The Carousel News & Trader July 2012 Vol. 28, No. 07 $5.95 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Burnaby Parker Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Canada Crossroads Village Parker Celebrates 100th with CMMA Jantzen Beach Parker s Future? Restoring Two Baby Parkers Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 1
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CAROUSELS FOR SALE 1927 Illions Supreme SOLD This is the last of the three complete supremes including the world famous American Beauty rose horse. 1900s PTC Carousel Last operated by the world famous Strates shows. In storage awaiting restoration. JUST IN - 1890 Looff Carousel. The famous Broadway Flying Horses from Coney Island. Just undergone museum restoration. Three extremely rare dogs among the menagerie. 1925 PTC. Last operated Kiddieland in Melrose, IL 3-row carousel with an amazing 16 signature PTC horses. 1880s Herschell-Spillman Steam-Operated Carousel Original steam engine with 24 animals and 2 chariots. 1900s PTC Carousel Rare 4-row unrestored carousel great for community project. Priced to sell. Restoration available. 1920s Dentzel Carousel Another huge 4-row machine, just like Disneyland s Carousel, with 78 replacement animals. 1900s Looff Menagerie Carousel Huge 4-row menagerie carousel. Has been in storage for years, awaiting restoration. 1900s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Currently up and operating looking for new home. 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. 1895 Looff Carousel. Last operated at Asbury Park A huge 4-row with 78 replacement animals. 1927 Dentzel frame from Rock Springs, WV The last carousel Dentzel ever built with the trim still in original paint. Replacement animals available. A Large Supply of Newer Used Carousels. Perfect for Malls. Later Allan Herschell carousels starting at $75,000. Newer used fiberglass carousels starting at $100,000. Other large, significant antique carousels available. Details by request only. 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 sales@carousel.com www.carousel.com
ON THE COVER: July, 2012 Vol. 28, No. 7 The 100-year-old Burnaby Carousel in motion. We toyed with a number of cover ideas this month, then I spotted this great photo on the web and the photographer agreed to share it with us. Thank you, Bruce! Photo Bruce Irschick 12/30/2009 Inside this issue: Along with Burnaby, Crossroads Village s C.W. Parker Carousel celebrated its 100th birthday in MI... 29 From Dan s Desk... 6 Caruso s Visit to Forest Park... 8 Riding With the Rabbit - PTC #15... 10 The Sultan s Merry-Go-Round... 12 Carousel Calendar of Events... 14 Annual Spin for Steam Machines... 14 A Trip to Bickleton... 15 NE Carousel Museum Carousel... 16 Jantzen Parker s Future Uncertain... 18 Parker #119 Turns 100 at Burnaby...19 Crossroads Village Parker Centennial... 29 The Parker Mechanism Mystery... 32 Restoring Baby Parker Ponies... 33 CMMI 2012 Convention to Flint...40 Carousel Classifieds... 43 Next Month: The Murphy Bros. Follow-Up 10-Year Whitewater Inspections 10-Year Whitewater Inspections A division of Roseville Rocklin Electric AMUSEMENT PARK and RIDE INSPECTIONS WORLD WIDE, QSI, New Ride, Insurance, As- Built, Major Modification, Trial Expert, Maintenance and Electrical Techniques, AC Drives, Motor Controls and Radio Remote. Accident Investigation. Over 30 years exp. www.safetycertify.com 916-772-2698 The Carousel News & Trader 11001 Peoria Street Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631 Phone/Fax: 818-332-7944 Email: info@carouselnews.com Web: www.carouselnews.com Daniel Horenberger... Publisher Roland Hopkins... Editor Lisa McDonald... Controller Contributors: Lourinda Bray, Leah Farnsworth, Marianne Stevens, Jean Bennett, Marsha Schloesser, John Caruso, Jim Weaver, Bill Benjamin, Richard Concepcion Founding Editor, Nancy Lynn Loucks (1985-1992) Subscriptions: (12 Issues per year) $35 per year U.S. $65 two years U.S. $55 per year Canada/Mexico $95 per year All other Foreign (U.S. funds) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE CAROUSEL NEWS & TRADER, 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352-1631. STANDARD RATE POSTAGE paid at print/mailing facility. Back issues: 25 years of back issues available. Search contents at www. carouselnews.com. $6.95 each. See flyer with this issue. THE CAROUSEL NEWS & TRADER is published by TCN&T 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352. Founding Editor: Nancy Lynn Loucks, 1985 to 1992. Publisher: Daniel Horenberger. Editor: Roland Hopkins. info@carouselnews.com www.carouselnews.com (818) 332-7944 4 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
SEpTEmbEr 19-23, 2012 Five Amazing Days Whirling with Incredible Tours! ExpErIEncE ThE most unconventional nca convention EvEr! The Great Lakes States are breathtaking in the fall and this year the NCA meets in one of the region s most beautiful cities St. Joseph, Michigan. Located on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, our resort town will welcome you with Victorian-era charm, art galleries and Silver Beach s contagious happiness! Don t miss visiting seven incredible carousels: Brookfield Zoo Endangered Species Carousel (2006), Chicago, IL C.W. Parker Carousel (1912), Crossroads Village, Flint, MI DeBoer Brothers Carousel (1908), Windmill Island, Holland, MI Eden Palais Carousel (1890), Place de la Musique, Sanfilippo Estate, Barrington Hills, IL Herschell-Spillman Carousel (1913), Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI