are less than 200 operating today. It’s a great time to support your local carousel.

September 19-23, 2012 Lincoln Park, Los Angeles July 4th, celebration, c.1900. St. Joseph, MI. Up and Down the Coasts. NCA 2012 Con- Photo courtesy of the Davis Siblings Archive vention. See full page ad in this issue or get more info at www.nationalcarousel.org. Please confirm with all events before making travel arrangements. July 19-21, 2012 Sept. 28 - Oct. 21, 2012 Schenevus Fireman’s Carnival Dallas, TX. State Fair of Texas, Fair Park. Once-a-year ca. 1906 Herschell-Spillman • Schenevus, NY chance to ride the historic 1920s Dentzel carousel. The Operates annually during the Fireman’s Carnival event on the largest state fair in the U.S. dating back to 1886. For infor- third full weekend of July. Contact Fire Department for details. mation, call (214) 565-9931 or visit www.bigtex.com. For information, call (607) 638-5656. July 14, 28, Aug. 4, 18, Sept. 8, 22, Oct. 6, 8, 2012 Nov. 12-16, 2012 19th Century Willowbrook Village Orlando, FL. 2012 IAAPA Attractions Expo. Thousands of exhibitors and attendees at the largest Amusement Park 1894 Armitage Herschell • Newfield, ME Trade Show in the world. Orange County Convention Cen- Operates two Saturdays each month May through October at the ter, Orlando, FL. Visit www.IAAPA.org. 19th Century Willowbrook Village living museum. Carousel runs every 30 minutes from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For information, Through Dec. 31, 2013 call (207) 793-2784 or visit www.willowbrookmuseum.org. Sandusky, OH. Grab the Brass Ring Exhibit 2012 exhibit August 4-5, 2012 at the Merry-Go-Round Museum. For info: www.merrygor- The St. Vincent De Paul Parish Seminary Picnic oundmuseum.org, or (419) 626-6111. 1905 Herschell-Spillman • Perryville, MO COAA AND AMICA BAND ORGAN RALLYS Operates annually during community event on the first full Bring your band organ, big or small, or just stop by and weekend of August. Carousel operates Saturday noon to 11 p.m.; enjoy the music. For more information, www.coaa.us. Sunday noon to 9 p.m. For information, call (573) 547-4591 or visit www.perryvillemo.com. July 11-15, 2012 Pittsburgh, PA. AMICA 2012 Convention. The conven- August 19, 2012 tion hotel is the Sheraton Station Square, situated on the The Church of Assumption Redford Picnic Monongahela Riverfront in downtown Pittsburgh. Open to 1890s Armitage Herschell • Redford, NY members of AMICA, as well as members of MBSI, COAA Operates during the annual Redford Picnic which started back in and PPG. For info, visit www.amica.org. 1955. Carousel viewing available on Saturday. Rides on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. For information, call (518) 293-6259 or visit August 3-4, 2012 http://folklore.tauny.org/rvsp/redfordcarousel.html. Franklin, PA. DeBence Organ Grinders Rally. To help draw a bigger crowd, this year’s rally will be combined Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2012 with a “A Taste of Franklin” festival. Contact Scotty Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Greene; [email protected]. 1894 Norman & Evans • Mt. Pleasant, IA Operates during the annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, cel- August 25-26, 2012 ebrating its 60th anniversary this year. For information, call (319) Middlebury, CT. Quassy Amusement Park. For infor- 385-8937 or visit www.oldthreshers.org. mation, visit quassyrally.weebly.com, or Ron Gustafson, Email: [email protected], (203) 758-2913 ext. 109. Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2012 Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion SEND US YOUR EVENTS! 1920s C. W. Parker • Rollag, MN Fax to (818) 332-7944 Operates during the annual W. MN Steam Threshers Reunion or email to [email protected]. which dates back to 1954. For information, call (701) 237-0477 or visit www.rollag.com.

14 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 The Century-Old and Nationally Recognized Event also Brings Out the Steam Carousel A Trip to Bickleton Rodeo & Picnic Tanya March photos Tanya

(EDITOR’S NOTE: In addition to a Parker theme this was more on the local level, with foot races, sack races, ball issue, there seems to be a little Oregon/NW carousel games, local saddle horse races, and if some farmer had theme as well. Richard’s visit to the Perrons; the worri- a horse he thought could buck, he might talk some young some, but hopefully soon to be resolved news (or lack daredevil into trying his luck. Now Alder Creek Pioneer As- of news) from Jantzen Beach; and so with the steam sociation puts on a two-day Northwest Professional Rodeo machine calendar, although it has passed this year, Association sanctioned rodeo with riders and ropers, who why not include a trip to Bickleton, WA? I visited all follow the rodeo circuit, coming from all of the West and three locations in 2007 with the NCA. Canada to compete. Events include saddle bronc, bare- Tanya March from the “Friends of Portland’s back riding, calf roping, barrel racing, bull riding and more. Woooden Carousels, made her first journey to the Ro- In 1929, the association purchased a carousel from Oak deo this year and sent these pictures. Just a bit off of Park, Oregon for $500.00. This carousel is one of Bickle- the beaten track, The Annual Bickleton Rodeo (with car- ton’s treasures. It is a Herschell-Spillman track carousel cir- ousel) is a must for any carousel lover.) ca 1905 and is one of only a few of its kind still in existence. In 2007, ACPA opened a Carousel Museum in Bickleton History of Alder Creek Pioneer Assoc. 1911 to current in which the horses and carriages from our carousel are Alder Creek Pioneer Association was formed May 27, housed and displayed along with much history of Eastern 1911 as reported the following article taken from The Bick- Klickitat County. The museum is open from the first part of leton News dated June 2, 1911: “The Alder Creek Pioneer April through the end of September, Thursday - Sunday. Association was formed last Saturday for the purpose of In 2010, the Centennial of the rodeo/picnic was celebrat- making arrangements for holding a reunion at Cleveland on ed – which is a huge accomplishment for a town of just 90 June 14. A. J. Spoon was made president, E. Y. Stone, people. The picnic used to be held on Flag Day, but it is vice-president, and R. H. Buckley, secretary.” now held on the second weekend in June. People come by The first few Association picnics were local affairs with the hundreds in cars, campers, trailers and motor homes to mostly all local people as they did not travel as far away spend the weekend in our beautiful pine forest. from home in those days, but with the men barbecuing meat Visit www.aldercreekpioneerpicnicrodeo.weebly.com, for over a pit and the ladies bringing contributions from home, a more information, or Alder Creek Pioneer Assoc., P.O. Box bountiful picnic was held. The entertainment in those days 116 Bickleton, WA, 99322. (509) 896-5250.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 15 Carousel News Briefs Carrousels NE Carousel Museum Now Offering Carousel Rides

