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2011 NCA Convention • Hoofbeats in the Rockies September 21 - September 25, 2011* The Timbers • Denver, Colorado Visit Six Historic • See the Aspens Turn Color Marvel at Purple Mountains Majesty and Amber Waves of Grain

Wednesday, September 21 - Welcoming Hoofbeats Opening Ceremonies, Presentations and Fun Surprises

Thursday, September 22 - Hoofbeats Heading South 1925 Allan Herschell • Cheyenne Mountain Zoo • Colorado Springs 1911 Parker #72/S&G • Pueblo City Park • Pueblo

Friday, September 23 - Hoofbeats Heading East PTC #51 Elitch Gardens • Denver • Endangered Species • Denver Zoo PTC #6 Menagerie • Kit Carson County Fairgrounds • Burlington

Saturday, September 24 - Hoofbeats Heading West 1908 Parker Menagerie • Lakeside • Denver 1910 Loof/Harrison Menagerie • Nederland

Sunday, September 25 - Hoofbeats Heading Home Closing Ceremonies, Presentations and More Fun Surprises *Dates of Convention Firm. Itinerary is tentative and could be subject to change.

Visit www.NCA-USA.org for more information. ON THE COVER: Allan Herschell January, 2011 Vol. 27, No. 11 A 1915 Spillman jumper off of the Buffalo Brothers’ carousel, one of just two historic wooden portables still traveling with an active .

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4 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 CAROUSELS FOR SALE 1927 Illions Supreme – SOLD This is the last of the three complete supremes including the world famous American Beauty rose horse. 1895 Looff Carousel. Last operated at Asbury Park A huge 4-row with 78 replacement animals. 1925 PTC. Last operated Kiddieland in Melrose, IL 3-row carousel with an amazing 16 signature PTC horses. 1900s PTC Carousel Last operated by the world famous Strates shows. In storage awaiting restoration. 1900s Looff Carousel Huge 4-row menagerie carousel. Has been in storage for years, awaiting restoration. 1900s PTC Carousel Rare 4-row unrestored carousel great for community project. Priced to sell. Restoration available. 1927 Dentzel frame from Rock Springs, WV The last carousel Dentzel ever built with the trim still in original paint. Replacement animals available. 1880s Herschell-Spillman Steam-Operated Carousel Original steam engine with 24 animals and 2 chariots. 1900s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Currently up and operating looking for new home. 1900s PTC Carousel A huge 4-row with all original animals. Restored and ready to operate. 1920s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Deluxe trim. Currently in storage. Videos of it operating at its last location. 1920s Dentzel Carousel Another huge 4-row machine, just like Disneyland’s, with 78 replacement animals. Allan Herschell Carousel 30 horses. New sweeps and platforms. Set up for outdoor use. Located on East Coast. Up and running; ready to go. 1920s Spillman Three-row, Rare barn find. All original and complete. Awaiting restoration.

Large supply of later Allan Herschell carousels starting at $75,000, and newer used fiberglass carousels starting at $175,000. Other large, significant antique carousels available. Details by request only. All machines can be seen at www.carousel.com, or call or write for details. BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT, 11001 PEORIA STREET, SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 818-394-0028 • fax 818-394-0062 • [email protected] • www.carousel.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 5 Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, is now offering a Girl From Scout Patch program. For $5.00 per child, the program in- cludes an interactive tour of the Carrousel, a Richland Car- rousel Park Patch, a craft designed for each age group and Dan’s other activities such as word search, crossword puzzle, etc., a half-hour riding the Carrousel and a snack and beverage. Desk Reservations must be made in advance and and a mini- Message from the publisher, Brass mum of 10 scouts are needed to make a reservation. For Dan Horenberger Ring information call them at (419) 522-4223. These are little bits of infor- The Adirondack Carousel Project has announced plans mation that come across my for spring groundbreaking. Originally scheduled to happen desk. Some will become bigger stories in future issues of the this past fall, the groundbreaking is now slated to take place CN&T; others are just passed-along information. in the spring of 2011. I hope everyone had a great holiday season. I’m just Rev. Randy Cross, pastor of Adirondack Alliance Church getting back from IAAPA. It was great to see so many old and a member of the carousel’s board of directors, told the friends who we only get to see once a year at the show. village Board of Trustees “We’re going to be acting as our This year’s journey to Orlando turned into a major cross- own general contractor now,” Cross said. “That fits in line country trip for me, visiting a pile of carousels. A lot of our with all the grants and all the rules for the project, and will customers have Christmas specials at their carousel, so allow many more local contractors to participate in the proj- stopping in to make sure everything is okay is just part of ect. We’re looking forward to breaking ground in the spring the trip. Thanksgiving and Christmas are working holidays now. That’s our hope and goal.” for most carousel operators. We get to celebrate after New In the works for nearly 10 years, the Adirondack project Years. Like everyone else, I just tried to stay one step ahead involves the a carousel with more than 20 hand-carved Ad- of all of the cold and storms. Nothing like opening a door in irondack animals to be housed inside a 3,500-square-foot the Midwest and seeing a five-foot tall snow drift. Good thing pavilion building in William Morris Park. New playground for global warming or it would have been even deeper. equipment will also be added to the park. Cross has reported that the project is in good financial Quite an innovative idea for the carousel in Mansfield, shape. To date, 13 of the animals have been carved and are OH. Richland Carrousel Park, in conjunction with the Girl completed with 10 more on the way.

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1950s Seeburg Selecto-o-matic jukebox. Joe Mabel photo I have some very sad news which I got just before going to print. Frank Zygmuntowicz or better known as Frank Zygmunt passed away this month. Not a big carousel guy but a lot of people who collect car- ousel animals also have game room antiques. Frank was a “go to” guy for things like that. An icon in Jukebox collect- ibles. Frank was a part in a lot of collectors’ worlds. A person who’s word was as good as gold. Not many people like that today. Frank will be missed. PTC #30 at White City, Sidney, Australia

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Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 7 SCENES FROM IAAPA 2010

Bo Wilson, Gold Medal regional vice president serving up From left, Dan Horenberger with Mike Kimball, Ed DuMont the candy corn with a smile. and Bill Solum of Kimball Farms in Westford, MA.

Glenn Gordon of Gould Manufacturing. Ben Judy, sales manager with Poligon.

From left, artist, Rick Borstelman, Dan Horenberger, and Lynne Beckett and Tommy Sciortino of Amusement Canvas Outfitters, Tampa, FL. Charma Wilderson with SafeStrap.

8 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 John Rimmasch, CEO of Wasatch Railroad Contractors. Vickie Stauffer with Tom Rebbie, president of PTC.

Todd Goings of Carousels and Carv- ings in his booth shared with Ed and Don Smith with Action Lighting. Adam Ritter with RCP Shelters. Adriana Roth of A&E Sculpting.

Dan with Harry Murphy of Murphy Dan with Dave Norton. Pete Kirst with Conductix Wampfler. Amusements makes it a tradition to renew his sub every year at IAAPA.