Silver Beach Carousel (2010), Silver Beach Center, St. Joseph, MI Spillman Carousel (1928), Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI Stay along our sunset coast NCA special rates at three, amenity-filled lodgings: The Boulevard Inn (main conference hotel) and Holiday Inn Express in St. Joseph, Comfort Suites in Stevensville. ROOM BLOCK CODE: SBC. Shuttle details from Chicago or South Bend airports on website and in registration mailing. learn how to put new Spins on Your carousel We re bringing in national experts to share with you: New technologies Promotions & marketing Band organs Retail shop tips Maintenance & safety during the optional preconference operations/technology day. Just $10! Get your registration packet or more information at: silverbeachcarousel.com/nca (269) 588-0622 nca2012@silverbeachcarousel.com UP & DOWN THE COASTS NCA Conference 2012 Midwest Tour St. Joseph, Michigan Photo courtesy of Jennifer Mayo Studios Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 5
From Dan s Desk Message from the publisher, Dan Horenberger Carousel Map App! Brass Ring New Carousel Locator Web Map provides location, directions and background on North American Carousels on your computer or smart phone. Good for MapMuse - this is very cool for carousels... Their little about carousels is mostly accurate; a little clunky when they talk about designers, but for the most part they seem to have done their research pretty well. Maybe the best feature, in addition to the maps, is the ability of visitors to add data and details or corrections if needed. We heard about this through a Google Carousel News Alert from an article published in The San Francisco Chronicle, but here is the original press release from MapMuse on PRWeb. MapMuse today announced the release of its Carousels Locator Map, a free web application that serves as a guide to carousels across America. In addition to locating most carousels with pinpoint accuracy, the map provides interesting historical facts, photos, visiting details, and web links. You can select a variety of points of interest in addition to carousels, covered bridges and lighthouses. We re always looking out for nostalgists, says Map- Muse owner Mike Pilon. This map is for the young and young at heart, the parents who want to show their kids what good old fashioned fun feels like. Featuring nearly 350 carousels, the map provides enough coverage to satisfy carousel enthusiasts in most regions of the US and some Canada. Users can read up on a carousel to find out how many figures it has, who designed it, when it was built, etc., and then get driving directions there via Google Maps. Those who d prefer to visit a carousel virtually can view the map in satellite mode and simply zoom in until it appears; MapMuse has done its best to accurately geolocate each carousel so it can be found as easily as possible. Our job is to shows users the locations of interesting places that they previously didn t know existed, so we go to great pains to make sure the locations are accurate. George Schott P.O. Box 9340 Auburn, ME 04210 Call (207) 946-7972 or (207) 754-3630 Looking for substantial figures to place on a historic operating carousel. Carmel, Muller, Dentzel, PTC, S&G, Illions. Armored. 6 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Pop-ups give more details on the carousels including size and maker as well as web links and directions of course. While a good amount of research goes into publishing the database the web map is built on, users also play a large role in making sure it s constantly being refined and expanded. MapMuse encourages carousel fans to submit new details about carousels they re familiar with, as well as add carousels to the map that were mistakenly left off. There are a ton of passionate carousel enthusiasts out there, and we d love for them to contribute their knowledge to this project. Users can also submit reviews of carousels they visit to share their experience with others. MapMuse, an internet and app development company based in Reston, Virginia, has plenty of experience developing locator maps with nostalgic themes. Fans of the Carousel Locator might want to check out their Covered Bridges Locator and Lighthouses Locator, both of which are also available as iphone apps. For more information on the Carousels web map, visit www.mapmuse.com/carousels or see all of MapMuse, at their homepage, www.mapmuse.com. Dinger s CarouselWorld.com Updated The Charlotte Dinger website, www.carouselworld.com has been updated today to reflect recent sales, additions to items for sale, and the availability to view some of the Dinger items in Sandusky, Ohio at the Merry-Go-Round Museum. Also recently added, says Carl, is a link on the home page to a video of the Dinger Dentzel Carousel and Museum. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 7