Great Source of Revenue For City, County and Local Organizations. Summer Long Events, Christmas Programs, Festivals and other Holiday Events. Long-term lease – revenue sharing opportunities. Family Entertainment, Inc. 888-237-0444 [email protected] This Bertazzon Carousel, graciously donated to the New Richard Tinsley England Carousel Museum has finally been installed. www.carouselsforyou.com Bristol, CT – The new Italian Bertazzon Carousel, do- nated by Rich Gaccione from New York, has been installed in the Carousel Museum. “Successful fundraising this past year allowed us to finally bring the carousel home from stor- age to the museum in Bristol, where it was installed by Is- A ntiqueC arousels.com land Carousel out of Florida. We expect our new carousel to increase attendance, birthday parties and facility rentals for the museum”, said museum director, Louise DeMars. 1910 Model 33 Ruth “What a thrill it is to realize this dream of having a work- ing carousel in our building. Thanks to the many people who worked to accomplish this goal and the many more people who contributed to this project. It’s never too late to donate to the carousel project,” she adds. “The Museum is still seeking funds to complete the work on the horses and begin the repainting of the pieces.” The carousel opened to the public this spring with enter- tainment, jugglers, face painters and free rides. Mayor Ward cut the ribbon to officially open the ride, while students from Stafford School assisted. Stafford School students raised the most funding during the “Pennies for Ponies” fundrais- ing campaign this past year in support of this project. The carousel is a great addition to museum events and 52 Keyless Band Organ – Mounted in a Mack Display Trailer. parties. The Museum is available for birthday parties for Both units were built in Germany and are in first-class condition children and adults, weddings, receptions, performances, ready to enjoy.The organ comes with several hours of music. dances, reunions and sit down dinners. For more information call (860) 585-5411 or visit them at (alone) ; with Display Trailer Band Organ $55,000 $65,000 www.thecarouselmuseum.org. The Museum is open seven Call (626) 639-0313 or [email protected] days a week, Monday though Saturday, from 10 am to 5 pm b u y i n g • s e l l i n g • consignments and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. www.AntiquECarousels.com The New England Carousel Museum, 95 Riverside Ave- nue, Bristol, CT 06010. Email [email protected].

16 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 17 The Sixty-foot Antique Carousel Was Removed This Spring - That’s About All Anyone Knows Still No Answer On The Future of Jantzen Beach’s Superior Parker

The future of the Jantzen Beach Parker may be as ominous as the clouds above its vacated home. Heather Haindel photo I was able to visit and ride the 1921 Parker with the NCA in By Roland Hopkins 2007 – it is now on Oregon’s 2012 Most Endangered Places The Carousel News & Trader list: www.historicpreservationleague.org/endangered.php. ortland, OR – Let me preface this by saying that I would rent – the big ones and small ones alike. And that is what the be very pleased if any or all of my speculations were folks are doing here. wrong, but... The eerie photo (if you ever visited the Portland seems to be calling for big box retailers, and not carousel)P above was posted in June on the Facebook page the mall experience any more, so that is what they will get. of the “Friends of Portland’s Wooden Carousels”. I speculate that the carousel is simply not a priority to the As of this printing, meetings with the owners of the carou- developers beyond “remove it” – and that has been done. If sel, also the developers of the retail property it called home there was any exciting news on the carousel’s horizon, I am for 40 years, have offered no answers as to how and where sure Edens would share it, (developers like good PR), so I the carousel went, is stored, and if, and where it will reap- speculate there is not. Once the new retail development is pear. “Trust us” is the answer given by the national real estate complete and rent is coming in, then maybe Edens will take a developers, Edens & Avant Realty, Inc. better look at this antique and what to do with it. In early April, a press release on the redevelopment of the This incredible one-of-a-kind historic machine could be a Jantzen Beach Supercenter mall into more of a host to large fantastic centerpiece to a modern mixed-use development – box retailers than mall shops, stated that the carousel was a gathering place for shoppers, diners, and a great host to part of the $50 million dollar renovations. Yet, a look at the special events like weddings and private parties, and all sorts site map for the renovations show no place for the carousel. of adult and family oriented happenings; but it has no place in As well, no carousel restoration firms we are aware of have a parking lot for big box retailers. And, speaking of boxes, the been contacted about any restorations. No carousel folks at worst thing this machine can do is sit in one. Let’s hope the all that we know have been contacted about anything to do owners reveal their secret love of this machine once the de- with this carousel, including proper take-down, moving and velopment is done, and we find out about its wonderful new storage. Likewise, we have heard from historical organiza- location. Or, if they don’t really care, (and there is nothing tions in Oregon who specialize in the proper care and pres- wrong with that), may they do the right thing and sell this rare, ervation of antiques large and small. No one historic machine to someone with any carousel and/or antique knowledge who does, and will give it proper that we know of had anything to do with the re- love and care, and a new loca- moval and storage of the precious machine. All tion – somewhere in the Jantzen we can do is hope for the best on that... and Beach area would be nice. hope that they numbered things – it would be It is an American History a jigsaw puzzle nightmare to reassemble if not. Museum and piece of hand- And, let’s just hope that the 90-year-old horses crafted American Folk art, are stored properly and climate controlled. that you can ride. Yes, it I know a few real estate developers, and I have known dozens over the years – big ones. certainly does matter to kids What they do is develop real estate and collect and adults alike!

18 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 In Vancouver Since the 1930s, The Carousel Friend’s Group Saved the Machine Intact in 1989 Celebrating a Century for Burnaby Museum’s Precious Parker #119

A gala 100th birthday celebration was held for Burnaby’s C. W. Parker #119. The carousel was saved from auction in 1989. By Nancy Stagg Special to The Carousel News & Trader ancouver, BC – This year marks the 100th anniver- sary of the construction of C.W. Parker Carousel #119, now operating at Canada’s Burnaby Village Museum,V a 10-acre Heritage Village just outside of Vancou- ver, British Columbia. Parker #119 was built in 1912 at the Parker factory in Leavenworth, Kansas. It was operated in Vancouver from 1936 until 1989, at which time its owners planned to dis- mantle the wooden wonder and sell the horses at auction. A volunteer group, the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society, raised the money to buy and restore it. Under the management of Keith Jamieson, the project was completed and the restored carousel was installed at the museum in 1993, where it has been going around in circles ever since. The volunteer group, Friends of the Vancouver Carousel, The 100th anniversary provided the opportunity to recon- came together to buy the carousel intact and restore it. The nect with old friends who are passionate about the carousel. carousel was installed in the museum in 1993.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 19 Reeve Megan Little with “Vivian”. Also, a new school program, Fairground Physics, launched this past January. This program acknowledges the carousel as the magnificent machine that it is, and uses it to explore the principles of measurement, geometry, sound and force. Participants get to practice scientific inquiry in fun new ways. Beautiful flowered jumper, “Scampering Dawn,” While understanding the value of the carou- ridden by its sponsor, Dennis Brown. sel is important, so is its ongoing preservation The Museum launched its summer season in and maintenance. The museum’s conservator May with a reunion party for the Friends of the regularly schedules work to keep the machine Vancouver Carousel Society, which included a looking fabulous and running smoothly. ceremonial ride for sponsors or family members There is lots of wear and tear on the carou- of sponsors, volunteers, and even some of the sel horses; scratches and scrapes, black shoe people the horses were named after. The public scuffs and sticky finger grime accumulate over enjoyed corporately sponsored free rides for the a season. Remedies have been developed to entire day, and the City of Burnaby issued a lim- address each type of damage and protect the ited edition commemorative coin. delicate paint layers below a protective coat of In order to help younger audiences appreci- varnish. The conservator relies on detailed paint- ate the century-old machine, the museum re- ing notes to keep their work accurate. cently installed an interactive “touch-screen” at Increasingly, there is deterioration to the var- Center housing art. the carousel pavilion. Custom graphics show the nish layers on the horses, especially in the areas design features of each horse, as well as the story behind of the saddle decoration. The degradation follows a pattern the horse’s name. Nearby, two ePostcard terminals allow people to e-mail photos of themselves taken in front of the carousel.

The carousel is loaded with happy riders during the muse- Kieth Jamieson and Bingo Hauser. um’s 100th birthday celebration for the Parker #119.