Lou Romano and Richard Stewart of Dan with Steve Burns of Norton Auc- Stewart Amusements in CT. Roland, Scott Fabbro and Dan. tioneers.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 9 Save Our Wooden Carousels THE STRANGE CASE OF PTC #11 Notes from Marianne... By Marianne Stevens Carousel Historian, Co-Author of “Painted Ponies.” Marianne Stevens poses on her prized Looff carousel while at Shoreline Village in Long Beach, CA, in the 1990s. According to Philadelphia Toboggan Company records, number eleven started its active life at Willow Grove Park outside of Philadelphia, the home of several fine carousels. PTC #11 as I first saw it. It had changed considerably since It was then moved to Cape May, NJ. 1906, when it was new. Around 1923, the carousel was sent back to the factory to add jumpers and generally modernize it. New outside rims were added as well as new chariots. What had been a totally stationary machine became a partially jumping one. The configuration of the machine was haphazard. The hippocampus and the St. Bernard were gone. Both were staples of early PTC carousels. Also gone were practically all of the original animals from the middle row: camels, deer, giraffes, goats, zebras and burros. There new strangers

The beautiful Illions as I first saw it. aboard: a Stein & Goldstein jumper, a Carmel, a Dentzel and a Muller; probably trade-ins. There were also some Il- lions, but these were finer, outside row horses. And, what whacko designed this platform? At any rate, this was PTC #11 when I first saw it. I inquired if it was for sale. The answer was negative. I left my card.

An outside row giraffe, very tall. In the collection of Karen McCarthy of . The next time I saw the Illions it had lost its legs.

10 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 A Stein & Goldstein jumper. The outside row deer, typical of E. Joy Morris designs. Several years later, I got a call. Although I had visited meeting in Atlanta and asked him what he was going to do the carousel every time I went to Vegas, I had no idea what with such a heavy machine. “Oh”, he said, “My men are very shape it was in at the time. One of my favorite Illions was careful...it won’t be a problem.” now actually on its knees. We looked it over and we made I saw Pat Reithoffer again a year later at the next IAAPA an offer. It was accepted. End of story, or so I thought. But meeting and asked him the same question. He laughed and it wasn’t. The director called and said he had a higher offer said, “You were right. The wooden figures are too heavy and the deal was off. I protested. We had a verbal contract. and bulky, I’ll sell them to you.” But, there was a catch I said, “So, sue me”. I didn’t know if he was organized crime – no mechanism, no chariots, no Illions ticket booth. That or not, but I declined to pursue the matter. changed the deal considerably. My original thought in buy- I later found out that Pat Reithoffer of Reithoffer Carnival ing the carousel was to restore and sell it to a location that had purchased the carousel. I approached him at the IAAPA would operate it. I know that there have been other articles about PTC #11, but this one I believe to be more intimate. I was there. I lived it. I knew those animals intimately. I stripped and re- paired them, and carved new pieces for what was missing. Las Vegas was not the final resting place for PTC #11. For all I know, the old mechanism may still be spinning. The figures, I hope, are still loved as much as the day they were purchased. All the photos in this article were taken by my- self. A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, – Marianne

Going... going... the next time I visited after this photo was taken the Illions was gone completely. The stripeless tiger.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 11 MORE PTC #11 in LAS VEGAS

The outside row camel. In the collection of John Yates of New Mexico.

Inner row deer prances along.

Outside row Illions stander with the lone Carmel (jumper) behind it.

An E. Joy Morris stander.

The Illions ticket booth which Reithoffer kept. A legless former stander gets outfitted as a jumper.

12 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 Breaking Carousel News Carousel Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS February 8-12, 2011 Gibsonton, FL The 42nd Annual International Independent Showmen’s Association, (IISA), Gibtown Showmen’s Club Trade Show. The Gibtown “Super Trade Show and Extrava- ganza” is the biggest trade show in the carnival industry. The annual show hosts over 300 exhibits of products from around the world. Admission for IISA members is free. For IAAPA, OABA, or the SLA memberships, $25.00. For all others, $50.00. The trade show is held at 6915 Riverview Dr., Gibsonton, FL. Visit www.gibtownshowmensclub.com or call (813) 677-3590.

Through May 29, 2011 Auburn, CA. A Leap of Imagination. Display of carousel figures from the collection of Sue and Mark Hegarty in- side the Treasury Room in the Historic Courthouse. The Site work is under way at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, the 19 carousel animals include English, German, French new home for Jane’s Carousel, PTC #61. John Caruso photo and Mexican carvings. Among the American figures are It’s hard to keep a secret in . Though a beautiful Carmel Borelli jumper, very early Looff and not officially announced, a Google News carousel alert in Dentzel prancers, a flag Parker and a standing camel by November had a story from www.Brownstoner.com, who Daniel Muller. Figures by Illions, H/S, Armitage Herschell followed up on a tip with a trip to Empire Fulton Ferry State and a Carmel stander are also included. The Museum is open from 10-4 daily except holidays. Admission is free. Park just before Thanksgiving. The website posted a picture For additional information, call (510) 889-6500. of the site where clearly the earth had been turned. The new park beneath the Bridge will be the Through Jan. 2, 2011 new home for Jane’s Carousel, PTC #61. Burnaby, BC. Burnaby Heritage Christmas 2010. Enjoy Jane Walentas confirmed recently in a recent email: the boughs, red bows and all the other old-fashioned or- “Your “carousel alerts” were quite correct – we have exca- naments and decorations throughout the village and farm- vated for the building and the foundation was poured about house. Traditional entertainment, demonstrations, hands- two weeks ago. There was no official ‘ground breaking’ be- on activities and exhibits from the early 1900s. Children’s cause the ground is already quite broken and the park is a crafts, Father Christmas, and a whirl on the C.W. Parker Carousel. For information, www.burnaby.ca. total mess – often a big mud puddle. With all the site work going on it’s not pretty and doesn’t look like it’s worthy of a Through Jan. 6, 2011 celebration. It’s strewn with bulldozers and huge mountains Vancouver Island, BC – Twelve Days of Christmas. The of dirt and irrigation pipes. spectacular annual display of holiday lights at Butchart “The plan is for the grade of the entire park to be raised Gardens. Take a leisurely stroll to find the twelve displays three feet to accommodate the 100 year flood plan. The first tucked away about the gardens, ride the Rose Carousel, phase of the building foundation, which was poured two join in the carolling and music, or skate on the outdoor rink. weeks ago, is actually the floor of the basement; a five-foot Regular admission to the gardens applies. For info call crawl space. The walls for the basement are being formed (250) 652-4422 or visit www.butchartgardens.com. now and will be poured sometime in the next two weeks to be followed by the slab that will be the floor of the building COAA and AMICA Band Organ Rallys with the surrounding deck. The park land that surrounds the May 21, 2011 building will be graded to that slab. Hanford, CA. Magnificent Pipes of Hanford. Antique car- “Our goal is to get the foundation poured before the re- ousel in town square. Historic theatre and church organs ally cold winter weather sets in. During the winter, the me- in town. Plenty of room for visiting organs. A fun event chanical systems, plumbing, etc., can be installed, but then with a great food and a local homemade ice cream shop. construction will slow down as delivery of the sophisticated For special hotel rates contact Dave Jones at visit Han- facade panels, doors from Switzerland, steel for roof, etc., [email protected], or (559) 582-5024; (cell) 559-707-9983. will be slow coming. It’s looking like the building won’t be completed until late next summer. I’m told patience is a vir- SEND US YOUR EVENTS! tue, so I’m trying my best to be virtuous!” Fax to (818) 332-7944 or email to [email protected]. Happy Holidays & best regards, – Jane