A ntiquec arousels.com C a r o u s e l C o l l e c t i b l e s & M o r e Band Organs Caruso Carousel Briefs A Visit to Forest Park North Tonawanda Style 198 One-of-a-kind Mint condition recent rebuild $190,000 Violano Virtuoso Nickelodeon Beautiful piece. Mint condition. Located in the Los Angeles area $32,500 Wurlitzer Style 150 Recently restored inside and out. $100,000 Ride operator, Jason, greets all visitors with a big smile. By John Caruso After many years, the Forest Park Carousel is finally being showcased and getting the much needed attention it deserves. Right away on my visit I was greeted with a smile and handshake by ride operator, Jason, which made this carousel experience just that much more enjoyable. They ve taken down all the ugly bars around the building which blocked the view of the carousel from the outside, and made it feel like a dark prison cell inside. To make it worse, they always kept some of the roll down doors shut. They ve now opened up the whole building where you can walk right in and enjoy the carousel as well as take photos without getting hassled. The last two operators never really made anyone feel comfortable. They ve also painted the building and are now using the ticket booth (which as far as I know they always kept in the back of the building). They have even rewired the machine and put in new light bulbs, so they no longer annoyingly flicker while the machine is spinning. And overall, the ride seems a whole lot smoother. I strongly suggest that if you re in the area, you make a point to visit the new 1910 D. C. Muller carousel in Forest Park, Queens, NY. For more information call (626) 639-0313 or email antiquecarousels@gmail.com Looking for a figure? Let us find it for you. Selling a figure? Let us sell it for you. b u y i n g s e l l i n g c o n s i g n m e n t s w w w. A n t i q u E C a r o u s e l s. c o m The carousel building is now can open completely making it a much brighter and inviting experience. 8 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
SILENT TORNADO AUCTION! ALL THE FIGURES MUST SELL! Go to www.merrygoart.com/tornadosale to see details of damage of the figures, more pictures and history. #80 Parker PEGASUS This figure is 91 long Dentzel Stander Roached Mane 55 L x 54 H Estimated Value = $17,500 Reserve =$8,900 Early Armored Parker Very Large - Unique Estimated Value = $9,500 Reserve = $5,800 Armored Parker Jumper approx. 53 L Estimated Value = $9,500 Reserve = $5,500 Parker Jumper Stargazer Orton Spooner Jumper Estimated Value = $2,800 Reserve Value = $1,200 Estimated Value = $2,800 Reserve = $1,100 Estimated Value = $9,500 Reserve has been met - Current top bid = $5,000 Dentzel Jumper from Muller pattern 52 L x 44 H Estimated Value = $5,800 Reserve = $3,200 Baby Parker Jumper From the 1917 Grand Jubilee 45 L x 25 H Estimated Value = $4,200 Reserve = $2,400 Baby Illions Jumper 29 L x 26 H Estimated Value = $4,500 Reserve Value = $2,900 Baby Illions Jumpers Metal We have six of these figures 29 L x 27 H Estimated Value = $350 (per figure) Reserve has been met - Current top bid = $250 ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS/ WHERE IS. YOUR BID IS A COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE THE ITEM. COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS AND ADDITIONAL PICTURES CAN BE SEE BY GOING ONLINE AT: Auction Procedure. This auction will last until August 31st. Bids can be placed on the above figures by email (donandruth@merrygoart.com), phone (417 624-7281), or USPS mail. (Merry-Go-Art, 2106 E Natalie Lane, Joplin, MO 64801-9088) Bids will be accepted in increments of $25. http://www.merrygoart.com/tornadosale Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com See the web site for complete auction procedures. 9
Riding With The Rabbit By Richard Concepcion Visiting The Perrons and PTC #15 in Oregon I have a couple of anecdotes from this past spring that I would like to share with you all... Back in May, I had the honor of interviewing Duane Perron in Oregon for my TV show. This was arranged through one of Duane s carousel museum volunteers, Mark Reed, with the support of a mutual friend and carousel fan Rob Hinrichs. During this conversation, Duane talked at length about how he and his wife, Carol, got involved with carousels... first as collector of individual horses, then of discarded mechanisms (which he eventually repopulated with horses from his collection), then moving onward to collecting whole carousels as a means of preserving them for safekeeping and finding those rides new homes or venues. I was quite impressed with the Perron Collection. It was comforting to know that most of the hundreds of classic hand-carved carousel horses before me in the mountaintop barn are still associated with, and part of, a (hopefully only temporarily disassembled) ride that will someday turn again, with all the related mechanics also in safe storage nearby. In talking about the International Museum of Carousel Art, whose exhibits had been displaced from several previ- Vintage postcard depicting Fort George Amusement Park visible from The Bronx side of the Harlem River. ous locations in Oregon, Duane proudly revealed his plans for a permanent museum location which will have several operating carousels, featuring PTC #15, which I myself have called New York City s long forgotten carousel. This was the ride which originally turned over a century ago atop the hill of Fort George in upper Manhattan, before embarking on a sojourn that would literally be a coast-to-coast round-trip, including a decade-long return to the NYC area before going back again to Oregon. I told Duane how earlier this year, I stood on the station platform of the MTA Harlem rail line in University Heights, The Bronx, and gazed across the Harlem River up towards George Washington High School, which now stands on the former site of the roller coaster at Fort George Fort George-bound streetcars on Amsterdam Ave. pull up in front of the Fort Wendel Hotel and Cafe. Is this any clue as to exactly where PTC #15 was during its first years of service? The Auchy friction clutch for PTC #15. I remember operating an identical system that used to drive the Stein & Goldstein carousel in New York s Central Park. I never did find out why a PTC clutch was on an S&G carousel back then. 10 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