20 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 The patriotic “John Earnest” ridden by car- This photo is actually from 2007 and a ousel operator, George Karpel. special Fall Fair event held at Burnaby. where the varnish layer begins to absorb horses removed to allow the sweeps and grime and loses its characteristic hardness spreaders to be removed, examined and and shine. The varnish becomes weak and replaced where needed. New steel plates eventually the paint below it becomes so holding the spreaders were fabricated and soft that vanish and paint can be pulled installed. The mounting plates in the sister right off. Preventive steps include washing gear were also inspected and replaced. the horses and paring away the dull and The housings for the bearings were marked stained varnish, and applying new coats for future inspection of wear patterns. In ad- before the paint is softened. dition the floor was sanded and refinished. This year, a new varnish product that is The Burnaby Village Museum is commit- normally used to protect murals and deco- ted to the preservation and maintenance of rated ceilings will be tested. This varnish is this amazing piece of history. The delight compatible with existing paint and varnish it gives to both visitors and staff cannot be layers but is very easily removed with al- measured. kaline water, allowing grimy varnish to be For the last few years, the Horticultural washed off and new varnish to be reapplied department has created Eco-sculptures almost immediately. This should drastically Carousel operator, Brady Foster, and placed them around the city. Two of reduce the time needed to clean, in-paint, keeping the bulbs bright. these have been shaped to replicate carou- and re-varnish the horses. sel horses and were placed on the museum grounds when Our carousel operators keep a close eye on the struc- not at a festival or participating in a parade. The two main ture and gears of the carousel to ensure safe operation. For several years now, minor repairs to the ring gear have been made. This gear, located inside the dog house, is one of the main gears that allow the carousel to turn. When stress builds up on the gear, its pins can break. Fortunately, bro- ken pins can be unfastened and replaced as required, but the loss of pins has become a concern. Design work for fabrication of a new gear has started and the new gear is expected to be installed this year. Hopefully, the careful care the carousel receives, and the work the museum does to promote its value to the larger community, will help it survive for at least another century. The carousel is one of the larger artifacts in the mu- seum’s care. January 2006 saw a major overhaul of the carousel structure itself. The floor was dropped and the Parker loved whimsical carvings on his saddle backs.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 21 Jerry Horwitz photos An American flag and flag shield decorate this “stargazer”. plants used on these eco-sculptures are alternanthera and santolina. To match their names the tails and manes were A “Pegasus’ horse with an Indian head with war bonnet on planted either with sage or parsley. the hip. Parker “Carry-Us-All” Carousel Some C. W. Parker History • C. W. Parker called his machines “Carry-Us-All”s as he • Charles Wallace Parker (1864-1932) was born in felt that the plain term “Merry-Go-Round” was too tame for Griggsville, Illinois, and grew up in Kansas. In 1892 he such a flashy contrivance. It carried all ages and sizes and formed the C. W. Parker Company and bought his first car- thus to him was a Carry-Us-All. The Burnaby Museum has ousel. He established a factory in Abilene, Kansas, and then chosen to use the generic name “Carousel” to refer to this around 1911 moved the factory to Leavenworth, Kansas. machine as that is how it has been called for most of its life. • He called himself “Colonel Parker”, “America’s Carni- val King” and the “World’s Greatest Showman”. Although History of Parker #119 he was apparently never a real Colonel, Parker was a great • This carousel was built ca. 1912 at Leavenworth, Kan- showman, conscientious about a clean image for carnivals, sas, by C. W. Parker and as the number indicates, it was the but he also stretched the truth to extremes. He had several 119th merry-go-round they made. It was originally sold in traveling shows throughout the American west and mid- 1913 to Mr. F. K. Leggett of Houston, Texas, for $5,886.00. west, as well as into Canada. It was originally equipped with a steam engine and possibly • Business dropped off considerably in the 1920s and with the “wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse” mecha- by the end of 1925, Parker’s company basically refurbished nisms. The machine toured Texas for two years with the machines rather than manufacturing them. By 1925, Parker Lone Star Circus. Then, in 1915, records show that the ma- also began making aluminium carousel figures. His son chine was shipped back to the factory. took over the business in 1930. C. W. Parker died in 1932. • It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the fac- tory, had some fancier horses and heavier rounding boards added. The jumping mechanism may have been changed then as well. Some of the horses on the machine are actu- ally ca.1917 with others even later, ca.1920-2. The factory records consulted do not indicate for sure where the ma- chine went between 1915 and 1936. It may have gone to San Jose, California, from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco, California, or to Tacoma, Washington. In 1936 it was purchased, and was in operation at Happyland in Van- couver by May 1936. • The ride was put into a pavilion which had been built in 1928 by a rival carousel manufacturer, Philadelphia Tobog- gan Company - PTC; and was located next to the Shoot- The-Chutes ride. • Happyland was demolished in 1957. Parker #119 was moved to the new small pavilion in Playland until that, too, was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1989, Parker #119 Another Burnaby ‘stargazer’. Jerry Horwitz photo was operated outdoors, and was put away each winter.

22 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 Originally equipped with a steam engine, the carousel was first sold to a man in Houston and the machine toured Texas for two years with The Lone Star Circus. Rebuilding Parker #119

In 1989, it was announced that the carousel would be Photos on this page courtesy of Burnaby Village sold off horse-by-horse at an auction in New York. Ms. Ve- After two years with the traveling circus, the machine was nus Solano and Mr. Doug McCallum and other local people returned to the Parker factory in 1915. There is speculation came together to save the carousel and formed the “Friends that fancier horses and trim were added at that time, and of the Vancouver Carousel Society”. In May 1989, Burnaby possible the conversion to jumper mechanism. Village Museum agreed to provide a home 52 scenery panels around the machinery, for the carousel and the “Friends” set about 140 mirrors, 28 brass covered drop rods raising the $350,000 to purchase the ma- and 858 11-watt lights. chine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, • Weight: 14.5 tons empty, 17 tons was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding loaded, with each horse weighing be- project. With the help of the Government tween 75 and 100 pounds. of British Columbia and the support of the • Diameter: 40 feet at the platform level. Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was • Circumference: 125 feet. purchased. Funds were also raised to pay • Height: 29 feet at the center pole for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pa- • Speed: approximately five revolutions per minute, ro- vilion for it as a Centennial project. tating like all American carousels – counter-clockwise. • Power: a three-phase electrical motor capable of five This following information is from:“A Carousel is Mag- horse power. (Originally, powered by a steam engine.) ic: The Saving of the Parker #119” by Annie Boulanger. • Music: provided by a 1925 Wurlitzer Military band or- Benwell Atkins, 1995 gan capable of duplicating the sound of a large band, gen- Carousel Statistics: erating up to 90 decibels of sound. • The carousel carries 36 horses, (32 jumpers) four cast aluminium ponies, a chariot and a wheelchair facility. • The machine has more than 500 sepa- rate parts, including the 14 large round- ing boards overhead, with their 14 shields, All horses out of Parker’s Leavenworth factory had metal shoes reading: “CW • PARKER • LEAVENWORTH • KANSAS”, with the screw holes The Parker operated at Happyland, then Playland Park in spaced between the Vancouver from 1936-1989, when it was to be broken up at words as shown. auction before the Friends stepped in to save it.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 23 24 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 1912 C. W. Parker #119 Carry-Us-All 3-rows • Portable Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby, BC • Canada Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com PhotoPhoto courtesycourtesy ofof thethe BurnabyBurnaby VillageVillage MuseumMuseum25 A carousel horse topiary at Burnaby in this 2007 photo. ficially changed to Burnaby Village Museum in 1984. Its cur- I don’t think that this picture really needs a caption. rent working name is Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel Additional Carousel Restoration Notes: in recognition of the popularity of the carousel. • During the restoration, volunteers stripped as many as The museum site covers approximately 10 acres and seven coats of “park paint” off each horse, applied when the consists of an outdoor museum village, the 1912 Parker carousel was in amusement parks. carousel, gift shop, restaurant, administration building, large • After each horse was stripped, repaired and sanded, meadow and several service buildings. Deer Lake Brook it was sprayed with two coats of shellac, then with three runs through the museum grounds. The historic zone in the coats of white primer, with sanding between each coat. A village contains 34 period historic exhibits. coat of artists’ “Gesso” was then applied to give a base for To experience Heritage Village, you can stroll down the the acrylic paint, which was in turn protected with four coats streets of a 1920s village, exploring at your own pace. The of semi-gloss clear Varathane. Each horse has nine to thir- village is a combination of heritage and replica buildings teen coats of finish. that represents a typical tram-stop community along the B.C. Electric Railway. Period costumed townsfolk welcome Wurlitzer Military Band Organ visitors and give demonstrations in many of the homes, • A 1925 Style No. 146B (This is the exact same model businesses and shops. and style that accompanied the carousel rides at Playland). • All the valves and pneumatics had to be replaced. • A new foot needed to be carved. • 58 titles of music rolls with a repertoire of over 500 melo- dies were originally purchased. Two rolls of Christmas music and one of Halloween music were added to the collection. • The original Wurlitzer decal was uncovered in the res- toration process.