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 13 Riding With The Rabbit By Richard Concepcion ’s S&G Carousel Turns 100... Happy New Year 2011 everybody! As we move forward into the young decade, it’s rather fascinating to note how many existing classic American carousels have now been around for an entire century. One such carousel will reach that milestone this year, and it’s the ride that I literally grew up with; the fa- mous Stein & Goldstein carved carousel now residing in New York City’s Central Park. Some sources have reported Black Beauty aboard the Central Park carousel, wearing his this carousel as being built in 1908, but “park paint” of many years. articles covering its 1951 transfer from the old Culver De- was at least able to experience the similar kind of joy riding pot streetcar terminal in indicated 1911 as the in circles on the carousel. The following decade, I actually construction date. But regardless of which year is accurate, got a job working there, collecting tickets, watching out for the Central Park carousel is definitely (at least) 100 this rider safety, and starting off those 58 wooden horses on year, having been in the park far longer than when it turned their circular 5-minute journey. During many a day there, in Coney Island. from the carousel I would catch fleeting glimpses of riders We live with a decimal-based numbering system, and cantering their real horses down the dirt bridle path. That therefore love to checkmark anniversaries in years that end job stretched from my high school into college years, and with a 5 or 0, and even double 0. No matter how you count it some of the money I earned aboard the carousel I actually though, 100 years is a very long time to be around. used to pay for lessons at the Claremont Riding Academy, Looking back to the very beginning of the carousel pres- whose horses were rented out for the trails in Central Park. ervation movement in the ‘60s and early ‘70s, I now find it After being certified by the stable to be able to go solo hard to believe that so many of the hand-carved carousels in the park, I was introduced to and settled upon a gentle were only 40 to 50 years old at the time. Then we began to buckskin named Drifter to ride into the park periodically. learn just how many more had existed at one point, com- Thanks to Claremont’s owners, I became good friends pared with those few that survived. Then, in the following decade, we saw so many more carousels lost; most due to “unnatural causes”. I personally feel proud to be able to ride horses that are 100 years old or more. At the same time, I have often wished that oth- er horses I knew who were more flesh-and-blood than carved wood were capable of that kind of longevity... As a kid, walking through Central Park dur- ing the 1960’s, I had of- ten dreamed of cantering The Claremont Riding Acad- down the bridle path that emy rented horses for riding wound its way through on in Central Park for 115 years a real horse. But not hav- Sharing a moment with Drifter at the South end of the West despite the urban growth that ing parents that could af- bridle path (though you’re not supposed to dismount any- would eventually engulf it. ford that kind of luxury, I where in the park!), early 1980’s

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Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 15 Looking East across the Heckscher Ballfields just South of Dalehead Arch, with the carousel pavillion visible. Drifter never met in person, in many other ways they had Posted wooden sign describing the Heckscher Ballfields and done so...through me. Playground. The carousel is at the upper right corner. The And both of those old horses continue to help keep me West bridle path (now a long spur but originally a wide loop feeling young as the years keep going by. that once covered most of the Southern portion of the park) from uptown enters the Heckscher grounds at the left, cross- POSTSCRIPT: ing beneath the West Drive, emerging through the Dalehead Arch before turning South towards its endpoint below the The Claremont Riding Academy where Drifter lived was Playground. Richard Concepcion photos listed as both a local and National landmark, being the oldest public livery stable in the United States. Sadly, the Which brings me back to the present New Year, 2011. stable closed its doors in 2007 after succumbing to real es- When Blacky returns soon to Central Park from his Carou- tate pressures on the in and sel Works makeover in Ohio, he will rejoin his hand-carved increasing competition from other users of Central Park for companions aboard the carousel, 100 years young, and I access to its pathways. will gladly embrace him again soon afterwards. I will also Despite the stable’s historic significance, the place had take the time again to remember Drifter who passed into actually been fighting for its survival as far back as 1961, memory eleven years ago. It is a whimsical notion that car- when the City of New York sought to target the Upper West ousel horses do “live” much longer than their furry coun- Side neighborhood for urban renewal (decades before it terparts, even when in “retirement”. Although Blacky and went upscale). Even eventual landmark designation ulti- mately contributed to Claremont’s demise as the academy was saddled with increased costs of upkeep and mainte- nance as required by its landmark status. New York City used to have dozens of public riding sta- bles scattered across, its parks but those numbers have been steadily declining over the years. During that time, many public riding stables around the country have shut- tered due to soaring liability insurance costs, but here in New York City, it’s mostly because of real estate and politics. As recently as a year ago, Forest Park in lost its public horse rental stable (for construction of a new school parking lot), even while the Muller carousel in the same park presently remains idle for lack of an operating concession since this neighborhood ride never made money. At least Central Park still has its carousel turning. In as much as the art of the hand-carved American carousel had been endangered for over half a century, much overlooked Looking West across the Heckscher Ballfields from outside has been the loss of public stables where you can rent real the carousel pavillion. The dark spot seen through this horses to ride, if you can’t afford to own one. diamond backstop is the Dalehead Arch through Thank goodness carousel horses are still affordable and which the West bridle path passes, heading South to the left. available to ride.

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The Kennywood Dentzel tiger with patriotic jumper behind. The Kennywood Dentzel lion with elaborate elk trappings. uring the summer of 1926, William Dentzel was suc- cessful in obtaining orders for three carousels which turned out to be his last machines. D The first of these was built for and installed at Kenny- wood Park, near Pittsbugh, PA. (See Merry-Go-RoundUp, Vol. 9 #4, 1982, for the complete story of this machine. Also see the August 2008 CN&T). The second machine, (next to the last), was built for and installed at Lenape Park in West Chester, PA. The last machine was built for and installed at Rock Springs Park, Chester, West VA. (Not Rocky Springs Park which was in Lancaster, PA.)

KENNYWOOD The Kennywood machine has several outside row hors- es which Dentzel described in a letter to Kennywood as One of the “special horses of a new design” at Kennywood “Special Horses of a New Design”. These horses were of featuring the head up with wings on the chest. the head up style and most had wings on their chests. Photos courtesy of the Judy and Gray Tuttle collection

Rouding boards above and A second “new design” Dentzel stander. breast plate detail below. A third “new design” Dentzel stander.

18 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 The Lenape Park carousel building. The newly carved lion above and tiger below are not quite as intricate in the trappings as on the Kennywood machine.

Elaborate inside artwork on the Lenape Dentzel. LENAPE PARK The Lenape machine had two of this “new design” style horse as did a couple other of Dentzel’s last machines. The Lenape machine had new carvings including a deer, lion, tiger, and giraffe, but used the outside scenery panels from a trade-in Muller machine. The Tuttles sold the figures for the Lenape Park owner in 1978. The Lenape mechanism was later used by Char- lotte Dinger at Carousel World, Bucks County, PA.

The rounding boards on Lenape were from a Muller machine.

A head-up, winged chest stander from the Lenape Park Dent- zel machine. Chariot on the Dentzel carousel at Lenape Park.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 19 One of the Muller standers on the Rock Springs Dentzel. Dentzel wooden tails were made for the Muller standers.

A third Muller stander. An inside row jumper on Rock Springs. An older Dentzel on the outer row. The Rock Springs machine had Muller horses from the trade-in machine, several new closed-mouth and top-knott Dentzel carv- ings on the second and third rows. There were no menagerie on the Rock Springs machine. Dentzel wooden tails were made for the Muller horses when the carousel was built. This last Dentzel carousel is novel in that it is the only known park machine built with steel sweeps. Over the years, horses from this machine, have been advertised as having original paint. In fact, the Muller horses had four coats of paint, the original Muller factory paint, a park paint job in the park where the machine op- erated, the Dentzel factory when the machine was built, and a paint job at the park in1937 by by former Dentzel painter Angelo Calsamilia. Full shot of the Rock Springs carousel in old paint. Judy and Gray Tuttle photos The new Dentzell jumpers had two coats, a ROCK SPRINGS Dentzel factory paint job and the Calsamilia 1937 paint job. During the fall and winter of 1974, the property of Rock Calsamilia also painted the Lenape machine in the late Springs Park was condemned by the state of PA for a new 1930s. highway interchange. During the winter of 1927, William Dentzel was in the The contents of the park was put up for auction. The hospital with a heart condition. He was able to supervise Tuttles were successful in purchasing the park’s contents the installation of these last machines. He later spent part including the carousel. We did not want to break up the ma- of 1927 at the Hot Springs at Bad-Naugeim, Germany. He chine. It was sold intact to Jim Wells of Fairfax, VA, who was back in the hospital in early 1928. William Dentzel died later sold it to Larry Freels in CA. The mechanism is in stor- at his home on March 13, 1928. age and needs a new home. (You can call Dan at Brass – Gray Tuttle Ring Entertainment for details.)