B&B Carousel Building Takes Shape Armored PTC #15 jumper, shown here during the carousel s 10 year run at the Palisades mall in West Nyack, NY. Amusement. The PTC #15 carousel was credited as being in Wendel s Park in Fort George, though Duane does not know the relationship of that place to the amusement park called Fort George. For me, personally, as well as my friend Rob, it was an emotional experience to be in the presence of PTC #15 again. Rob had ridden this carousel when it was at Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, but lost track of it afterwards, until he met me several decades later and I informed him that it was in the NYC area (at the time). PTC #15 was one of a handful of carousels that I had ridden in two locations, both in my area, and while visiting Industry, CA, nearly 20 years ago... and here I was, seeing and touching it again, albeit in a dismantled state, with the prospect of riding it in a third location sometime in the future. Speaking of Central Park... I m pleased to report that my favorite carousel horse, the one I grew up with, Black Beauty, is back home aboard the carousel in New York, albeit over a year later than he was originally supposed to return. At 101 years old, thanks to the artists at Carousel Works, he looks as shiny and bright as he did when he was first carved in Brooklyn (I m guessing). He probably is somewhat disappointed that he no longer can gallop around the carousel as fast as he used to before his Ohio trip, but he is certainly glad to be back in New York, with me on his back. With Blacky s return, that completes the nearly two-decade restoration of Central Park s famous Stein & Goldstein carousel. Richard Concepcion aboard his favorite mount on the Central Park Carousel, Black Beauty has been returned to the carousel, marking the end of the multi-year restoration of the horses on centuryold the Stein & Goldstein. This almost looks like an Artist s Rendering but it is an actual photo of The B&B Carousel building under construction from early June. Photo courtesy of John Caruso Military Band Organ Style 125 ROll NO. 3906 1. When The Saints Go Marching In 2. Never On Sunday 3. The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze 4. Limbo Rock 5. Durch Nacht zum Light = Out Of The Night Into The Light 6. Yakety Sax 7. Be My Boogie Woogie Baby 8. Fascination 9. Florentiner March 10. Can-Can Arranged by Rich OlSeN Manufactured by PlAy-Rite MuSic ROllS, inc. ANdy AdAMS (www.wurlitzerrolls.com) Military Band Organ Style 165 ROll NO. 6848 1. El Choclo 2. Por Una Cabeza 3. I Kiss your hand Madame 4. La Violetera 5. Camanitos 6. Fleur D Amour 7. Donna Clara 8. Gigolette 9. Adios Muchachos 10. Malagueña ARRANged By Rich OlSeN Manufactured by PlAy-Rite MuSic ROllS, inc. gold leaf galleries ~ 1-860-261-5923 Gold leaf Galleries 860-261-5923 fax 860-845-8339 P.o. Box 174 Bristol, CT 06011-0174 www.wurlitzerrolls.com e-mail: sales@wurlitzerrolls.com style 125 - $70.00 style 150 - $70.00 style 165 - $90.00 Military Band Organ Style 150 ROll NO. 13166 1. Under the Double Eagle, March 2. Officer Of The Day, March 3. Ben Hur Chariot Race, March 4. Paul Revere s Ride, March 5. Our Director, March 6. Triumphant Banner, March 7. The Home Coming, March 8. Kaiser Frederick, March 9. Bulgarien, March 10. Royal Trumpeters, March Manufactured by Play-Rite MuSic ROllS, inc. turlock, ca 95380 andy adams (www.wurlitzerrolls.com) Please add $5.00 For shipping & handling in Usa only. Please check our Web page for more rolls available! Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 11
In 1937, The Sultan of Java Bought a Kansas Carousel for his 48 Wives The Harem Merry-Go-Round This cutie enjoys a ride on a Parker carousel, believed to be at Exchange Park, Brookhaven, MS. Barbara Williams Collection From the Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), 1937. Submitted by Jerry Waters, My West Virginia Home website host (www.mywvhome.com) How a merry-go-round was sold to the Sultan of Java for $16,000 is related in a lively story written by WPA (Works Progress Administration) relief writers for the State Guide of Kansas. They uncovered the tale while digging into the lore of historic Leavenworth, Kansas. The Sultan, while visiting the state in 1916, was immensely intrigued by a merry-goround operated by a touring carnival show. What particularly interested him was the fact that it had 48 wooden horses, the exact number of wives in his harem back home in Java. He approached the show owner and explained he was interested in buying the carousel as a means of keeping the ladies in his harem entertained and thus prevent quarreling. The owner agreed that he would sell the merry-go-round for $16,000 and the Sultan promptly closed the deal. (EDITOR S NOTE: When Barbara Williams heard that this issue was leaning toward a C. W. Parker theme, she thought this little story might be a fun addition, and we agreed. A carousel bought right off the traveling carnival circuit in Kansas in 1937 would almost certainly have been a C. W. Parker. How about a follow up on what happened to the Sultan s carousel? Some old photos from the 1940s of the carousel loaded with 48 wives? And, was it in fact a Parker, which would seem almost certain if he found and bought his merry-go-round around Leavenworth, KS. Wouldn t that be something... but like so much carousel history, more than likely a follow up story on the Sultan s carousel is unlikely to surface. 12 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