Burnaby Village Museum Background The Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel is both a themed attraction and professional museum. It provides a visitor experience as well as acting as a heritage resource for Burnaby, the Lower Mainland and the Province of Brit- ish Columbia. It is a community museum with an outdoor collection and exhibit areas along with archives, gift shop, gallery, collection storage and community meeting spaces. The museum fosters a shared sense of community identity for the citizens of Burnaby and visitors alike. It encourages understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of and partici- pation in Burnaby’s unique history. The Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel was estab- The 1925 Wurlitzer 146B band organ is the same model and lished in 1971 as a Heritage Village and the name was of- style organ that was with the carousel at Playland.

26 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 Burnaby Village glistening at night. The pathway leading into Burnaby Village. Popular stops include the blacksmith, the print shop, the Burnaby Art Gallery – dedicated to presenting contem- garden at the farmhouse and the General Store. The heri- porary and historical art exhibits and events, and educa- tage buildings on site include a school house, country retire- tional programming in support of the exhibitions. Situated in ment home and garage, tram station, dry goods store, bank, the historic Ceperley House. farm house, bachelors’ house and real estate office. Shadbolt Centre – an award winning multi-purpose arts The recently restored Interurban #1223 is truly elegant. facility that supports artists, hosts for the arts community This tram is part of the area’s rich public transportation his- events, and offers year-round programming. tory. It ran on the interurban lines in Burnaby until the mid- Burnaby Village Museum – an open-air village set in ’50s. Just the sight of it takes visitors on a trip into the past. the 1920s complete with costumed towns-folk giving dem- The museum is open seasonally for the general public onstrations, a restored Interurban tram, and the operating and year-round for pre-booked tours, programs and wed- 1912 carousel. dings. Annual special events include a spring Scavenger The Hart House – a full-service restaurant offering ca- Hunt, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day Fall Fair, sual West Coast elegance Haunted Village & Heritage Christmas. Deer Lake Boat Rentals – canoes and paddle-boats are The summer season displays and exhibits change annu- available for rent. Open seasonally. ally. Each year, exhibits and activities are developed based Baldwin House – an Arthur Erickson post and beam de- on the theme or focus. signed home available for rental Deer Lake Park – Established as a park in 1949, the Eagles Estate – a TLC (The Land Conservancy) prop- Deer Lake area has been an area of importance for centu- erty with historic gardens originally designed by Frank E. ries: As a cranberry harvesting location for First Nations, as Buck in 1939. a wilderness playground , a rich agricultural region, a sub- urb serviced by the interurbans, and now as an urban park. TO PLAN A VISIT: The park is currently home to arts & culture organizations: The Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel Deer Lake Gallery – an independent community arts or- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V5G 3T6 ganization that encompasses more than 140 individual and Open May through September and December with spe- group members. cial holiday events Call (604) 293-6500, (604) 293-6515 for hours. Or visit www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca.

A touch screen interactive learning station tells visitors the story and history of the 1912 C. W. Parker carousel.

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The beloved 1912 C. W. Parker carousel at Crossroads Village is called the “Happiest place in Genesee County.” By Tara Moreno Reprinted courtesy of the Flint Township View lint, MI – The Charles W. Parker Carousel, located in Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad, turned 100 this spring in grand fashion. The village celebrat- Fed on June 2 with band organ music, games, balloons and a birthday cake to kick off the centennial birthday celebration. The carousel was built in Leavenworth, Kansas, and was part of a traveling show that set up at fairs and carnivals across the US and Canada. Cliff Black has been working for Crossroads Village, namely the carousel, since the early 1990s. “I enjoy see- ing the smiles of peoples faces,” he said. “I have helped 90-year-old ladies ... and seeing childhood memories com- ing back is what makes it fun.” Black is president of the Friends of the Carousel group which helps raise money to keep the carousel operational. “Over the last of three years we have put $40,000 into re- The Huckleberry Railroad at Crossroads Village. Carousels painting all the horses in preparation for the birthday,” he said. and trains have been great partners from the start.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 29 Photos courtesy of Patrick Wentzel A peek-a-boo mane Parker jumper. cover of Michigan History magazine and is considered the “jewel” of the Genesee County Parks Commission. The an- More American flags adorning the outside row horse. tique carousel and other historic amusement rides at Cross- Forty horses make up the 100-year-old carousel design. roads Village and Huckleberry Railroad are constantly get- “The carousel turning100 is something I am never going ting statewide recognition. to see again.” said Black. The bimonthly Michigan History An equally rare and precious 1910 magazine devoted six pages to the Charles W. Parker Ferris wheel, also carousel, the 100-year-old Superior known as Superior Wheel, is located wheel and a the other vintage rides. next the carousel. “As (patrons) leave Crossroads Åccording to a press release by Village, many of them will have Crossroads Village, this is the “only a smile on their face,” said Joe place in the world where you can en- Krapohl, president of the Genesee joy two side-by-side [100-year-old] County Parks and Recreation Com- Parker rides in full operation.” mission. “We know if they have a “Each park has it’s own unique- smile on their face, they rode the ness and this is our uniqueness,” carousel.” Karpohl says the carousel said Manager of Huckleberry Rail- is the “happiest place in Genesee road and Crossroads Village, Garry County.” Pringle. Other classic vintage rides The C.W. Parker Carousel and include a Mangels pony cart ride, an the Superior Wheel give Crossroads Allan Herschell train ride and Vene- the trait of being the only park with tian swings. The 1925 Artizan band organ at the carousel two amusement rides built by early The carousel was featured on the plays both 125 rolls & MIDI. 1900s ride designer Charles Parker. John Hayek, 80, of Flushing, be- gan the Friends of the Crossroads Village Carousel in the early 1980s when he was a consultant for the village.

Lots of fun going on in the trappings of this armored horse. The four metal Ewart horses ahead of the “nanny” bench.

