Philadelphia Toboggan Company

Philadelphia Toboggan
Company
PTC #28
Historic and Rare 1914 “Golden Age” Carousel
From the World-Famous James E. Strates Shows, Orlando, FL
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BRASS RING CAROUSEL CO.
11001 PEORIA STREET
SUN VALLEY, CA 91352
tel: 818-394-0028
fax: 818-332-0062
email: [email protected]
www.brassringcarousel.com
TO: City of Naples, Florida
City, Parks & Community Development Personnel
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RE: Historic Antique Carousel for the City of Naples, FL
March 5, 2015
Dear Sir or Madame,
Attached, please find a proposal for the addition of a historic antique carousel in the City of Naples. There are only a handful
of these rare machines that remain available. The carousel suggested for Naples is the historic 1914 PTC #28. Placement
of this rare and historic Landmark carousel in Naples would make only the second true antique carousel Florida along side
Disney World (also a PTC Carousel). We have other select early 20th Century “Golden Age” American carousels available
from Dentzel, Looff and Herschell, and others, but this rare PTC is the only one that can give you grand carousel appeal of a
Dentzel or Looff, at an affordable Herschell price. My company, Brass Ring Carousel Co. has been restoring and installing
antique carousels for Cities, Towns and Municipalities for over 35 years now.
Antique Carousel vs. New Carousel, the Choice is Clear:
An antique carousel was designed to last forever. Those available have already proven they can run for a century. New
carousels might last 10 to 20 years before their useful life has expired. Of course, a 100-year-old machine needs to be
brought up to modern code and standards. But, once the mechanical, electrical and safety concerns have to be addressed,
the newly restored the machine is ready to run for another 100 years, operating 365 days a year if desired, with almost no
maintenance. This just one reason why all major amusement parks in the country have an antique carousel as their center
attraction. And nearly every major city in the U.S. has a historic carousel in one or more of their parks.
Civic Pride and Historical Grants:
How about a Children’s Museum that the parents and grandparents drag the kids to?
Historic, antique carousels are the only cross generational attraction a City can have. It’s common to see many generations
of a family come to the carousel to share old memories while making new ones. Generation after generation for decades
enjoy the joys, beauty and benefits of the artistic antique carousel. Saving an antique carousel and returning it to public
operation comes with immediate local and national recognition and brings the area immediate historic value and interest.
Not only does the resurrection of this rare American art form bring great civic great pride to the community, but it has other
rewards as well. The historic antique carousel offers the opportunity for inclusion in many historic organizations, allowing it
to qualify for a variety of government and private grant monies. In addition, a historic carousel is a destination unto itself.
Rarity and Value:
There were only around 250 classic “grand” carousels ever built. Today, there are only about 75 left intact and operating.
Antique carousels are true pieces of art. Due to that, the individual animals are highly desirable to antique collectors. Many
of our greatest machines were sold off piece-by-piece for millions of dollars for their individual antique value.
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Today, with so few machines of “grand” carousel caliber left, the value and rarity is now in the complete carousel again.
Almost all of these “Golden Age” carousels are owned by large amusement parks or government agencies. Only a handful of
these historic carousels will ever be available again. When they are gone, they are gone. You can’t instantly make history.
Income & Traffic Production:
Antique carousels are a great source of both income and economic development for a city. Just by itself, a classic carousel
can average 40-50 riders per ride, and 6-8 rides per hour. With an average ride cost of $3.00-$4.00 per ride – a good location
can make $900-$1,200 per hour or more. The normal staffing for the ride is two employees at around minimum wage. Other
costs include a general manager and the electricity to run the machine at around $600/month. Most cities are self insured,
but if needed, insurance is around $25,000 per year. Many cities outsource the operation to independent contractors, taking
a percentage of gross to unburden the operating agency, thus producing an income without increasing staff. In addition
to attracting visitors and admissions from all ages, the antique carousel is also the perfect centerpiece for any party big or
small, special event rentals, and much more. The antique carousel can provide even more additional income by having a
small food concession/gift shop associated with it. The businesses will feed off of each other making each stronger.
Community Groups, Schools, Weddings, and Private Rentals:
One of the first phenomenons you will witness is the how the antique carousel will quickly be adopted by the community.