A ntiquec arousels.com A ntiquec arousels.com B u y i n g S e l l i n g C o n s i g n m e n t s Dentzel Deer 1906 E. Joy Morris/PTC Giraffe Large Heyn 1912 Dentzel Deer. Fully Restored. $24,500 Pine Grove PTC Large Jeweled Heyn Stander From the estate of Bud Hurlbut - displayed in his office. $17,000 $13,200 Rare Broncos 1906 PTC Giraffe Fully restored. Intricate trappings on this early PTC/E. Joy Morris giraffe make it one of the finest of its kind. $49,500 PTC #31 Standers Looff Stander ca. 1905 Muller/PTC From Pine Grove PTC #9. Restored in stains by Pam Hessey. $24,500 Two Horses Available. From the estate of Bud Hurlbut. $9,900-13.900 ca. 1908 Coney Island Looff From the 1986 John Ringling Art Auction. $11,900 Bucking Broncos. Three to choose from - One Parker and Two rare Spillmans. Prices Reduced - CALL Looking for a figure? Let us find it for you. Selling a figure? Let us sell it for you. 626-639-0313 antiquecarousels@gmail.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 13 w w w. A n t i q u E C a r o u s e l s. c o m
Carousel Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS Annual Go Round For Historic Steam Carousels July 25, 2010 National Merry-Go-Round Day. The little known holiday was created to honor the 1871 carousel patented by William Schneider of Davenport, IA, considered the inventor of the modern carousel according to the U.S. patent office. Of the thousands of beautiful carousels carved in the late 1800s and early 1900s, there are less than 200 operating today. It s a great time to support your local carousel. September 19-23, 2012 St. Joseph, MI. Up and Down the Coasts. NCA 2012 Convention. See full page ad in this issue or get more info at www.nationalcarousel.org. Sept. 28 - Oct. 21, 2012 Dallas, TX. State Fair of Texas, Fair Park. Once-a-year chance to ride the historic 1920s Dentzel carousel. The largest state fair in the U.S. dating back to 1886. For information, call (214) 565-9931 or visit www.bigtex.com. Nov. 12-16, 2012 Orlando, FL. 2012 IAAPA Attractions Expo. Thousands of exhibitors and attendees at the largest Amusement Park Trade Show in the world. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Visit www.iaapa.org. Through Dec. 31, 2013 Sandusky, OH. Grab the Brass Ring Exhibit 2012 exhibit at the Merry-Go-Round Museum. For info: www.merrygoroundmuseum.org, or (419) 626-6111. COAA AND AMICA BAND ORGAN RALLYS Bring your band organ, big or small, or just stop by and enjoy the music. For more information, www.coaa.us. July 11-15, 2012 Pittsburgh, PA. AMICA 2012 Convention. The convention hotel is the Sheraton Station Square, situated on the Monongahela Riverfront in downtown Pittsburgh. Open to members of AMICA, as well as members of MBSI, COAA and PPG. For info, visit www.amica.org. August 3-4, 2012 Franklin, PA. DeBence Organ Grinders Rally. To help draw a bigger crowd, this year s rally will be combined with a A Taste of Franklin festival. Contact Scotty Greene; debencemuseum@verizon.net. August 25-26, 2012 Middlebury, CT. Quassy Amusement Park. For information, visit quassyrally.weebly.com, or Ron Gustafson, Email: ron@quassy.com, (203) 758-2913 ext. 109. SEND US YOUR EVENTS! Fax to (818) 332-7944 or email to roland@carouselnews.com. Lincoln Park, Los Angeles July 4th, celebration, c.1900. Photo courtesy of the Davis Siblings Archive Please confirm with all events before making travel arrangements. July 19-21, 2012 Schenevus Fireman s Carnival ca. 1906 Herschell-Spillman Schenevus, NY Operates annually during the Fireman s Carnival event on the third full weekend of July. Contact Fire Department for details. For information, call (607) 638-5656. July 14, 28, Aug. 4, 18, Sept. 8, 22, Oct. 6, 8, 2012 19th Century Willowbrook Village 1894 Armitage Herschell Newfield, ME Operates two Saturdays each month May through October at the 19th Century Willowbrook Village living museum. Carousel runs every 30 minutes from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For information, call (207) 793-2784 or visit www.willowbrookmuseum.org. August 4-5, 2012 The St. Vincent De Paul Parish Seminary Picnic 1905 Herschell-Spillman Perryville, MO Operates annually during community event on the first full weekend of August. Carousel operates Saturday noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday noon to 9 p.m. For information, call (573) 547-4591 or visit www.perryvillemo.com. August 19, 2012 The Church of Assumption Redford Picnic 1890s Armitage Herschell Redford, NY Operates during the annual Redford Picnic which started back in 1955. Carousel viewing available on Saturday. Rides on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. For information, call (518) 293-6259 or visit http://folklore.tauny.org/rvsp/redfordcarousel.html. Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2012 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion 1894 Norman & Evans Mt. Pleasant, IA Operates during the annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. For information, call (319) 385-8937 or visit www.oldthreshers.org. Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2012 Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion 1920s C. W. Parker Rollag, MN Operates during the annual W. MN Steam Threshers Reunion which dates back to 1954. For information, call (701) 237-0477 or visit www.rollag.com. 14 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
