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TheThe November 2010 Vol. 26, No. 11 CCarouselarousel $5.95 NewsNews && TraderTrader SPECIALSPECIAL IAAPAIAAPA ISSISSUUEE:: 115115 YearsYears inin CrescentCrescent Park,Park, RIRI forfor Looff’sLooff’s MagnificentMagnificent CarouselCarousel 2020 YearsYears atat CarouselCarousel CenterCenter MallMall forfor Syracuse,Syracuse, NY,NY, 19091909 PTCPTC #18#18 BeautifulBeautiful IllionsIllions ArmoredArmored HorsesHorses AmusementAmusement ParkPark MemoriesMemories Carousel News & Trader, November 2010 www.carouselnews.com 1 It’s All Here. The Thriving Marketplace for the Attractions Industry. Products and people. Ideas and innovations. Energy and excitement. IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 delivers it all! Make connections and discover business solutions at every turn— from product displays and demonstrations, EAS networking events, and behind-the-scenes Euro Attractions facility tours to powerful education sessions Show and access to high-level industry experts. The sights and sounds, promise and possibility of the global attractions industry all come together at IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando. ASIAN Attractions Expo IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 Produced by: ORLANDO, FLORIDA USA IAAPA Conference: November 15–19, 2010 Attractions Trade Show: November 16–19, 2010 Expo Orange County Convention Center To attend go to www.IAAPA.org Visit us at IAAPA Booth #3117 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 It’s All Here. Huge 4-row menagerie carousel. Has been in storage for years, awaiting restoration. 1900s PTC Carousel The Thriving Marketplace Rare 4-row unrestored carousel great for community project. Priced to sell. Restoration available. for the Attractions Industry. 1927 Dentzel frame from Rock Springs, WV Products and people. Ideas and innovations. The last carousel Dentzel ever built with the trim still in original paint. Replacement animals available. Energy and excitement. IAAPA Attractions 1880s Herschell-Spillman Steam-Operated Carousel Expo 2010 delivers it all! Make connections Original steam engine with 24 animals and 2 chariots. and discover business solutions at every turn— 1900s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel from product displays and demonstrations, EAS All original animals. Currently up and operating looking for new home. networking events, and behind-the-scenes Euro Attractions 1900s PTC Carousel facility tours to powerful education sessions Show A huge 4-row with all original animals. Restored and ready to operate. and access to high-level industry experts. The sights and sounds, promise and possibility 1920s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Deluxe trim. Currently in storage. Videos of it operating at its last location. of the global attractions industry all come together at IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando. 1920s Dentzel Carousel Another huge 4-row machine, just like Disneyland’s, with 78 replacement animals. ASIAN Allan Herschell Carousel Attractions Expo 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. IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 Produced by: Other large, significant antique carousels available. Details by request only. ORLANDO, FLORIDA USA IAAPA Conference: November 15–19, 2010 All machines can be seen at www.carousel.com, or call or write for details. Attractions Trade Show: November 16–19, 2010 Expo BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT, 11001 PEORIA STREET, SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 Orange County Convention Center 818-394-0028 • fax 818-394-0062 • [email protected] • www.carousel.com To attend go to www.IAAPA.org ON THE COVER: Allan Herschell Carousel November, 2010 Vol. 26, No. 11 The carousel that Charles I. D. Looff once used as his showpiece, to showcase his work, celebrates 115 years in Crescent Park, Riverside, RI. Photo by Roland Hopkins Inside this issue: 30 horses. New sweeps and platforms. Letters to the Editor .................................... 6 Set up for outdoor use. Located on East Coast. Carousel Calendar ....................................... 6 Up and running ready to go. Delivery and installation available. From Dan’s Desk ........................................... 8 Price $75,000 CN&T Forum ............................................ 9 Call 818-394-0028 Notes from Marianne ................................... 10 Or Email [email protected] for pictures and details. Riding with the Rabbit ............................... 