With proper publicity, the adoption will start before it even arrives. Then, weddings, fund-raisers, private and corporate
events and parties will all seek the rental of the historic carousel space, both during public and after hours. A large source of
revenue can be produced from these gatherings and events. The historic carousel is also a great educational stop for school
children. The promotional value and endless “Good News” PR from a historic carousel are limitless.
The Advantages to Naples in Having a Historic Carousel:
Naples would immediately be recognized as having only the second grand historic carousel in Florida – and this would be
the only one with such great historic ties to Florida – through the World famous Strates Shows. As Naples is already well
known as the “gem” of South West Florida, the beautifully restored historic carousel will soon become a “gem” of Naples .
Planning - Restoration Turnaround:
Obviously, planning is of the utmost importance from inception to completion for success in a project of this scope.
Location, building and carousel restoration need to properly coincide. A realistic turnaround time for a full restoration,
giving you a 1914 carousel in factory new condition, and running better than factory new, is approx. 14-16 months. A
decision now would be looking toward a Summer 1915 open. Another great bonus is that with a historic carousel, there
are endless opportunities for great positive publicity from the day of its announcement, with regular features all along,
building great anticipation right up to its completion and grand celebration when it opens – and then on, the historic carousel
continues to be a source of “feel good” news publicity for eternity. You just can’t get any of this with a new carousel.
Thank you for you time and interest. Feel free to contact me with ant questions.
Sincerely,
Daniel Horenberger,
President, Owner, Brass Ring Carousel Company
BRASS RING CAROUSEL COMPANY, 11001 PEORIA STREET, SUN VALLEY, CA 91352
818-394-0028 • fax 818-332-0062 • [email protected] • www.brassringcarousel.com
Why a historic antique carousel over new?
For the same reasons it was so carefully and artistically hand-carved and a century ago, and for
so many more reasons today. The only comparison I can see between a historic antique carousel
and a new carousel is they both rides that go around. That is where the comparison ends.
• An antique carousel is history -- it is true American art -- and it’s fun! For every generation.
• An antique carousel is a museum in motion. A museum you can ride. A museum unto itself unto itself
with a century of history and memories built in.
• An antique carousel is a reason for people of all ages to travel great distances to visit -- and they will.
To make a special detour on their vacation. A new carousel will never draw someone from across the
country (or even the county) just for a ride. And a new carousel will never have grandparents dragging
the grandchildren to the museum again and again.
• An antique carousel is a place to relive old memories and create new, and as such will always be a draw
to folks anywhere from 9-months-old (with parents for a first ride photo), to folks 90-years-old to recall
their first youthful rides. And folks of all ages will return, year after year, to “their” antique carousel.
• An antique carousel is a great place to have a wedding or special birthday party to remember… as well
as a also a place to celebrate 50 years of marriage, recalling your first carousel rides together.
• An antique carousel is the perfect centerpiece/attraction for every single holiday to be celebrated at
and around. The perfect place for every birthday from age 1 to age 100.
• An antique carousel is a perfect, classy (and fun) location for the most gala of black tie events and affair, fund-raisers, and corporate parties. A new carousel simply will not have the same allure.
• Maybe one of the greatest phenomenons you will find with your antique carousel – the entire community will quickly adopt it as their own. And, this can only help your new museum get off to a great start,
and thrive for years to come.
• And, an antique carousel is an eternal good PR machine. With a century of history behind it, an antique carousel is always a news item or feature waiting to happen. While a new carousel is news for a
week and soon forgotten – what else is there to say? The antique carousel is a lifetime of good news.
suggested Currently available
Antique carousels
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
PTC #28
3 Rows, 42 horses, 2 chariots
46’ Diameter platform - 20’ Centerpole
Traveled the with the historic James E. Strates Shows
INCLUDES MUSEUM QUALITY RESTORATION
ALL FIGURES, TRIM AND MECHANISM
- Restoration turnaround time -- 14-16 months
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
PTC #53
4 Rows, 68 horses, 2 chariots
50’ Diameter platform - 30’ Centerpole
Rittersville, PA • Super Test Park, Tampa, FL
INCLUDES MUSEUM QUALITY RESTORATION
ALL FIGURES, TRIM AND MECHANISM
- Restoration turnaround time -- 18-24 months
Charles I. D. Looff
The Broadway Flying Horses Carousel
1890 Mangels-Looff 3 Row Menagerie
50’ Diameter platform - 30’ Centerpole
Coney Island, NY • Salisbury Beach, MA • San Diego, CA
INCLUDES MUSEUM QUALITY RESTORATION
ALL FIGURES, TRIM AND MECHANISM
- Restoration turnaround time 6-8 months
The Horses -
44 hand-carved horses, through the restoration process, to pristine ponies ready to ride*
*And adopt
BEFORE
RESTORATION
Sponsors follow the restoration of their pony
AFTER
Competed Horses Proudly Display
Through Town Building Anticipation
and Support...