The Century-Old and Nationally Recognized Event also Brings Out the Steam Carousel A Trip to Bickleton Rodeo & Picnic Tanya March photos (EDITOR S NOTE: In addition to a Parker theme this issue, there seems to be a little Oregon/NW carousel theme as well. Richard s visit to the Perrons; the worrisome, but hopefully soon to be resolved news (or lack of news) from Jantzen Beach; and so with the steam machine calendar, although it has passed this year, why not include a trip to Bickleton, WA? I visited all three locations in 2007 with the NCA. Tanya March from the Friends of Portland s Woooden Carousels, made her first journey to the Rodeo this year and sent these pictures. Just a bit off of the beaten track, The Annual Bickleton Rodeo (with carousel) is a must for any carousel lover.) History of Alder Creek Pioneer Assoc. 1911 to current Alder Creek Pioneer Association was formed May 27, 1911 as reported the following article taken from The Bickleton News dated June 2, 1911: The Alder Creek Pioneer Association was formed last Saturday for the purpose of making arrangements for holding a reunion at Cleveland on June 14. A. J. Spoon was made president, E. Y. Stone, vice-president, and R. H. Buckley, secretary. The first few Association picnics were local affairs with mostly all local people as they did not travel as far away from home in those days, but with the men barbecuing meat over a pit and the ladies bringing contributions from home, a bountiful picnic was held. The entertainment in those days was more on the local level, with foot races, sack races, ball games, local saddle horse races, and if some farmer had a horse he thought could buck, he might talk some young daredevil into trying his luck. Now Alder Creek Pioneer Association puts on a two-day Northwest Professional Rodeo Association sanctioned rodeo with riders and ropers, who follow the rodeo circuit, coming from all of the West and Canada to compete. Events include saddle bronc, bareback riding, calf roping, barrel racing, bull riding and more. In 1929, the association purchased a carousel from Oak Park, Oregon for $500.00. This carousel is one of Bickleton s treasures. It is a Herschell-Spillman track carousel circa 1905 and is one of only a few of its kind still in existence. In 2007, ACPA opened a Carousel Museum in Bickleton in which the horses and carriages from our carousel are housed and displayed along with much history of Eastern Klickitat County. The museum is open from the first part of April through the end of September, Thursday - Sunday. In 2010, the Centennial of the rodeo/picnic was celebrated which is a huge accomplishment for a town of just 90 people. The picnic used to be held on Flag Day, but it is now held on the second weekend in June. People come by the hundreds in cars, campers, trailers and motor homes to spend the weekend in our beautiful pine forest. Visit www.aldercreekpioneerpicnicrodeo.weebly.com, for more information, or Alder Creek Pioneer Assoc., P.O. Box 116 Bickleton, WA, 99322. (509) 896-5250. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 15
Carrousels Carousel News Briefs NE Carousel Museum Now Offering Carousel Rides Great Source of Revenue For City, County and Local Organizations. Summer Long Events, Christmas Programs, Festivals and other Holiday Events. Long-term lease revenue sharing opportunities. Family Entertainment, Inc. 888-237-0444 rtinsleyenterprises@yahoo.com Richard Tinsley www.carouselsforyou.com A ntiquec arousels.com 1910 Model 33 Ruth 52 Keyless Band Organ Mounted in a Mack Display Trailer. Both units were built in Germany and are in first-class condition ready to enjoy.the organ comes with several hours of music. Band Organ (alone) $55,000; with Display Trailer $65,000 Call (626) 639-0313 or antiquecarousels@gmail.com b u y i n g s e l l i n g c o n s i g n m e n t s w w w. A n t i q u E C a r o u S E L S. c o m This Bertazzon Carousel, graciously donated to the New England Carousel Museum has finally been installed. Bristol, CT The new Italian Bertazzon Carousel, donated by Rich Gaccione from New York, has been installed in the Carousel Museum. Successful fundraising this past year allowed us to finally bring the carousel home from storage to the museum in Bristol, where it was installed by Island Carousel out of Florida. We expect our new carousel to increase attendance, birthday parties and facility rentals for the museum, said museum director, Louise DeMars. What a thrill it is to realize this dream of having a working carousel in our building. Thanks to the many people who worked to accomplish this goal and the many more people who contributed to this project. It s never too late to donate to the carousel project, she adds. The Museum is still seeking funds to complete the work on the horses and begin the repainting of the pieces. The carousel opened to the public this spring with entertainment, jugglers, face painters and free rides. Mayor Ward cut the ribbon to officially open the ride, while students from Stafford School assisted. Stafford School students raised the most funding during the Pennies for Ponies fundraising campaign this past year in support of this project. The carousel is a great addition to museum events and parties. The Museum is available for birthday parties for children and adults, weddings, receptions, performances, dances, reunions and sit down dinners. For more information call (860) 585-5411 or visit them at www.thecarouselmuseum.org. The Museum is open seven days a week, Monday though Saturday, from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. The New England Carousel Museum, 95 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010. Email info@thecarouselmuseum.org. 16 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