20 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 Carnival and Carousel Acquired by Buffalo Brothers from Taylor Amusements in 2007 1915 Spillman Eng. Portable Still Traveling the Old Fashioned Way

It’s a step back in time for visitors and a step forward for the 1915 traveling Spillman carousel, one of just two known historic wooden portable machines from the “Golden Age” of carousels, still actively working the carnival circuit. Sherri Holland photo By Lee Harris Special to The Carousel News & Trader n the Blueridge Mountains, just a few miles south of Lexington, VA, generations of rural children from Effin- ger Elementary School would await the annual coming Iof spring with an anticipation only equaled by the buildup before Christmas and birthdays. My father was such a child, tearing into a miniature of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 on one gift day before anx- iously counting the days until the next great occasion, upon which he would finally receive a long awaited silver clad GI Joe with Mercury space capsule. Then there was the excruciating wait for that tertiary calendar marker which oc- curred near the end of each May and brought along a party even bigger than everybody’s Christmases and birthdays combined. As the days grew warmer and grass greener, the rest- lessness would swell until one morning when school buses The historic carousel kicks off the season at the annual passed the unlikely herald of the year’s most momentous Effinger Fireman’s Carnival carnival.Lee Harris photo occurrence; in a gravel lot across the road from the school, across the trailer were all young readers needed to confirm a pale blue two-and-a-half ton Chevrolet would sit with box- their waiting was over and the annual firemen’s carnival had trailer in tow. The words “Taylor Amusements” emblazoned arrived.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 21 Dropping the roof of the carousel. The canvas top comes off, then the rounding boards and the sweeeps and it’s time to pack it all up and head to the next set-up.

Sherri Holland photo

During recess on such days, my father and his school- firemen’s carnival by a younger generation of the Taylor mates would bolt from their classrooms to get a better look family and their workers. at the assembly of the midway below. Running up the hill Later that evening, as I sat on a wooden saddle spur- above the school, bypassing playground equipment, they ring an ancient steed, I vaguely remember releasing my grip would gather and survey the progress of the traveling car- from a worn brass pole to wave to my parents as they stood nival workers below. From this hilltop lookout, the skeletons by the gate talking with the jolly, white haired operator. This of a half erected , rotary swingset and carousel scene was repeated for several years and recycled with could be seen taking form in contrast to the lonely see-saws, both my younger siblings. Over the calliope recordings blar- swings and merry-go-round amid which the mesmerized ing from an ancient speaker box mounted at the center of children stood. These anxious kids, shuffling their cowboy the machine, I could never hear my parents’ conversation, boots and P.F. Flyers, exchanged rural legends about air- much less understand the bearing their discussions with the borne tubs and the G-forces exerted by the Scram- old operator would have on my life in years to come. Then, bler, doubtless as to where they would spend the next few in the spring of 2007, my father nonchalantly announced evenings. over dinner, “Well, I bought a carnival.” So began my life as A quarter century later, I stood with my third grade peers a carnie... among the playground equipment of our parents’ child- As I learned the details of my old man’s planned foray hoods and stared fervently downhill at the assembly of the into the kingdom of carnivalism, it became clear that this

Close ups of the horses at the ‘08 Effinger .

22 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 The annual Effinger Volunteer Firehouse carnival in full swing. It was at this carnival that the Buffalo Brothers first rode the carousel.

Lee Harris photo would-be ‘midway magnate’ had hinged much of his busi- VINTAGE CAROUSEL ASSEMBLY 101 ness strategy on the expectation that his two sons would My first reunion with the carousel of my childhood saw obligingly co-manage the venture. In fact, this aspiring Tilt- me back on the gravel lot across from Effinger Elementary A-Whirl tycoon had already christened his operation, “Buf- School. Supervised and aided by former owner, Mr. Richard falo Brothers Amusements,” a nod to my younger brother, Taylor and son, Ricky, I would have to labor with my brother Tommy, and I, along with the Buffalo Creek we grew up be- as eager children supervised from the hill above. side. We began the process by jacking up the machine’s Apparently a known sucker for sentimentality, I became heavy centerpole, long since mounted on a small trailer to responsible for running and restoring a full caravan of vin- facilitate transport. The centerpiece was then lowered onto tage amusement equipment, the youngest pieces of which carefully placed cribbing blocks in order to ensure a stable, predated me by at least a few decades. While most of the level base. Next came the heavy, twelve-foot oak overhead rides were as historic as they were haggard, the unques- sweeps which act as the skeleton for the machine. tionable jewel of the antiquated arrangement had to be the Standing on a catwalk pulled from the rear of a relic box 1915 Spillman Engineering two-row, sixteen-horse wooden trailer, Tommy and I guided each of the sequentially num- carousel. bered sweeps toward the centerpole where Ricky pushed them into their cor- responding slots. Before rotating to a new sweep slot, each beam was locked in place with two ancient iron rods suspended from the top of the centerpole. Lee Harris atop the roof of the carousel begins the dismantling procedure.

Buffalo Bros. assistant, Cavette Potter, rotates the machine. Sherri Holland photo

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 23 24 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 1915 Spillman Engineering Portable machine with trailer-mounted center pole Buffalo Brothers Amusements • Lexington, VA Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com Photo circa 1960s25 A full shot of the machine operating at the 2008 Effinger fair. one roof, which can be further reduced to one unlucky fool After repeating this process sixteen times, we began in- balancing a heavy load at a dangerous height. As neither stalling the rounding boards between each of the splayed forklifts nor OSHA existed when the carousel was designed, fingers of the sweeps. Rotating the machine by hand, the raising the roof requires one spry carnie to monkey his way rounding boards were individually locked into place be- to the machine’s apex. Poised atop the centerpole within an tween each pair of adjacent sweeps. area about the size of a dinner plate, the worker is tasked After sixteen sweeps, plus sixteen rounding boards, plus with mounting the eight foot long, seventy pound topmast thirty-two iron rods, it’s time to hoist the two fabric halves of on the very space in which he stands. Of course, as the operation’s sole employees and man- agers by default, the precarious hoisting of the mast befell the company-insured Buffalo Brothers themselves. And so, like two piratical P.T. Barnum clones, my brother and I clam- bered through the spider legs of sweeps and retaining rods until Tommy stood at the precipice with me passing him the mast from my lower position on a sweep. With the mast low- ered onto its mount and secured via Isaac Newton formula Locktite, I passed Tommy a heavy block and tackle. Shim- mying up the mast, Tommy hooked the block and tackle to its top, then slid down to begin preparing the fabric roof. Lacing together two halves of a carousel roof is a lot like straight-lacing a pair of shoes, with the exception that when your shoe comes untied it probably does not send a mess of heavy fabric and timbers cascading like a primitive live- catch trap downwards upon a crowd of unsuspecting chil- dren and grandmothers. Granted this one small exception, the process could be completed by any department store worker who has ever had to hang upside down from the storage room rafters and ladder lace a pair of inside-out sneakers for display. Simple! Balancing ten feet above a gravel lot beneath a scorching midday sun, the Buffalo Brothers began hopping between Lee unlacing and lowering the canvas top. sweeps while unfurling one half of the carousel’s vinyl roof