Historic Naming/Sponsorship Opportunities:
44 Horses - $10,-$25,000 ea.
2 Chariots - $10,-$15,000 ea.
18 Rounding Boards - $5,000-$10,00 ea.
Wagon Mount Center - $50,000-$100,000.
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A Historic Carousel For
Naples, FL
PTC #28
Rare 1914 Wagon Mount Center Carousel
42 Horses (jumpers) • 2 Chariots • 46’ Diameter
PTC #28 • rare 1914 wagon mount
PTC #28 AT THE STRATES SHOWS
These photos of PTC #28 were taken at the Strates Shows carnival in Cleveland, OH, in 1987.
This was the last year that the carousel operated.
hiladelphia Toboggan Co. archives show
last remaining portable is PTC #28, built in 1914,
87 numbered carousels on record. Apwhich was sold intact at auction in 2010 in Orproximately 12 of those machines were
lando, FL.
known to be returned to the shop, re-configPTC records show that the Strates Shows acured, and sent back out with new numbers, so
quired the machine for their traveling carnival in
in actuality, PTC carved about 75 machines.
1946. James Strates, now 78, recalls the machine
Approximately 33 of
as a kid, so it is possible
these machines remain
that Strates may have
operating today or in
owned the ride longer.
known storage. It is
The portable merrythought that PTC may
go-round, with its factohave carved as many
ry wagon mounted cenas eight wagon mount
ter pole, traveled the
machines, though only
Eastern Seaboard with
three of these still rethe Strates Shows for
main today.
over four decades, fiThe only PTC pornally being replaced by
table that you can cura modern double-deckrently ride is the 1917
er machine in 1988.
PTC #43 at the WestPTC #28 remained
ern Washington Fairin storage at Strates’
grounds in Puyallup, WA. The second portable
Florida home base until being sold at auction. It
known to exist in modern times is #34 which
is now in storage in Sun Valley, CA, awaiting a
was broken up and sold at auction in 1986. The
proper restoration and a new home.
P
PTC #28 • Rare 1914 wagon mount
PTC #28, on the midway and the on rails, with the traveling James E. Strates Shows in the 1950s.
PTC #27 in wagons and on platform cars for delivery in the spring of 1914. PTC Archive photo
PTC #43 • 1917 wagon mount
PTC #43 AT THE PUYALLUP FAIR
PTC #43 in Washington State is a sister machine to PTC #28. The horses on the traveling PTC carousels
were always all jumpers, and all rows were full of both elaborately and playfully carved figures.
P
TC #43 is one of just three portables known
to be built by PTC. This machine, circa
1917, is the only portable PTC still in operation.
The Puyallup Fair dates back to 1900, and in
1923 Earl Douglas brought in the first carousel
on a horse-drawn wagon base, it was steampowered and featured a Wurlitzer band organ.
Although fair goers considered the carousel a
permanent fixture, PTC #43 would travel to Portland and other locations throughout the year.
In 1983, after over six decades on the road,
Bob Bollinger of Burback and Bollinger Funtastic Traveling Shows graciously donated the carousel and band organ to the fair.
The carousel has 44 ornately carved horses,
all are jumpers but two, and two chariots.
L ong - L ost C arousels
PTC #34 at the Kansas State Fair
Photos from the Bob Guenthner Collection
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his rare portable PTC, (PTC #34 built in 1915), is shown here while it was owned by Royal
American Shows and set up at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, KS. These photos
were taken in the early 1980s. The carousel was broken up and the figures were sold individually at auction in 1986.