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The Sixty-foot Antique Carousel Was Removed This Spring - That s About All Anyone Knows Still No Answer On The Future of Jantzen Beach s Superior Parker The future of the Jantzen Beach Parker may be as ominous as the clouds above its vacated home. Heather Haindel photo By Roland Hopkins The Carousel News & Trader Portland, OR Let me preface this by saying that I would be very pleased if any or all of my speculations were wrong, but... The eerie photo (if you ever visited the carousel) above was posted in June on the Facebook page of the Friends of Portland s Wooden Carousels. As of this printing, meetings with the owners of the carousel, also the developers of the retail property it called home for 40 years, have offered no answers as to how and where the carousel went, is stored, and if, and where it will reappear. Trust us is the answer given by the national real estate developers, Edens & Avant Realty, Inc. In early April, a press release on the redevelopment of the Jantzen Beach Supercenter mall into more of a host to large box retailers than mall shops, stated that the carousel was part of the $50 million dollar renovations. Yet, a look at the site map for the renovations show no place for the carousel. As well, no carousel restoration firms we are aware of have been contacted about any restorations. No carousel folks at all that we know have been contacted about anything to do with this carousel, including proper take-down, moving and storage. Likewise, we have heard from historical organizations in Oregon who specialize in the proper care and preservation of antiques large and small. No one with any carousel and/or antique knowledge that we know of had anything to do with the removal and storage of the precious machine. All we can do is hope for the best on that... and hope that they numbered things it would be a jigsaw puzzle nightmare to reassemble if not. And, let s just hope that the 90-year-old horses are stored properly and climate controlled. I know a few real estate developers, and I have known dozens over the years big ones. What they do is develop real estate and collect I was able to visit and ride the 1921 Parker with the NCA in 2007 it is now on Oregon s 2012 Most Endangered Places list: www.historicpreservationleague.org/endangered.php. rent the big ones and small ones alike. And that is what the folks are doing here. Portland seems to be calling for big box retailers, and not the mall experience any more, so that is what they will get. I speculate that the carousel is simply not a priority to the developers beyond remove it and that has been done. If there was any exciting news on the carousel s horizon, I am sure Edens would share it, (developers like good PR), so I speculate there is not. Once the new retail development is complete and rent is coming in, then maybe Edens will take a better look at this antique and what to do with it. This incredible one-of-a-kind historic machine could be a fantastic centerpiece to a modern mixed-use development a gathering place for shoppers, diners, and a great host to special events like weddings and private parties, and all sorts of adult and family oriented happenings; but it has no place in a parking lot for big box retailers. And, speaking of boxes, the worst thing this machine can do is sit in one. Let s hope the owners reveal their secret love of this machine once the development is done, and we find out about its wonderful new location. Or, if they don t really care, (and there is nothing wrong with that), may they do the right thing and sell this rare, historic machine to someone who does, and will give it proper love and care, and a new location somewhere in the Jantzen Beach area would be nice. It is an American History Museum and piece of handcrafted American Folk art, that you can ride. Yes, it certainly does matter to kids and adults alike! 18 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
In Vancouver Since the 1930s, The Carousel Friend s Group Saved the Machine Intact in 1989 Celebrating a Century for Burnaby Museum s Precious Parker #119 A gala 100th birthday celebration was held for Burnaby s C. W. Parker #119. The carousel was saved from auction in 1989. By Nancy Stagg Special to The Carousel News & Trader Vancouver, BC This year marks the 100th anniversary of the construction of C.W. Parker Carousel #119, now operating at Canada s Burnaby Village Museum, a 10-acre Heritage Village just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. Parker #119 was built in 1912 at the Parker factory in Leavenworth, Kansas. It was operated in Vancouver from 1936 until 1989, at which time its owners planned to dismantle the wooden wonder and sell the horses at auction. A volunteer group, the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society, raised the money to buy and restore it. Under the management of Keith Jamieson, the project was completed and the restored carousel was installed at the museum in 1993, where it has been going around in circles ever since. The 100th anniversary provided the opportunity to reconnect with old friends who are passionate about the carousel. The volunteer group, Friends of the Vancouver Carousel, came together to buy the carousel intact and restore it. The carousel was installed in the museum in 1993. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 19