12 MGR Museum Goes Green ......................... 14 The Carousel News & Trader 11001 Peoria Street • Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631 PTC #18 Restorations in Syracuse .............. 15 Phone/Fax: 818-332-7944 Email: [email protected] 115 Years for Crescent Park Carousel ......... 20 Web: www.carouselnews.com Daniel Horenberger ..................................... Publisher New Ring Gear for Crescent Park ................. 33 Roland Hopkins ................................. Managing Editor Lisa McDonald ........................................... Controller CN&T Readers Celebrate 50 Years ............ 34 Contributors: Lourinda Bray, Leah Farnsworth, Marianne Stevens, CAROUSEL STRUCTURES: Poligon ................. 36 Marsha Schloesser, John Caruso, Jim Weaver, Bill Benjamin, Richard Concepcion CAROUSEL CONCESSIONS: Gold Medal ..... 38 Founding Editor, Nancy Lynn Loucks (1985-1992) Subscriptions: CAROUSEL SERVICES: ADA Lifts ................... 40 (12 Issues per year) $35 per year U.S. • $65 two years Carousel Classifieds ................................ 42 $55 per year Canada • $95 per year Foreign (U.S. funds) THE CAROUSEL NEWS & TRADER, 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631 Phone/Fax (818) 332-7944. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U.S., $35.00 per year; Canada, $55.00 in U.S. funds; all other foreign, $95.00 in U.S. funds. (No foreign checks accepted). U.S. dollar Money Orders, American Express, VISA, MasterCard and Discover are accepted. Back issues: 25 years of back issues available. Search contents at www.carouselnews.com. $6.95 each. See ad in this issue. Publishing monthly by The Carousel News & Trader, LLC Founding Editor: Nancy Lynn Loucks, 1985 to 1992. Publisher: Daniel Horenberger. Managing Editor: Roland Hopkins. Contributors: Lourinda Bray, Leah Farnsworth, Marsha Schloesser, John Caruso. Printed at Johnson Press in Pontiac, IL. Regular Contributing Writers: As submitted. Regular Contributing Photographers: As submitted. The views and opinions expressed by contributors to this publication are not necessarily those of the editor. The Carousel News & Trader reserves the right to edit any material submitted for publication. THE CAROUSEL NEWS & TRADER is published by The Carousel News & Trader 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352. Email: [email protected], web: www.carouselnews.com STANDARD RATE POSTAGE paid at print/mailing facility. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE CAROUSEL NEWS & TRADER, 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631. 4 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, November 2010 VISIT US AT IAAPA, BOOTH 2400. Or, Call Us Today for a FREE Catalog filled with100’s of money making ideas. When it comes to fun, we’ve got all the equipment and supplies you need! Carousel News & Trader, November 2010 www.carouselnews.com 5 Letters to the Editor Carousel Calendar AUCTIONS Bushkill, Long Carousel Roland, I was impressed by your article in the Septem- November 13, 2010 ber issue. This is important documentation. I have a com- Auburn, IN. Norton’s Annual Consignment Auction. ment on the Bushkill Park carousel(s). You indicate that the Carousel figures, carnival rides, amusement park rides, full carousels, band organs and all related amusement carousel dispersed/auctioned in 1991 was a PTC/ Dentzel. equipment and collectibles. Consign early for maximum While it had animals from those companies (mainly Zalar advertising exposure. Brochure deadline is Oct. 15. For and Cernigliaro, along with Muller), it was a Long merry- information and consignment package contact Norton Auc- go-round, carved originally, mostly, by Leopold. It is still in- tioneers, www.nortonauctioneers.com, (517) 279-9063. tact, but in storage. Tom Long made various substitutions over the years. Also, Bushkill Park had a 1920s vintage Al- SPECIAL EVENTS lan Herschell (all wood) until 2004 when it, too, had to be Nov. 15-19, 2010 sold. It is currently intact and in storage, also. A Long carou- Orlando, FL. 2010 IAAPA Attractions Expo. Orange County sel was lost to fire in Seneca Park, Rochester, NY, quite a Convention Center. Visit www.IAAPA.org. while before your chronology starts (about 1948), but it was originally George Long’s (as mentioned in the Sept. issue, Nov. 20 - Dec. 23, 2010 In Memoriam), and then Ted Long’s. You did cite correctly Berkely, CA. Christmas Fantasy. Holiday light spectacua- that George Long’s PTC in Seabreeze Park and Bob Long’s lar at the Tilden Park Carousel. Probably the best carousel Carmel/Looff in Eldridge Park have been replaced with re- Christmas