30 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 http://baseball.fantasysports. yahoo.com/b1/1503/12?. scrumb=UwY7wf9jhl2 Photos courtesy of Patrick Wentzel

Pat Wentzel, who provided these photos and also handles Folks from the CMMA 2012 Convention. (See page 41). the NCA census calls this center horse a “mystery horse”. He was responsible for finding the carousel and bringing The horse has no cantle carving and has carved horseshoes. it to the village. “A friend had it in his garage in Clarkston,” He asks that if anyone that had info on this horse to contact Hayek said. The carousel was in pieces, him at [email protected]. originally brought to Michigan from Cali- The Huckleberry Railroad fornia. The village was able to purchase The narrow-gauge railroad’s collection it for $125,000 in 1983 from a C. S. Mott of cars includes 11 original and replica Foundation grant. wooden coaches plus a classic red wood- Hayek says that the carousel and the en caboose. The train is pulled by one of Ferris wheel both go unusually fast for two restored coal-fired locomotives built vintage rides, at six rotations per minute. by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Engine He was actually responsible for bringing #464 was nicknamed the Mud Hen and in the Superior wheel, which he spotted in originally carried miners to Colorado on an Eaton Rapids man’s field. their quest for gold and silver. The park also owns the only set of The Village and More Venetian swings in the US, Hayek says, Along with the vintage rides, there is which he bought in an auction for $1,500. 1910 C. W. Parker Superior Wheel. also the village and its tradespeople to “The county has done a great job of re- observe and talk with; the cider maker, storing and maintaining the rides,” Hayek added. the grain miller, the blacksmith... all working along side each Although there are more factors that set Crossroads Vil- other, from barber to cleric, doctor to seamstress. each has lage and Huckleberry Railroad apart, the carousel is where an important role in the 19th century village. the heart is, said Genesee County Parks Director Amy Mc- And there is the Genesee Belle. A replica of the paddle- Millan. wheel riverboats that were so popular in Mark Twain’s time. For more information, Crossroads Village, 6140 Bray Road, Flint, MI 48505. Call (800) 648-PARK, or visit them at www.geneseecountyparks.org/pages/crossroads.

Parker had a number of favorite trappings for his figures Many happy couples have exchanged marriage vows on the including American flags and other patriotic details. Genesee Belle after photos on the carousel.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 31 JumperJumper oror RRocker?ocker? MysteryMystery oror Confusion?Confusion?

(EDITOR’S NOTE: While putting this issue together, On the 1912 C. W. Parker Carousels as I went from the Burnaby Parker’s 100th to the Cross- roads Village Parker 100th, I started to wonder, “Why C. W. Parker’s carousels all left the factory with a metal were they the same age, yet one had the grasshopper embossed plate on the center pole with a sequence number mechanism, and the other the overhead crank jumpers. that supposedly reflected the sequence of the carousels as I knew it was time for an overdue call to the Reinhardts they were being built. Burnaby, Carry-Us-All #119 just cel- and the C. W. Parker Museum. Here are Jerry’s email ebrated it’s 100th anniversary this year in 2012. Crossroads and written replies to the 1912 mechanism mystery.) Village Carry-Us-All is also celebrating their 100th this year. Our carousel at the Parker Museum, #118, was sold to Fred Hi Roland, Shew in 1913, and that was also painted on the chest of one Attached is my contribution to the ‘mystery or confusion’ of the horses. over the Parker carousels. I have tried to look at this in the Now look at the differences in those three carousels. past, and have always run into a blank wall. We have a Burnaby has more modern horses, telescoping poles, and photo hanging in our museum taken in 1912, that shows looks more like something produced after 1914. The other some event with everyone lined up outside the Parker fac- two have the earlier style of Parker horses, and grasshop- tory in Leavenworth. In the photo you can see our two rab- per gear holding the poles, more in keeping with what was bits that are on our machine. You can also see unpainted being produced in 1912 & 1913. stretch neck models that supposedly did not come out until How did these 3 machines get so mixed up? Is it the 1914 and later. So they did have the prototype carvings in record keeping? The Parker records are incomplete, and 1912 of 1914 carousel figures. But the numbers on the ma- lack a lot of critical information. Did something happen in chines has always bothered me. Crossroads Village does the history of the machines to update or change the works not have a number on their centerpole, (they claim 1912) and the horses of #119? Did customers have a choice of but our horses are close to being the same. the type of mechanism installed? Why is #119 celebrating a Parker was also buried in orders in that time frame. He year ahead of #118? was running two 12-hour shifts, 24-hours a day, trying to It is enough to make a grown man want to cry! keep up, plus he was trying to finish up moving from Abilene Jerry Reinhardt to Leavenworth. So, any record keeping was suspect. C. W. Parker Carousel Museum I think the answer will never really be known with the Leavenworth, KS information we have today. www.firstcitymuseums.org/ParkerCarousel – Jerry National Carousel Archives, www.nationalcarousel.org

32 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 The Two Small Parker Pony Treasures Were Literally ‘Barn Finds’ Restoring Two “Baby Parker” Ponies Originally Traveled with Weer Shows

A comparison of the size of the two Parker ponies with Mascot, a full-sized middle row Looff stander and subject of Carousel News & Trader articles, in December, 2008 and July, 2009. The Parker ponies are 24½” from chest to rump and average 22” from the hoof to the top of the mane. The distance from the bottom of the belly to the withers is 9½” and their length is 40”. By William Benjamin, Ph.D. Special to The Carousel News & Trader his story begins late on a Saturday night in early December, 2011. While reviewing the most recent listings in the Antiques section of Austin, Texas’ Craigslist,T I came upon one entitled, “C.W. Parker Jump- ers Carousel Horses”. A brief description mentioned that the four horses were from the early 1900s and were made of wood. No photographs were included. Intrigued, I quickly emailed a response indicating my interest and asking for photographs of them. A couple of hours later I received an email with four photographs. Since Parker ponies as found in the horses appeared to be in good condition and in early their original shipping crate. Note that the crate is slanted paint, I immediately responded and asked if I could come upward in the front to protect see them on Sunday. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear back from the horses’ heads. The bod- the seller, Charles (Chuck) Snyder, that day, so I assumed ies rested on frames covered that someone else had made an offer to buy them. with old, worn cloth.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 33 Freshly out of the crate for inspection and cleaning. At one point during storage, white insulation foam dripped onto the horse with the fanciful mane. This horse is referred to as the “fanciful Parker pony”. The horse at the bottom of the photo- graph is referred to as the “Parker pony jumper”. Fortunately, I received a phone call from Chuck on Mon- day morning and we agreed to meet that Monday afternoon, once he had the chance to “dig them out” of his storage shed. When I arrived to view the horses, I was incredibly surprised, to say the least, to find that they were much smaller than I had expected, only 40 to 44 inches long. Not Comparison of the Parker pony jumper after removal of the only that, they were stored in their original pre-1930s ship- varnish to the surface of the fanciful Parker pony before ping crates. I had spent quite a bit of time on Sunday read- removal of varnish. ing about Charles W. Parker and studying comparables for these small horses. However, I had a vague recollection standard-sized Parkers. I didn’t know what to think about of reading a line in one of my reference books that Parker sometimes included a row of small horses, “baby Parkers”, on his carousels. After spending several hours with Chuck and learning about the horses’ history, I negotiated for the purchase of two of the four. He decided to keep the other two for a friend in Indiana. I subsequently learned from Bar- bara Fahs Charles that Parker referred to these small hors- es as “ponies” in his classification of them on his carousels; thus, that term is used in this article. The Parker Ponies Despite being in less than ideal storage conditions for three-quarters of a century, the overall condition of the hors- es was quite good. Three legs had become detached and several others were loose, only being attached by numer- ous rusty nails. Areas of paint were missing and the varnish had darkened over most of the surface. They clearly had a hard working life. However, the wood was solid, the eyes had no scratches, and close examination of the painted sur- face revealed that it consisted of a white primer layer, one or two layers of paint and a layer of varnish. A small test area showing Cleaned and repaired Parker ponies on a stand that was varnish removed from the under- “work in progress”. The varnish was so darkened that it side of one of the Parker ponies was difficult to see the paint colors beneath it. using anhydrous methanol.