With the auction of this machine, there were just two portable PTC carousels left standing;
PTC #43 (1917) at the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup, WA and PTC #28 (1914) which
was still traveling with the Strates Shows carnival at the time.
a little historic carousel trivia
The Last Historic Carousel Broken Up At Auction in Modern Times
1909 Looff menagerie • Whalom Park - Lunenberg, MA (2000)
APRIL 15, 2000 – Last carousel to be broken up and sold for its
figures at auction, at the end of a 20+ year stretch that saw hundreds of
these beautiful machines broken up... the last was the Looff Carousel
at Whalom Park in Massachusetts. Also among the final historic rides
to suffer that fate was a Stein & Goldstein machine (Central Park, NY;
Bushnell Park, CT) from Belchertown, MA.
The Whalom Looff had three rare dogs as well. These were
greyhounds. The grehounds alone sold for a total of $124,000, while
The Whalom Park 1909 Looff menagerie
mechanical restorations were known to be needed on the machine into
carousel, broken up at auction in 2000.
the hundreds of thousands.
With so few machines left intact today, they are again worth much more as a whole than as the single figures
could bring -- though the three Looff dogs on the Patriot Carousel would bring a pretty price each if they were
ever sold individually, as would all the figures on this rare, early machine.
Greater Boston’s Amusement Park, Norumbega in Newton had a beautiful Dentzel Carousel. When the park
closed down and the carousel was broken up and sold off, the long time operator/caretaker of the carousel killed
himself in despair.
Carousel “Grab the Brass Ring”
Game Outlawed During Prohibition
-- Considered Gambling.
JANUARY 17, 1920 – Dating back to the earliest horse,
then steam powered carousels in the US in the late 1800s,
there was always the Brass Ring game.
A metal arm would reach out toward the carousel
dispensing metal rings. The riders on the outer animals
would reach out and try to grab a ring with each pass.
Most of the rings were metal, but on each ride, there
would be a brass ring among them. If you “Grabbed The
Brass Ring” you could exchange your catch for a free ride.
When the strict regulations that came along with
Prohibition were enacted, among those games to go was
the “Brass Ring Game” on the merry-go-rounds across the
country.
The simple little promotional fun was considered
gambling and outlawed.
Now the Brass Ring Game battles strict safety laws
and high insurance costs and is simply stilled outlawed in
many states.
Only 15 historic antique carousels in the US still have
an operating ring arm, and offer riders chance to “Grab
The Brass Ring”. One is on Martha’s Vineyard.
NCA President, Bette Largent reaches for the Brass
Ring during the annual Kiwanis brass polishing party at
the Looff carousel in Spokane. Below, the Brass Ring
machine in Garden City, NJ, where the historic Nunley’s
Carousel just returned after 20 years idle – thanks to
great community efforts – now on Museum Row.
Walt Disney and his Carousels
Walt Disney Knew That a Carousel Was the
Heart of Any Attraction. Disney Could Have
Commissioned Any Kind of Carousel He Could
Imagine. Instead Chose Antique Carousels
for Both of His Major Theme Parks.
Left; the King Arthur Carousel greeting guests at
Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. The horses you’ll ride
here are century-old Dentzel jumpers. Above; the
Cinderella Carousel at Disney World in Orlando, is
also known as PTC #46, the 45th carousel built by
the Philadelphia Toboggan Co. in 1918.
carved – he did not. Some of the nicest carved figures from the
early 1900s carousels were the outside row standers, so Walt
would have just the legs re-carved in jumping motion, leaving
the rest of the historic figure intact. Finally, all of the horses
f anyone could have built a newer, better, or even re-inwould be base painted white, with
vented the carousel, it would have
small splashed of color for decoration.
been Walt Disney. Far from it. The
Walt’s theory was that he wanted
free standing 1926 carousel in Griffith
all of the horses beautiful, but similar
Park, Los Angeles is where Walt
enough that people would not linger
would take his daughters for a ride on
while choosing a seat, and thus the
the weekends, and where he would beride would load faster, and more
gin to dream his Disneyland... a new
rides in a day, and more happy riders.
park unlike any other, but still all built
Eventually, it would be animals from
around a fantastic historic carousel.
about five historic machines that
Walt was very particular in his
made up the King Arthur Carousel at
wants. At first he bought two historic
Walt
Disney
with
early
sketches
of
Disney
Disneyland.
Dentzel carousels which he would
World in 1964. Note the carousel just above his
marry into one. First, he would strip
I
head. Probably the first drawing on the wall.
off any menagerie figures (animals
other than horses).