26 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 More shots of the carousel in action at the fair. as Ricky rotated the machine and fastened the fabric into Andrews character, none of this machinery assembles it- the outermost ends of the beams. After repeating this pro- self. Ricky, again rotating the machine by hand, showed the cess, we began worming our way between the collapsed Buffalo Brothers how cross braces were installed between roof and the outstretched wooden arms, craning upwards every other pair of sweeps. Then, carefully snaking the long as we laced the two halves together. When the sections crankshafts beneath the rounding boards, we rested them were at last joined, the block and tackle was hooked in their atop metal sleeves centered on the braces. This step was center. With a mighty pull, the three of us hoisted the roof, only complete after climbing back onto the centerpole of the mercifully ending our tiresome nineteenth century nautical machine where metal collars could be bolted over the shafts references for the day. Wooden stakes were propped be- to keep them from sliding out of position. Finally, after more tween each sweep and the roof, tightening the fabric and than three hours of swinging from rafter to rafter like carni- giving the roof its bent pyramid silhouette. valized Quasimodos, Tommy and I climbed down to ground Unless your carousel horses are of the magical Mary level. (Sanctuary it proved not.) Poppins breed, a substantial amount of engineering is re- From the ground, we set to installing the carousel’s deck. quired to achieve the iconic “gallop” associated with most First, thirty-two brass sheathed iron rods were hung in pairs machines built since the early 1900s. In the case of our vin- from each of the sweeps. Slotted steel cross members were tage Spillman, eight ancient overhead crankshafts tipped then slid over the bottom of each rod, connecting the pairs with beveled spur gears are mated to a beveled bull gear and providing a framework for the heavy floorboards which permanently mounted at the center of the machine. were to follow. On the undersides of the sixteen massive Two horses are hung from opposing cranks on each oak floor sections, strips of angle iron allowed the floor to shaft, ensuring that one horse rises as the other falls. This be securely slid into the slotted cross members. As Tommy clockwork arrangement is entirely separate from the main and I strained while contemplating the usefulness of our col- drive cog and motor, which pose their own unique challeng- lege degrees, Ricky informed us that “in the good old days” es later in the setup. Naturally, without the magic of a Julie the floor was comprised of eight much larger sections. With the floor in place, we began tightening down nuts on the threaded ends of the suspension rods. Meanwhile, the Tay- lors installed iron X-braces running from the inside of the

The carousel center pole and drive gear.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 27 The horses hanging inside the trailer. Every single piece of Hanging the horses saves them from bumps and bruises in the carousel must be carefully and efficiently packed. transit. Sherri Holland photos floorboards to the sweeps above. Tightening a turnbuckle confident that we stood beneath the neighborhood’s nicest on each brace, Ricky expounded the importance of secur- motorized tent with deluxe hardwood floors. ing every fitting to reduce the machine’s overall sway. Over the course of approximately five hours, I had been If I had a time machine, I think I would like to travel a roofer, floorer and mechanic. Soon I would also be able back to find out what weird Victorian came up with the idea to include the title “equinologist” on my growing carnival of filling a yurt with miniature mechanical horses and then résumé, breaking my previous record for most jobs pro- spinning the entire apparatus to a soundtrack belched by an cured and vacated in a single day. Prior to hanging the automated, steam-powered pipe organ. Hopefully, between horses, two brass sheathed poles were fastened to each of editing the works of Lewis Carroll and mainlining laudanum, the overhead crankshafts. With the sixteen poles pinned in our Victorian gentleman would have time to explain why his place, we could finally begin shishkebabbing our carousel vision of a dreidel filled with ponies had to be more complex creatures. In the front of the box trailer, the Taylor’s had than a Swiss pocket watch. conserved valuable storage space by racking eight horses For example, assembling the drive mechanism of our on poles attached to the floor with the other eight hanging machine proved to be one of the most difficult steps of the from poles suspended from the ceiling. Carefully pushing setup. An eight-piece sectional bull gear, typical of early upwards on the nearest suspended horse, I removed the Herschell-Spillman related machines, had to be mounted retaining pin which held it in place. Lowering the horse from piece-by-piece to the sweeps. (One might question the ex- the pole, I took it in my arms and made my way to the door. pedience of the absence of a permanent drive line from a There, Ricky and Tommy relayed the wooden animal to its traveling machine presumably designed with swift setups in place on the machine. With the brass pole tilted upwards, mind.) While my brother and I lifted each heavy cast iron the horse was slid into position and pinned in place. A steel section overhead, Ricky bolted them to the beams. After sleeve was then slid over the lower portion of the pole and a few of these pieces were placed, the machine was spun bolted to the floor. by hand until the newly installed sections meshed with a With one steed positioned, we only had to repeat the shaft driven spur gear connected to an electric motor below. process fifteen more times. With the final sections of the gear installed, I was somewhat When all sixteen horses were secured on the machine,

Scott crafting a new leg. A horse stripped bare and restored, awaiting its last leg.

28 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 Restored wooden horses primed, awaiting paint. I theatrically brushed my hands together with a feeling of accomplishment. Seeing this, Mr. Taylor said something to of hard use. Five of the team’s original sixteen wooden the effect of, “How many carnies does it take to screw in a horses are unaccounted for, having been replaced with four lightbulb?” As he pointed to a scenery board with about ten circa 1930s cast aluminum Allan Herschell horses and one empty sockets, I began to understand who was the punch- “half-and-half” wooden body/aluminum limbs hybrid. line of his joke. The former carnival master’s one liner only Considering the hazards imposed by a century of gruel- became more groan worthy as I twisted in each of the near- ing set-ups and tear-downs, coupled with the tens of thou- ly two hundred lightbulbs. Meanwhile, Tommy and Ricky as- sands of aspiring Lone Rangers who rode these works of sembled an aluminum safety fence around the perimeter art, the survival of any of the original wooden horses is a of the machine. Some six hours after commencing their testament to their quality craftsmanship. first carousel construction, the Buffalo Brothers finally got a Restoration of the carousel is an ongoing process under- chance to step back from their work and survey the results taken in the offseason and between shows. Of the eleven of their labor. Admiring the beautiful old machine, I am sure wooden horses, all sustained work related injuries typical we both imagined the tear down which was to occur in little of their vocation: broken limbs hastily patched with wood more than a week. (In fact, the backbreaking assembly and screws and sheet metal patches, moisture related rot sealed disassembly of the carousel was to become a biweekly oc- beneath Bondo, even a decapitation remedied by a saw- currence for us during the summer months for an indefinite bones carnie crudely hacking a new head from the nearest period of our lives.) Before our imaginations could discour- available piece of poplar. Each of the former owners’ count- age us, we were mercifully cut short by the urgency of learn- less acts of creative pragmatism must be corrected in order ing to set up a 1950s vintage Ferris wheel. to ensure the continuity of the carousel for another century. The painstaking restoration of a wooden carousel horse The Machine and its Restoration begins with a week long treatment utilizing the most tech- In continuous operation as a traveling attraction for near- nologically sophisticated tools of the trade: a heat gun and ly a century, the thirty foot wide wooden carousel is remark- ably complete, though its long history is evidenced by battle scars and field repairs accumulated throughout its decades