34 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 small areas of varnish with various solvents to determine if it would be possible to remove it without damaging the paint, and to reveal the true colors of the paint surface that was last seen when the figures rode on the carousel. The best Factory photograph of a Parker horse (above), and a close- solvent for this purpose was determined to be anhydrous up image (above right), of its decal that is identical to the methyl alcohol (methanol) which, as shown in the photo- one on the romance side of the fanciful Parker pony. Far graph, effectively removed the varnish without affecting the right above, a close-up of a worn decal from a camel, that is paint. Thus, I embarked on a tedious six month project to also identical. Photos courtesy of Lourinda Bray. remove the darkened varnish from both of the horses. An initial decision was made to repair the legs and to Having essentially no knowledge of how to properly de- clean the surfaces of their many layers of dust and dirt. The scribe paint colors of early carousel horses, Lourinda Bray, result of this effort is seen in the photographs. However, of Running Horse Studio, kindly agreed to examine pho- once completed, it was obvious that the paint layer was al- tographs of the ponies and provide the appropriate paint most completely obscured by the varnish. color descriptions. Lourinda not only provided a detailed My experience conserving the early Looff stander, Mas- description of the paint colors, she also determined that the cot, (shown page 33, and Carousel News & Trader articles, decals on the pony’s saddle blankets were Parker decals. Dec., 2008 and July, 2009), led me to attempt to remove Since the decals were on professionally executed “second-

Parker decals discovered beneath the varnish. Top left, decal with the quite worn name of C. W. Parker in large capital letters on the romance side of the Fanciful Parker Pony. Top right, decal on the non-romance side. Bottom left and right, decals on the romance and non-romance side of the Parker pony jumper, respectively.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 35 Color Schemes

This collage of images shows the colors that are described below... Left column (from top down), borders and breast collar, borders and saddle skirt, inside of ear, green head crescent spot and mane. Above center (from top down), body, under layers of primary factory paint of saddle skirt, red border flanked by breast collar and saddle skirt. Above right, saddle (top), and ruffled fringe, border and saddle blanket (bottom). Both Ponies Body – burnt sienna (primary) Tail and mane – slightly lighter color is accomplished by wiping away some of the burnt sienna (primary) Saddle - burnt umber upper section, mix of burnt umber and mars black border (primary) Ruffled fringe- pthalo green (primary) Breast collar – cadmium red stripe over alizarine carmine (secondary), fanciful, cerulean blue (primary), jumper, mix of pthalo green (blue shade) and flake white (primary) Green head, crescent spot – mix of nile green and flake white, mix of nile green, raw sienna and flake white, flake white dot Inside of ears, nostrils, and mouth – cadmium red medium Fanciful Parker Pony - romance Parker Pony Jumper - romance Breast collar border – cerulean blue Breast collar border – mix of pthalo green (primary) (blue shade) and flake white (primary) Saddle blanket border – cadmium yellow Saddle blanket border – cadmium yellow medium (primary) medium (primary) Saddle blanket – mix of French ultrama- Saddle blanket - mix of French ultrama- rine blue and flake white (secondary), rine blue and flake white (secondary), French ultramarine blue stripe (second- French ultramarine blue stripe (second- ary), over cadmium red deep (primary) ary), over cadmium yellow medium Fanciful Parker Pony – non-romance (primary) Skirt – raw sienna with alizarine carmine Parker Pony Jumper – non-romance stripe and a small flake white stripe Skirt – raw sienna with alizarine carmine (secondary), over cadmium red medium stripe and a small flake white stripe (sec- (primary) ondary), over mix of alazarine crimson Skirt border – cadmium red medium and flake white (primary) (primary) Skirt border - mix of alazarine crimson Rear saddle blanket border – cadmium and flake white (primary) orange deep (primary) Rear saddle blanket border – cadmium Rear saddle blanket - - mix of French yellow medium (primary) ultramarine blue and flake white (sec- Rear saddle blanket - mix of French ultra- ondary), French ultramarine blue stripe, marine blue and flake white (secondary), small flake white stripe (secondary), over French ultramarine blue stripe (secondary), cadmium orange medium (primary) over cadmium yellow medium (primary)

36 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 A 1926 Parker carousel with a row of ponies seen in center of the photograph. Courtesy of Barbara Fahs Charles. Barbara also provided the following description of the carousel from her archive of Parker material. “Q” Three Abreast. Specially constructed, 36 horses, all named, 1 chariot, 1 settee, 4 ponies. New slide motion. Special built ticket box. Platforms 38 ft., crestings, 42 ft. Star effect tent top of red Artizan. Organ, #371, style al. Le Roi engine, #50052 Eisemann Magneto, No. 921639, Zenith Carburetor. Price $5240.00. Machine shipped May 14, 1926. Note that Parker referred to the small horses as “ponies”. ary paint”, the most likely explanation is that these ponies History of these Parker Ponies were originally sent out on a Parker carousel, taken back in According to Chuck Snyder’s family history, the Parker trade, refurbished, and then sent back out on a resale. Infor- ponies were originally on a carousel operated in either the mation obtained from Barbara Fahs Charles suggests that J.C. or Roy Weer Shows. John A. Coverdale Weer (b. 1897) this wasn’t an uncommon occurrence. Thus, the painted and William Leroy Weer (1900-1985) were two of six children surface of the ponies consists of sections of “primary factory of Thomas H. and Agnes Stutt Weer. J.C and Roy Weer be- paint”, which would have been the color when the horses came prominent Midwest midway operators from the 1920s to were initially sent out and a “secondary factory paint”, which 1950. Another Weer brother, Thomas, as well as his stepson would have been added after they were taken in trade, re- Robert Plummer (1912-1992), through his marriage to Mable furbished, and then re-sold. The paint layers are described Deming Plummer, worked for the Weer Shows. Robert, who as primary and secondary factory paint. It is interesting to was Chuck Snyder’s stepfather, owned/operated the Parker note that the primary factory colors of the saddle blankets, carousel on which skirts, and breast color matched their borders. these ponies rode.

Above left: The fanciful Parker pony’s cantle is a patriotic shield in primary factory colors consisting of: alizarin crimson, pthalo blue, and flake white.Above right: The cantle on the Parker pony jumper is in the form of bull (steer) horns and is painted in primary factory colors with a mix of flake white and raw sienna on the Unlike these Parker ponies, most Parker horns, and a mix of burnt sienna and flake white on the center band. horses have metal shoes.

Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 37 A period photograph of two rows of Parker ponies on a carousel. These are carved in a very similar style to those that are the subject of this article. The paint designs on the saddle blanket of the horse ridden by the young boy are also similar. Courtesy of Barbara Williams. Robert obtained his pilot’s license at the age of 19 and er ponies rode had likely been retired by the mid-1930s. over the next few years his primary occupation changed to However, an article in The Billboard, May 8, 1943 mentions being an aviator and barn storming pilot. By the mid- 1930s that J.C. Weer was operating four rides in Playland Park, the carousel horses were placed into storage. Over the next South Bend, Indiana. It is interesting to speculate that the 60 years they were stored in barns in Mishawaka, Indiana earlier South Bend reference by McKennon in 1925 also and 20 miles to the north in Cassopolis, Michigan. In 1995, referred to Playland Park. Playland Park was a trolley park the ponies were brought to Austin, Texas, by Chuck and located between South Bend and Mishawaka; only 10 miles were placed into a work shed for storage until their “discov- from where the baby Parker horses were initially stored in ery” on Craiglist. the Mishawaka barn. Barbara Fahs Charles examined her Parker sales records and found that a used Standard Model Weer Shows As mentioned above, two of the Weer brothers, J.C. and Roy, operated midway shows. The earliest information that has been found concerning the involvement of either brother with the midway business is in A Pictorial History of the American Carnival (Joe McKennon, Carnival Publish- ers, Sarasota, Florida, 1972). McKennon indicates that in 1925, “J.C. Weer had a ride on the midway in South Bend, Indiana“. J.C. Weer’s 1930 Census record from South Bend lists his occupation as Amusement Manager/Owner. The earliest newspaper article found concerning the J.C. Weer Amusement Company is in the July 26, 1931 issue of The Lima (Ohio) Sunday News. The article mentions that J.C. Weer had purchased five trucks and trailers for his South Bend, Indiana-based amusement company. The August 13, 1933 issue of the same newspaper has a front page article mentioning that J.C. Weer would provide carnival conces- sions in Milan, Ohio, for the Delphos Street Fair. McKennon lists the Roy Weer Shows as being in business by 1936. Roy Weer was based in Adrian, Michigan. The earliest newspaper article found about the Roy Weer Shows is in the Sturgis Journal, Sturgis, Michigan, from August 9, 1936. The article indicates that the Roy Weer Shows at the 25th Sturgis Electrical Progress Celebration would be made up of two Ferris wheels, a Kiddie-Plane, Air-Plane Swing, Mer- ry-go-Round, mini cars and a pony ride. The subsequent detailed history of the Weer Brother’s midway shows that has been determined is beyond the scope of this article and the carousel on which the Park- The color schemes on the non-romance sides of the ponies.