Next, where as most
machines have both
standing (stationary),
and jumping figures,
Walt would have all
jumpers. Walt could
have easily had all
or some new figures
When Walt started planning Disney World, atop the
list was to find the perfect
historic carousel. His find
would be a 5-row PTC built
in 1917. Once again, the
horses would all be base
white, and all would jump
(when Disney was done),
and this would be “Ciderella’s Golden Carousel”.
Both children and adults will enjoy learning that PTC [Philadelphia Toboggan Co.] is also the
longest surviving maker of roller coasters in the US. Still in operation, and located nearby
Philadelphia still, PTC also has the most comprehensive archive of any carousel make by far.
SOME OTHER OPERATING HISTORIC PTC CAROUSELS
PTC #54 • 3 ROW • BATTLESHIP COVE, FALL RIVER, MA
PTC #47 • 4 ROW • HERSHEYPARK, PA
PTC #85 • 4 ROW • NANTASKET BEACH, MA
PTC #46 • 5 ROW • DISNEY WORLD
P TC # 7 2 C a . 1 9 2 0 P h i l a d e l p h i a To b o g g a n C o. C a ro u s e l
FUNDRAISING FOR HISTORIC CAROUSELS
Euclid Beach, PTC #19,
early fundraiser gala
held with the partially
complete portions of
restored carousel. CNT
May 2013.
The Plaque on the Wall at the Woodland Park
Zoo carousel, PTC #45, shows the results of a
variety of successful fundraising efforts. CNT
Sept. 2006.
Sponsored brick walk entrance to the
Adirondack Carousel in upstate NY. CNT 9-2012.
It was 10 years after Nunley’s Carousel was saved
from auction when 9-year-old Rachel Obergh started
“Pennies for Ponies” to get local schools involved
in raising restoration funds. Her idea, each school
sponsors a horse for $2,000 (via 200,000 pennies). Rachel’s “Pennies for Ponies” has raised over $94,000
itself. The county followed
suit providing $420,000 secured funding and the project was well on the way. Listing on the National Register
is just one perk of the historic carousel. CNT June, 2009.
Carousel as the leading attraction
Six Flags over Texas, 1926 Dentzel carousel. The carousel welcomes visitors to the park.
At the century-old Santa Monica Pier, and the
younger Six Flags over Texas, as with most parks and
amusement venues, it is the carousel that is up front to
lure you in with its music and colorful motion.
In Hampton, VA, the historic downtown carousel
is an invaluable draw to the Virginia Air & Space
Museum and the downtown business district. The
carousel greats you, and entertains, and then passes
you happily into the rest of the attraction or business area – whether it is a pier or amusement area, a
museum, or a pedestrian shopping and eating destination in town. The carousel has always been at its best,
when it is the attraction that brings you in, and brings
you back, and then passes you on to the myriad other
things to do around it.
It is the grand carousel that holds the memories,
while it is all of the businesses around it benefit.
Although in a free standing building, the historic carousel in Hampton, VA, is considered the lead attraction
for visitors to the neighboring Virginia Air & Space
Museum and downtown businesses.
Next to Disney, the Santa Monica Pier might be the
most recognizable amusement venue in the world.
The Santa Monica Pier with the addition of the Looff
Hippodrome and carousel, ca. 1917. The postcard below shows the growth around the carousel in the 1960s.
Above, the Looff Hippodrome today. The antique carousel inside has changed, but the building remains the
same. In fact, the Looff Hippodrome was Santa Monica’s first National Historic Landmark listed in 1987.
The 96-year-old building still hosts at least one private
function a day on average.
w edd i n g s • Spec i a l f u n ct i o n s
Carousel Weddings & Special Events
Above, the 1911-12 Lighthouse Point carousel in New
Haven, CT, will easily do four weddings or special events
every weekend through the summer, five if they start on Friday night. Right, and below right; the historic carousel on
the Santa Monica Pier is host to approximately 365 private
functions a year on average, or at least on every day. If you
make the space around your historic carousel as attractive
and functional as the carousel itself – people will want to
get married there. If people want to get married on your
carousel, then you have success on all levels.
My theory on operating an antique carousel is simple...
if the carousel and the space around it somewhere I would
want to get married, or host a fun corporate party, then they
will. Private parties and events will pay for the ride. A fun
concession you might actually eat from, and a smart gift
shop, with quality souvenirs, and there will be plenty of
cash flow around the carousel.