Lee airbrushing on the early coats of paint. Freshly airbrushed horses awaiting detail.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 29 The AH half-and-half horse repainted and brought to life. A 1930s half-and-half Allan Herschell stripped and ready. mire the simplicity of the pre-metallic gold pinstripes applied paint scraper. (Use of chemical stripper is not advisable in a North Tonawanda factory a century ago. due to its tendency to get sucked into porous woods, as Stripping a horse usually reveals damage long hidden be- well as causing painful reactions when in contact with the neath a layer cake of paints. I typically spend a day or more restorer’s skin. Side effects include uncontrolled spasms, removing automotive filler, wood putty and innumerable oth- cursing, pandenominational blasphemies, and inability to er unwholesome patch substances from the horse’s wounds. concentrate on anything other than globules of melting flesh Often, removal of the various fillers exposes rot which must which, in some clinical trials, dripped like hot wax from the be carefully removed before any repairs are made. On one restorer’s fingertips as he writhed on the floor of his shop.) horse, such extensive damage was revealed that most of the While scraping each layer of a century’s worth of semi- neck had to be replaced. Woodworker and Buffalo Brothers seasonal repaints sometimes feels as exciting as watching Amusements master carnie, Scott Henderson of Lexington, a century’s worth of paint dry, the process reveals the paints VA, surgically removed all rot from the horse before fitting it and styles of each previous painter. The first layers of pri- with a nearly seamless poplar patch. Scott’s experience in mary colored latex paint gradually give way to reveal pastel equine prosthesis has been further employed to accurately latexes applied in the 1980s. recreate legs for horses when their old limbs are occasion- Beneath the 1980s, you find burnt orange, chartreuse ally revealed to be damaged beyond repair. and mustard, lacking period paisley patterns but nonethe- With appendages restored, refitted or replaced, new less indicative of the high styling of their time. Then there filler is applied to close gaps and fill gouges. Then, the te- are the classic car paints one could easily imagine trans- dious task of sanding begins to smooth out the filler and posed on an early Ford Thunderbird or even a Fender Stra- remove any flakes of paint which were left after scraping. tocaster. Fittingly, these paints tend to burn outwards from I smooth large areas with a makeshift device created by the heat source like a map combusting during the introduc- rolling up a magazine, wrapping it tightly with duct tape and tory credits to a Western. Finally, you find yourself scraping then covering it in sandpaper. This cheap contour sander, off toxic, vibrant layers of lead-based goodness, which tend affectionately dubbed “the painter’s blunt,” can be used in to particulate, turning your brain to Swiss cheese as you ad- many areas an oscillating sander will not reach. (Smoking is not recommended.) Finer contours, including the details of the face and mane, are only tackled by painstaking hand sanding and patience. With preliminary sanding complete, the joints connecting the legs, head and tail to the horse’s body can be seamed. Traditional wood fillers and automotive putty will crack if applied to areas which flex. In these areas, flexible caulk seams gaps and provides enough flex to avoid breaking free and cracking paint jobs. I personally use Lord brand automotive seam sealers in order to ensure long lasting seams as well as compatibility with the automotive paints I use to finish my horses. While some traditionalists may have just cringed at the idea of covering an antique wooden horse in car paint, I maintain my approach to the paint process is as traditional as that of any owner of a traveling machine. Stripping my Lee adding the pin striping detail. horses revealed a motley assortment of latexes, lacquers,

30 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 Freshly painted, brightly restored jumper. enamels and traditional oil paints, so I feel a modern ap- proach to painting is in keeping with the spirit of my prede- cessors. Available in most any color imaginable, two stage Our cover horse restored and ready to ride. The apparently automotive paints are tougher, longer lasting and easier worn saddle is an antiquing detail in the paint. to clean than any other paint ever subjected to daily expo- with a gravity gun, lightly sanding between each coat. After sures to the sticky hands of carrying cowboys giving the primer time to dry, I airbrush on the horse’s coat, or their caramel coated cowgirl compatriots. mane and tail, applying shading and highlights where ap- Having ruined several early projects by mixing incom- propriate. Next, I go home and consume an alcoholic bever- patible paints, I am careful to buy primers, paints and clear age. I follow this up with a sandwich, repeating the process coats belonging to a specific manufacturer’s paint system. as needed. (Not all alcoholic beverages and sandwiches Admitting I am a carnie, not a chemist, saves me time and are compatible, so be sure to consult your manufacturer or frustration. I begin painting by applying thin coats of primer local sales representative before mixing.) After giving the paint and myself at least a day to dry out, I return to the paint room and set to work on the horse’s blanket, saddle and breast collar. The previous day’s paint is masked off before moving on with the airbrush. Each section is treated as a separate component of the eventual product, so more time is devoted to masking and waiting for paint to dry than actual painting. Eventually, with basecoats and shading applied, I am able to begin brush work. Small, detailed areas like the eyes and mouth are completed with a cheap set of art brushes. For more complex designs, like those found on the blankets or bridle, I first use a Stabilo pencil to draw a pattern on the surface prior to painting. Once I am satisfied with a layout, I break out my pinstriping brushes and begin using 1-Shot paint to cover the lines I drew with the pencil. With details applied, I watch the paint dry, consume more sandwiches and beer, compose winded descriptions, and contemplate general futility. Finally, when all paint has sufficiently dried, I remove masking tape, touch up my work, and grab my grav- ity gun to cover the horse in several layers of clearcoat. To- tal time invested per horse: two to three weeks minimum. But Wait, There’s More! As if being shanghaied into a carnival fleet, which includ- ed no cruise ships, was not ample punishment for the ills of my past lives, as if donning a gasmask before dismembering and reassembling horses like a veterinary Dr. Frankenstein, was somehow not a sufficiently freakish occupational quirk, Restored and freshly painted horse nearly complete. I, in a seemingly masochistic crusade to expose myself to

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 31 Above and right are freshly painted 1915 wooden horses. evermore powerful industrial solvents, resolved to duplicate horses anyway. Partnering with the Allan Herschell Carrou- the ancient hand-carved Spillman horses in the form of fi- sel Factory Museum, located in the North Tonawanda, NY, berglass reproductions. facility, accross the street from where the Spillman carousel The idea of replicating my horses originally developed was originally constructed, we devised a plan to sell some as a solution to the problem of not having suitable replace- of my Spillman reproductions through their gift shop. ments for damaged horses I had removed from the machine With brass poles and custom wooden bases expertly during restoration. Rather than doing a rush job on a single crafted by furniture builder and designer, Jennifer Parker of horse, hastily rotated out and refitted between shows, I de- Modern Boy Woodshop in Staunton, VA, the hand-painted cided I could build one or two fiberglass surrogate horses, Spillman replicas are the first horses to be sold under the leaving myself unlimited time to properly repair any origi- Allan Herschell name since the company ceased carousel nals in need of attention. Eventually, I was brought down production in the 1960s. In addition to perpetuating my own off my high horse back to a ground level where the realities interests in the carnival cause, proceeds benefit the continu- of liability and lawsuits made it unlikely I would get a ride ation of the non-profit museum and its efforts to preserve and inspector to pass my homegrown Spillmans. promote history for generations of carousel riders to come. With my switcheroo scheme thwarted, I decided to press forward with my plans to mold and cast some of the old The Future As the Buffalo Brother Amusement Company’s carousel approaches its centennial in 2015, we are working to have the machine looking as impressive as it did when it was as- sembled for testing in the North Tonawanda factory in 1915. When restoration of the horses is complete, hopefully by spring 2011, plans to rebuild the rounding boards and plat- form are the next order of business. Eventually, if I am ever able to come by more of the exceedingly rare Herschell- Spillman traveling size wooden carousel horses, I would like to remove the five aluminum replacement horses. As with previous operators though, I expect the mainte- nance of this machine will be an ongoing project for as long as it continues to travel its yearly carnival circuit. Future rid- ers will likely be no gentler than my father, my brother or I were when we grew up riding the horses we now repair. These machines were built to travel full circle, right? The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is located at 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda, NY. For information, call (716) 693-1885 or www.carrouselmuseum.org. For information on the Buffalo Brothers Amusement Company and for a schedule of upcoming shows, visit them A fiberglass reproduction horse freshly painted. at www.buffalobrosamusements.com.