38 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 Shown left: The romance side of the two Parker ponies after removal of the varnish. Two Abreast, Carry-Us-All, was sold to a G.H. Merkle in South Bend in about 1927. It is certainly possible that Weer subsequently owned this machine.

Conclusions Unfortunately, the location(s) of the placement of the carousel with these Parker ponies during its run remains unknown. However, based on the history of the Weers run- ning traveling midway shows, the crude repairs discovered during their conservation, and their being found in the orig- inally-used crates, it is likely that they were on a portable carousel that frequently changed its venues. It is hoped that the determination and descriptions of the original fac- tory paint schemes will allow a more accurate restoration of other similar Parker ponies for those wanting “factory paint” designs.

Acknowledgements I thank Barbara Fahs Charles for providing research in- formation from her Parker archives as well as providing the photograph of the Steffens carousel. Barbara Williams for her insightful contributions and historical photograph. Lou- rinda Bray for providing the paint color descriptions as well as contributions relating to the Parker decals. Both Barbara Williams and Lourinda for critical review of the article and Jordan Williams for assistance with editing photographs.

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I just love this 1” scale, C. W. Parker grasshopper mechanism carousel with Uncle Sam chariot, built by Richard Vandenberg. lint, MI – The 2012 convention of the Carousel Mod- CMMA members gave presentations on carousel history, elers and Miniatures Association (CMMA) was held miniature carousel carving techniques and miniature carou- June 1st - 3rd in conjunction with the 100th birthday sel components. Fcelebration for the Crossroads Village 1912 C. W. Parker CMMA exhibits were set-up inside the Crossroads Vil- carousel. This was the second time the CMMA has held lage carousel building Saturday and Sunday. This loca- their annual convention at Crossroads Village. tion added a unique element to the convention. Operating The convention began Friday evening with a gathering of miniature carousels, miniature carvings, carousels in prog- CMMA members at the convention hotel. Members arrived ress and circus models were on display. Several members from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Texas and West Virginia. carved during the convention. CMMA members shared their

A Savage-style miniature carousel 1” scale steam boiler and engine Miniature carvings by The Vollkath Carousel built under construction by built by Richard Vandenberg. Norm Kandow. by Don Wuertz. Patrick Wentzel.

40 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 Norman Kandow carving a miniature carousel horse.

CMMA Group Photo outside of the carousel building. carousel knowledge with Crossroads visitors and answered many questions throughout the weekend. Crossroads Village is a great experience offering some- thing for everyone. In addition to the C. W. Parker carou- sel, a 1910 C. W. Parker Superior Wheel, Venetian Swings, Mangels pony cart ride and Allan Herschell train ride operate in the vin- tage amusements area. Thank you to Sharon and Cliff Black for invit- George W. Long, Jr. carvings ing the CMMA to par- 1” scale miniature carvings by Patrick Wentzel. from the Wentzel collection. ticipate in this wonderful centennial celebration. The Crossroads Village employees working the carousel Carousel Modelers and and ride area are to be commended for their Miniatures Association help throughout the The Carousel Modelers and Min- weekend. The Friends iatures Association (CMMA) has of Crossroads Village been reorganized. The CMMA Carousel were out in was founded in 1986 for the pur- full force for the week- Miniatures carved by Don Wuertz. pose of bringing together mod- end birthday event. This friends group is dedicated to the elers, miniaturists and wood- preservation of this classic carousel. All operating carousels carvers interested in building operating miniature carousels. should have a fine friends group like this one. CMMA membership includes The 2013 convention will be announced soon and all are the quarterly publication, Horse Tales, invited. To learn more about the CMMA, please see right. a membership directory and the hobby’s greatest fel- CMMA membership includes four issues of Horse Tales and lowship. The 2009 convention was held at the Her- membership roster. Back issues are available. schell Carrousel Factory Museum. The CMMA is now accepting 2012 memberships. Past CMMA members will be contacted with member- ship information. Membership dues are $20 per year. Checks or money orders should be made out to the CMMA and sent to the CMMA secretary-treasurer. If you are interested in carousel models, miniatures or woodcarving, please contact the CMMA for addi- tional information. All inquiries or questions should be sent to Patrick Wentzel, CMMA secretary-treasurer, 2310 Highland Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101-2920 or call (304) 428- 3544, or email [email protected]. Carved 1” scale circus band displayed by Jim Secreto.

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Antique Carousel Figures - The internet’s foremost dealer in antique ANTIQUE CAROUSEL ANIMALS. Buy-Sell-Trade. Merry-Go-Round carousel horses, menagerie animals and trim. Buy/Sell/Restore/Appraise/ Antiques. Al Rappaport, 29541 Roan Dr., Warren, MI 48093. (586) 751-8078. Broker. Website: www.mycarousel.com. Email: mycarousel@mycarousel. com. Phone: 978-534-4538. Sandy & Gary Franklin, 245 Merriam Avenue, Carousel Horse - 1917 Herschell-Spillman. Park paint. All wood. Leominster, MA 01453. $1,500. Call Matt. (317) 638-9713, or (317) 443-3675 two chariots - 1) 1 seat chariot with dragon, mane, and glass eyes. APPRAISALS AND SALES, Send photos and $40 per appraisal. Send Add value with restoration, $1,000. 2) Allan Herschell chariot with flower. SASE for list of over 50 figures & scenery panels. Ken Weaver, 506 Pughtown Pictures available. Bob Kissell, 8253 E. Lee Hil Rd., Madison, IN. 47250. Rd., Spring City, PA 19475. (610) 469-6331 or e-mail [email protected]. (812) 839-3255 CAROUSEL FIGURES Buy/Sell/Trade. Restorations by Wolf. Steve CarouselSuperstore.com - Extensive inventory of carousel Crescenze. (301) 932-2734. www.carouselrestorations.com. figures, related carousel items, paintings, and consignments. Website: www.CarouselSuperstore.com. Email: [email protected]. Call: Carousel Classics Chicagoland’s Largest Carousel Inventory. (847) 220-4970. Insurance and Estate Appraisals. Visit www.CarouselClassics.com; email: [email protected], (847) 446-6970. CAROUSEL ANIMALS - Horses, menagerie, Muller, Dentzel, Looff, Illions, Herschell-Spillman. (248) 693-4341 or [email protected]. ANTIQUE CAROUSEL FIGURES: Select figures from private collections. Antique figures, horses of all styles and menagerie; also contemporary Hennecke Carousel Fireman on Ladder - Off a Wilhelm Hennecke figures, art, and other related collectibles. Always accepting consignments. auto carousel. 6’ tall. From the estate of Bud Hurlbut. $4,000. (818) 394-0028. www.antiquecarousels.com, [email protected], (626) 639-8313. Subscribe today 12 issues a year. 48 pages. Full Color! Just $35. Also makes a great gift! The Carousel News & Trader 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 • 818-332-7944 • [email protected]

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Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 43 CAROUSEL CLASSIFIEDS A ntiqueC arousels.com BAND ORGANS C a r o u s e l C o l l e c t i b l e s & M o r e Wurlitzer 165, mortier minerva, Wurlitzer 150, Violano Virtuoso, No. Tonawanda Style-198, are among the ANTIQUE BAND ORGANS, NICKELODEONS and other mechanical music machines we are currently offering. Call or write for details; [email protected] or call Brass Ring Entertainment at 818-394-0028.