But, that is not really the carousel’s job – to be a cash
cow – the carousel’s job is to bring people in, and then bring
people back, again and again, so everything around the carousel can make more money, and everyone is smiling.
Who We Are:
Brass Ring Carousel Company,
formerly Brass Ring Entertainment, has
been a full-service carousel restorer and
manufacturer for over 35 years.
Our customers include major cities, counties and states across
north America as well as amusement parks, museums and
private enterprises and individuals.
We specialize in placing some of the few and finest grand antique
carousels remaining , as well as performing full carousel museum
quality restorations. We have worked on most of the finest
carousels in the world. In addition to the large, grand historic
carousels, we specialize in meeting everyone’s carousel needs –
offering quality classic and newer/used machines as well – and
dedicated to finding the carrousel that best fits your location,
traffic flow and budget constraints.
For any and all of your carousel needs – give us a call and let
our experience work for you.
– Daniel Horenberger, Founder, Brass Ring Carousel Co.
Inv est in the Art of the “Gol den Ag e ” of
American Carousels
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Sample of Recent carousel clients
Full Carousel R estorations
1927 M. C. Illions Supreme • “The Finest Carousel Ever Carved.” Featured on Ultimate Restorations.
Last at “Astroworld”, TX • Ca. 1905 Dentzel/Muller Menagerie • Fully Restored - Private Museum
Ca. 1890 Looff “Broadway Flying Horses” • Coney Island, NY, Salisbury Beach, MA, San Diego, CA
Ca. 1900 Dare Carousel • New York State Museum, Albany, New York
1921 Dentzel/Illions Carousel • The San Francisco Zoo.
Sample of Recent carousel clients
M e c ha n i c a l R e s t o r at i o n s
Kennywood •1926 Dentzel - New gears and bearings.
Myrtle Beach Boardwalk • 1912 Herschell Spillman - New gears and bearings.
San Fransisco Zoo • 1921 Dentzel - New gears, bearings, cranks and drive.
San Diego Seaport Village • 1895 Looff - New gears, bearings and drive.
Shoreline Village - 1906 Looff - New gears, bearings and drive.
Disneyland • 2003 Brass Ring Entertainment - All new carousel frame
including gears, bearings, cranks and drive.
Golden Gate Park • 1914 Herschell Spillman - New crankshafts and drive.
NY State Museum • 1915 Herschell Spillman - New gears, bearings and drive.
Balboa Park San Diego • 1910 Herschell Spillman - New bearings and crankshafts.
Astroworld • 1895 Dentzel - New gears, bearings and drive.
Elk City Oklahoma • 2000 Brass Ring Entertainment - New gears, bearings, crankshafts and drive.
Santa Monica Pier • 1922 PTC - New drive gears and drive.
Butchart Gardens • 2009 Brass Ring Entertainment - All new frame
including gears, bearings, cranks and drive
Carousel Mall Syracuse, NY • 1909 PTC - New crankshafts
CresCent Park, RIVERSIDE, RI • 1895 Looff - New gears.
Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA • 1911 Herschell Spillman - New gears, bearings and drive.
Roswell Zoo, NM • 1927 Spillman - New gears, bearings, and drive.
Highland Park Endwell, NY • 1925 Herschell Spillman - New gears, bearings and drive.
Herschell Factory Museum, North Tonawanda, NY 1916 Allan Herschell All new gears
1927 Illions Supreme - New Gears, bearings and drive.
Hanford Civic Center, CA • 1939 Allan Herschell - New bearings and drive.
Canobie Lake Park Salem, NH • 1898 Looff - New crankshafts.
Kennedy Park Hayward, CA • 1955 Arrow - New bearings.
Small World Park, Pittsburg, CA • 1948 Allan Herschell - New bearings and crankshafts.
Lakeside Park, Denver, CO • 1908 Parker - New crankshafts.
Lakeside Park, Fond-Du-Lac, WI • 1920 Allan Herschell - New bearings and drive.
Rawhide, Scottsdale, AZ • 1880s Herschell Spillman - New gears, bearings and drive.
Aquatic Center, Havasu, Az • 1938 Allan Herschell - New bearings, drive and crankshafts.
The City of Naples
Deserves
A Historic Carousel
It is a Historic Destination
It Is American Art
It’s a Museum
You Can Ride
It is an Investment