32 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 Carousel Figure Exhibit through May 29

Carmel Borrelli jumper at the center of the exhibit.

Parker jumper with flag. AUBURN, CA – Inside the beautiful Historic Courthouse in Auburn, a colorful wooden menagerie has taken over the museum space in the Treasury Room. A unique group of nineteen carousel animals from the collection of Sue and Mark Hegarty will be on exhibition in A Leap of Imagination from Dec. 4 through May 29, 2011. Scenery panels, a Dentzel mirror and extensive histori- cal signage along with band organ music enhance the en- joyment of this special, colorful exhibition. Visitors not only learn about the construction and carving styles of the American animals, but examples of English, German, French and Mexican carousel figures create an awareness that “Carousels Circle The World!” Some of the American animals include a beautiful Car- mel Borelli jumper, very early Looff and Dentzel prancers, a flag Parker and two very rare pieces: a standing tiger Beautiful Muller camel in old paint. carved in the late 1800s by Gottfried Bungarz and a won- The Museum is open from 10-4 daily except holidays. derfully-carved standing camel by Daniel Muller. Figures by Admission is free. For additional information or to arrange Illions, H/S, Armitage Herschell and a Carmel stander are for tour groups please call, (510) 889-6500. also included.

Herschell-Spillman dog, Gottfried Bungarz tiger, Muller camel. Armitage Herschell jumper.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 33 PTC HISTORY COMMENTS & CORRECTIONS the fate of PTC #29 at Pleasure Pier

This photo courtesy of Brian Morgan shows PTC #29 at Pleasure Pier in the 1940s. Brian adds that “The Port Arthur Pleasure Pier was situated on a sand island in the river off the shore of Port Arthur, TX. It was reached only by a road bridge and it seems the island was solely occupied by the amusement area. PTC #29 replaced an earlier carousel to much fanfare in the local press. According to local records, although it was never directly hit, the carousel was damaged by the peripheral winds of a number of large hurricanes. The dilapidated state of PTC #29 in this photo suggests that it had in fact been through a number of storms. The diamond shaped mirrors on the outside rim must be replacements after the originals were damaged or destroyed.” (EDITOR’S NOTE: In our original story, through a transcrip- tion error, PTC #29 was listed as a 3-row menagerie; it should have simply read 3-row (all horses). n our June 2010 issue on the history of the PTC carousels, the fate of PTC #29 was listed as “1957?-?” I This past summer, we received a letter from CN&T read- er Ken Gordon of Fleetwood, PA. In the letter, Mr. Gordon shared with us some fascinating information that he be- lieved to be the fate of PTC #29. In researching the fate of his childhood carousel many years ago, the Grand Dentzel from Carsonia Park in Read- ing, PA, Gordon found himself tracking another Carsonia Park carousel, PTC #29, which went to Pleasure Pier in 1946. Gordon contacted Ray Cline, then director of the Port Arthur Public Library and Historical Society. Mr. Cline re- Postcard announcing the new Pleasure Pier in the spring of layed a fantastic story about the last carousel at Pleasure 1942. The major improvements to the pier included the ad- Pier being bulldozed into the lake, and then, subsequently dition of the PTC “Comet” , a scooter ride, new realizing the carousel might have been of great value, div- arcade and concession buildings, and a new swimming pool. ers were sent in to salvage it a few years later. outrageous. But, certainly such goings on would be reported As Pleasure Pier was basically a landfill which jutted out in the local papers... unless no one wanted to talk about it. into the lake, and the amusement park, the only occupant of According to my own conversation with Mr. Cline, he ar- the fill was condemned and eventually leveled in the early rived in Port Arthur in 1973, long after Pleasure Pier had 1960s when access to the area was all but entirely cut off by closed. As the story was relayed to him, not all of the car- extensive damage to the only bridge, the story is not all that ousel, but most of it, was dumped into the lake. The divers

34 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 sent in to salvage it a few years later found the remains of two wooden horses, far be- yond repair, he recalled. Correspondence with the Public Library and Historical Society and its current direc- tor, Yvonne Sutherlin, confirmed the rumors of the event, but no proof surfaced as there is no written record specific to the fate of the last carousel at Pleasure Pier. “The more I dig, it seems to me that there may not be an article on the dumping of the of the carousel, because it is something that was not supposed to happen,” said Yolanda Clayton of the Port Arthur Library. What we do know is that after thriving in the 1940s and early ‘50s, the park would peri- odically suffer due to repeated storm damage to the only bridge providing access. Accord- ing to Sutherlin, the Comet roller coaster was severely damaged in the 1957 hurricane and Pleasure Pier aerial shows the carousel, (center), protected only by canvas was never repaired. The actual closing date top and siding. The PTC Comet roller coaster was one of the 84 coasters de- of the park is uncertain, but The Port Arthur signed by Herbert Schmeck. Photo: Ken Rutherford - Barbara Williams Collection News reported that the facilities at Pleasure Pier, with the ex- chines. No junk. H. G. English, Pleasure Pier, Port Arthur, ception of the roller coaster and ballroom, were condemned Texas.” and torn down at the city’s expense. After further storm dam- Billboard, Feb. 2, 1954. “For Sale – 28 hand-carved age, the roller coaster was demolished and after the ballroom horses, jumpers. Also have horse rods, eccentrics, gears of burned in 1966, the site was completely cleared by the city. all kinds out of ride we are discarding. Hurry if you can use Pleasure Pier may have had a number of carousels, or any of it. H.G. English, Pleasure Pier, Port Arthur, Texas. not. The ad (right) from 1927 offers 5 cent rides on the mer- The first ad discovered by Fred Dahlinger, (1963, Hous- ry-go-round, while an article in The Port ton), mentioning PTC parts was certainly a Arthur News from 1931 talks about a “new” maybe, if not probably, PTC #29. The sec- merry-go-round and Ferris wheel for the ond two ads discovered by Barbara from pier. If the arrival of PTC #29 was indeed Billboard (1954, Port Arthur) clearly mark in the early 1940s, that would indicate at the end of PTC #29 at Pleasure Pier. least three carousels. Although, with no The similarities of the two FOR SALE clear documentation of the arrival date ads, (Port Arthur ‘54 and Houston ‘63), of PTC #29, and no clear records of the would appear to be more than just coin- machine after it was replaced in Carsonia cidence and the 28 wooden horses and Park in 1923, PTC #29 may have been the carousel parts for sale in Houston in ‘63 “new” carousel mentioned in the 1931 article, or may have sure look to be the same 28 horses and much of the same arrived as a reconditioned machine around the time of the parts for sale in ‘54. If the Fairyland Park, Houston ad is cor- PTC coaster in the early 1940s. The wear on the machine rect in identifying them as PTC parts, then it would certainly in the 1940s photo, (top left), indicates that PTC #29 might seem that both of the FOR SALE ads refer to figures and have been in the rough climate of Port Arthur for a while. parts from PTC #29 from Pleasure Pier. The Actual Fate of PTC #29 Also, if the aerial photo above showing the carousel While I was digging around Port Arthur, Barbara Williams zipped up in canvas siding is indicative of its winter storage, was digging elsewhere to try to decipher the actual fate of then it is not surprising that the wooden PTC #29 carousel PTC #29. Barbara’s research turned up three different ads, would last less than decade on the Pleasure Pier. all sounding a lot like PTC #29. The first ad came from Fred As for the carousel swept into the lake, the jury is still out. Dahlinger’s research; the second two from Barbara’s. Urban legend or hidden truth? Amusement Business, Oct. 5, 1963. “Fairyland Park, If anyone has any further information on this incident, we Houston, TX – 28 wooden Merry-Go-Round horses at $25 would love to hear about it. As well, if anyone has any pho- each, needing paint and some repairs. Full set of acces- tographs from Pleasure Pier that might show the carousel sories with gears, hangers and bearings for 50 ft. old-type there from the mid-’50s until the park closed, we would love park Philadelphia Toboggan Company MGR.” to see them. Billboard, Jan. 6,1954. “Wanted – Interested in buying If a carousel did go in the drink, it would probably have 2 or 3 abreast merry-go-round. Must be in good shape and been the one that replaced PTC #29, but so far, we have no located in this part of the country. Also wanted – Arcade ma- leads on what that machine might have been.

Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 www.carouselnews.com 35 CAROUSEL NEWS Briefs Fun Holiday sightings in munich, germany

The Santa Claus organ grinder in Munich, Germany. The second photo is of a carousel music box that was on sale at an indoor Christmas Market in a small Bavarian city An old carousel music box for sale in a Christmas Market in south of Munich. I did not hear it play, so I can’t say anything a small Bavarian city south of Munich, Germany. about the music. It appeared to be an antique in reasonably Hi Roland, good condition. A little white paint was pealing off the floor. I was going through some old photos and ran across The “riders” were all celluloid “cupie dolls”. It looked like it one from Munich, Germany. The Santa Claus organ grinder may have been hand-made, but it was difficult to tell. It may with stuffed monkey was at the entrance of the Royal Pal- have been a child’s toy or perhaps just a table decoration. ace courtyard, where one of a dozen (city-wide) Christmas The detail is pretty impressive. Unfortunately, I was unable Markets was being held (December 2008). He had a bat- to find anyone who could tell me anything about it. Maybe tery-powered automated band organ on wheels that played your readers will know. about 200 tunes (seasonal and otherwise) while his monkey Enjoy, (on a stick) did a little dance. Tunes included Jingle Bells, – Jim Weaver Here Comes Santa Clause, and Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer. I would have loved to interview him, but he did What else do you know that has not gone up in price in not speak English and my German was not up to the task. over 10 years? You can help us keep our costs down and The little box on the top is for tips and reads DANKE renew your subscription before it runs out. Subscription (thanks). If you look closely, you’ll see a second monkey expiration dates are printed on each mailing label. hiding under the bass drum and a rubber duck near the cymbal. I was impressed with the quality and volume of the The NOV 10 sound (enhanced, no doubt by the stone archway entrance Charles I. D. Looff to the courtyard just out of view of the camera). The grinder CarouselNews & Trader 30 Bedford Ave., was popular with adults and children coming to and leaving Brooklyn, NY 11222 the market.

36 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 CAROUSEL NEWS Briefs second cruise ship carousel launched

The new Carousel Works carousel aboard Allure. The carousel horse creation display on Allure. Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship, Al- The carousel features 18 figures and one ADA accessi- lure of the Seas, now the world’s largest, is home to Car- ble chariot. The menagerie includes a zebra, tiger cub, bear, ousel Works’ newest carousel creation. Hand-carved and snow leopard and a frog prince. In addition to the carousel, especially designed by Carousel Works for Royal Caribbean Carousel Works also created an artwork display. The flower- International, this full-sized, traditional carousel is unique. themed horse on the Allure carousel served as the model for The Boardwalk Neighborhood surrounding the carousel five oversized versions of the horse to illustrate the transi- is designed to be a space for families inspired by the seaside tion of a carousel horse from a block of wood, through the piers of yesteryear. The original artwork scenery panels on various stages of carving and painting to the final stage of the carousel feature custom-painted scenes to highlight the completion. This carousel is the second created by Carousel wistfulness of life on the historic seaside piers. Works for Royal Caribbean International. Carvers Submit your stories and photos of your work for our Annual March Carver’s Issue DEADLINE; FEBRUARY 1st, 2011 The Annual Carvers Issue is just around the corner and we welcome submissions of photos and stories from all carousel carvers, amateurs and professionals alike. To submit your story, contact [email protected]. The Carousel News & Trader 818-332-7944

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ST. JOSEPH, MI – The Silver Beach Carousel was dressed up for Halloween when organizers staged “Night fortune telling. The holiday gathering at the carousel was a Mares on Broad Street” on late October. There was a cos- great success. Look for it to become an annual event. tume contest with cash prizes, dancing in the Shadowland For information on the new Silver Beach carousel, visit Ballroom, free haunted carousel rides, souvenir photos and www.silverbeachcarousel.com.

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Carousel Modelers and Somehow I missed this great photo of John Caruso and Vickie Stauffer at the Boulder River Miniature Association Carousel in last months’ layout. John is wearing The Carousel Modelers and Min- his Nunley’s Carousel hoodie and Vicike is in her iatures Association (CMMA) has Spokane Looff sweatshirt. been reorganized. The CMMA If you missed the fun in Spokane and the North- was founded in 1986 for the pur- west in 2010, be sure to be part of the 2011 con- pose of bringing together mod- vention, “Hoofbeats in the Rockies”, visiting the elers, miniaturists and wood- carousels of Colorado in September. carvers interested in building The 2011 Tech Conference has been confirmed operating miniature carousels. for April 29 - May 1 based in Pasadena, CA. Check CMMA membership includes in at www.nca-usa.org for all of the details. the quarterly publication, Horse Tales, a membership directory and the hobby’s greatest fellow- ship. The 2009 convention was held at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum. The CMMA is now accepting 2010 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 additional information. All inquiries or questions should be sent to Patrick Wentzel, CMMA secretary-treasurer, 2310 High- land Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101-2920 or call (304) 428-3544, or email [email protected].

40 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, January 2011 CAROUSEL NEWS Briefs carousel comes together in LG commercial

The antique horses mounted on a older Chance frame. An armored Looff from the Dinger collection has a starring on YouTube and passed it along. I posted the link to my role in a new commercial for LG smart phones. CNT Facebook page where Carl Dinger informed us that he BROOKLYN, NY – High-tech meets antique in a new had loaned out six horses for the shoot. commercial for the LG Vortex smart phone. I had heard In the commercial, a passer by stops at an open ware- about this commercial being filmed in early November house-type space where he spots an older gentleman put- through a Google News “carousel” alert which led me to a ting together what appears to be an antique carousel. The news blog by Ben Popken on TheConsumerist.com. passer speaks into his phone sending the message “Twitter Popken’s story with photos read: “I stumbled across a update, Restoring carousel. Come help” And come help they shoot yesterday in Brookyln for a new LG phone commer- do, in droves, putting the machine together and enjoying its cial featuring a big ol’ carousel they stuffed into a warehouse splendor. A cute, if not touching commercial, and a nice plug in the Gowanus Canal area.” for historic carousels. If you don’t spot the commercial on Just last week, Elva Brodnick discovered the commercial TV, you can seach LG and carousel on YouTube to find it.

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