New music for your WURLITZER. Three New Organ Rolls for Style 150, and 125. “Big Band Swing Roll.” “Italian Roll.” “‘50s and ‘60s Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Arrangements done by Rich Olsen. $80.00 each. Order from Gold Leaf Galleries, P.O. Box 174, Bristol, CT 06011. (860) 261-5923. E-mail: Original PTC Rounding Board [email protected]. From the Royal American Shows portable PTC- $3,500 Carousels

FULLY complete antique WOODEN CAROUSELS for sale dating to 1895. Other significant large and new carousels available. For more information, visit www.carousel.com, email to [email protected] or call Brass Ring Entertainment at (818) 394-0028. CARVING

REPLICA Golden era Carousel Figures completely carved. Also, cut-outs, enhanced cut-outs, rough-outs. Catalog available. BABB’S WOODCARVINGS, David Babb; (317) 780-9476 (INDY). GIFTS

One of the largest selections of unique, distinctive and fun carousel items to delight yourself and your friends. Luann’s Carousel Gifts; Box 132 Chicopee, MA 01021. (413) 534-4139. www.luannscarouselgifts. com. email: [email protected]. Leaded Stained Glass Carousel Lion Solid metal frame with hooks. Approx. 24″ x 24″ - $900 HUNDREDS Of carousel gift IDEAS at The Carousel Store online. From horses to jewelry and everythhing in between. Call (800) 558-7969 or visit www.CarouselStore.com.

MECHANICAL

New gears and bearings for all carousels. 10-years or 110-year- old, we can repair any carousel. Visit www.amusementgear.com or call (818) 504-4946.

MINIATURES Complete CAROUSELs, kits, also miniature carousel parts. For info contact, Bernice Evarts, 121 Payne Ave., N. Tonawanda, NY 14120. (716) 692-7875. Email, [email protected]. www.miniaturecarousels.com.

MUSIC Hand-carved wooden carousel rocking horse BAND ORGAN MUSIC. The oldest and largest source of professionally Full size. Detailed trappings. $2,900 recorded Carousel Music! New owners of Marion Roehl Recordings. Wholesale orders available. Visit www.bandorganmusic.com, or call us at For more information call (626) 639-0313 (573) 471-7018. or email [email protected] Looking for a figure? Let us find it for you. MUSIC Selling a figure? Let us sell it for you. BAND ORGAN CDs and tapes, also carousel related DVDs and videos, books, calendars, posters and more. (800) 558-7969 or visit us online at b u y i n g • s e l l i n g • consignments www.CarouselStore.com. www.AntiquECarousels.com

44 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 CAROUSEL CLASSIFIEDS 1903 C.W. PARKER CAROUSEL RESTORATION

Professional, Quality restorations. Custom Caving and Restoration. Email: [email protected]. 454 Acadia, Wichtia, KS 67212. (316) 722-1872. www.customcarvingandrestoration.com.

RESTORATIONS BY WOLF, cover quality, affordable prices. Phone (301) 932-2734. www.carouselrestorations.com.

STANDS STANDS, BRASS POLES, ROCKING HORSE accessories, Carousel Memories. Mike Mendenhall, Box 33225, Los Gatos, CA 95031. Phone: (408) 356-2306. email: [email protected].

TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY HEIRLOOM CAROUSEL HORSE STAND. FOR SALE Quality cast iron stand by Carv./Craft - never used. Measures 22” x 22”, 28 lbs. 1 1/4 threaded hole for post w/ adjustable levelers. $329.00. One stand only, as shown on pg. 131, Gillions jumper in Painted Ponies. (585) 586-1156. C. W. Parker Carousel #91. (No Horses) 36-ft., 3-row, stored in semi-trailer for 17 years. TAILS A real piece of history. SOFT TANNED TAILS all sizes and colors. A quality horse tail. 2720 Old Carousel operated in Pine Lake Park, Caroga Lake, NY, Orchard Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601. (717) 295-9188. for 30 years and then Rocky Glen Park in Moosic, PA. top quality horse hair tails all colors and sizes. Running Horse Last operated in Pennsylvania in 1990. Asking $52,500. Studio, 1660 La Vista Place, Pasadena, CA. (626) 793-1303. All reasonable offers considered. Email Your Classified Ad To (626) 639-0313 [email protected].

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WANTED

Looking for Figures - Seeking an Asbury Park carousel horse, a tucked- head Dentzel; an over-the-top Illions Supreme-style. Also a figure in old or original paint, and a figure needing restorations. Taking all carousel figure consignments and related collectibles. Visit: www.AntiqueCarousels.com or call (626) 639-8313.

WANTED TO BUY. Small French figures, preferably unrestored. Ron Craig, 51 Maridale, Lincoln, IL 62556. (217) 735-3308.

WANTED TO BUY, looking for basket cases or animals needing repairs. Send Sandy & Gary 978-534-4538 photos to Ron Craig, 51 Maridale, Lincoln, IL 62556. (217) 735-3308. Leominster, MA CAROUSEL ARCHIVES. Any and all information about historic carousels. Pictures, ads, and/or any kind of archive. One piece or whole collection. Contact us at [email protected] or (818) 332-7944.

Restoration Missed An Issue? Lost An Issue? Wood repairs by Ron Purdy and John McKenzie Looking For A Carousel Story? Gold and aluminum leafing Oil painting by hand Search the contents of more than 26 years of Specializing in “back to factory” The Carousel News & Trader online! Quality hair tails available in www.CarouselNews.com all colors & sizes. The (626) 793-1303 Running Horse Studio • Lourinda Bray CarouselNews & Trader [email protected] 11001 Peoria St., Sun Valley, CA 91030 • 818-332-8944 • [email protected]

46 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT Fantastic fiberglass figures very limited quantitIES The Molds are Literally broken on these fiberglass figures from the Bud Hurlbut Knotts Berry Farm Collection

See more photos and prices at www.antiquecarousels.com or call

BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT 11001 PEORIA STREET SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 818-394-0028 fax:fax: 818-332-0062818-332-0062 email: [email protected] www.carousel.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 47 BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT Rare Band Organ Offerings Wurlitzer 165 Wurlitzer 165 band organ fully restored. One of the rarest and most sought after band organs in the world. This organ has a complete history and to make it even rarer, it came from the factory with lights. This may be the last 165 offered to the public in our lifetime. Don’t miss out on what could be your last opportunity to own one of these very special mechanical music machines.

Mortier Minerva Dance Organ Mortier Dance organ. Fully restored by Johnny Verbeeck in Belgium. Huge 20 feet wide by 16 feet tall. Known as the Minerva from the factory. Comes with plenty of book music and also set up to play by midi control with around 1,000 songs in the computer. This organ is ready to go and a true showpiece for any collection.

BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT 11001 PEORIA STREET SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 818-394-0028 fax:fax: 818-332-0062818-332-0062 email: [email protected] www.carousel.com 48 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012