Beautiful flowered jumper, Scampering Dawn, ridden by its sponsor, Dennis Brown. The Museum launched its summer season in May with a reunion party for the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society, which included a ceremonial ride for sponsors or family members of sponsors, volunteers, and even some of the people the horses were named after. The public enjoyed corporately sponsored free rides for the entire day, and the City of Burnaby issued a limited edition commemorative coin. In order to help younger audiences appreciate the century-old machine, the museum recently installed an interactive touch-screen at the carousel pavilion. Custom graphics show the design features of each horse, as well as the story behind the horse s name. Nearby, two epostcard terminals allow people to e-mail photos of themselves taken in front of the carousel. Center housing art. Reeve Megan Little with Vivian. Also, a new school program, Fairground Physics, launched this past January. This program acknowledges the carousel as the magnificent machine that it is, and uses it to explore the principles of measurement, geometry, sound and force. Participants get to practice scientific inquiry in fun new ways. While understanding the value of the carousel is important, so is its ongoing preservation and maintenance. The museum s conservator regularly schedules work to keep the machine looking fabulous and running smoothly. There is lots of wear and tear on the carousel horses; scratches and scrapes, black shoe scuffs and sticky finger grime accumulate over a season. Remedies have been developed to address each type of damage and protect the delicate paint layers below a protective coat of varnish. The conservator relies on detailed painting notes to keep their work accurate. Increasingly, there is deterioration to the varnish layers on the horses, especially in the areas of the saddle decoration. The degradation follows a pattern Kieth Jamieson and Bingo Hauser. The carousel is loaded with happy riders during the museum s 100th birthday celebration for the Parker #119. 20 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
The patriotic John Earnest ridden by carousel operator, George Karpel. where the varnish layer begins to absorb grime and loses its characteristic hardness and shine. The varnish becomes weak and eventually the paint below it becomes so soft that vanish and paint can be pulled right off. Preventive steps include washing the horses and paring away the dull and stained varnish, and applying new coats before the paint is softened. This year, a new varnish product that is normally used to protect murals and decorated ceilings will be tested. This varnish is compatible with existing paint and varnish layers but is very easily removed with alkaline water, allowing grimy varnish to be washed off and new varnish to be reapplied almost immediately. This should drastically reduce the time needed to clean, in-paint, and re-varnish the horses. Our carousel operators keep a close eye on the structure and gears of the carousel to ensure safe operation. For several years now, minor repairs to the ring gear have been made. This gear, located inside the dog house, is one of the main gears that allow the carousel to turn. When stress builds up on the gear, its pins can break. Fortunately, broken pins can be unfastened and replaced as required, but the loss of pins has become a concern. Design work for fabrication of a new gear has started and the new gear is expected to be installed this year. Hopefully, the careful care the carousel receives, and the work the museum does to promote its value to the larger community, will help it survive for at least another century. The carousel is one of the larger artifacts in the museum s care. January 2006 saw a major overhaul of the carousel structure itself. The floor was dropped and the Carousel operator, Brady Foster, keeping the bulbs bright. This photo is actually from 2007 and a special Fall Fair event held at Burnaby. horses removed to allow the sweeps and spreaders to be removed, examined and replaced where needed. New steel plates holding the spreaders were fabricated and installed. The mounting plates in the sister gear were also inspected and replaced. The housings for the bearings were marked for future inspection of wear patterns. In addition the floor was sanded and refinished. The Burnaby Village Museum is committed to the preservation and maintenance of this amazing piece of history. The delight it gives to both visitors and staff cannot be measured. For the last few years, the Horticultural department has created Eco-sculptures and placed them around the city. Two of these have been shaped to replicate carousel horses and were placed on the museum grounds when not at a festival or participating in a parade. The two main Parker loved whimsical carvings on his saddle backs. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 21
Jerry Horwitz photos An American flag and flag shield decorate this stargazer. plants used on these eco-sculptures are alternanthera and santolina. To match their names the tails and manes were planted either with sage or parsley. Some C. W. Parker History Charles Wallace Parker (1864-1932) was born in Griggsville, Illinois, and grew up in Kansas. In 1892 he formed the C. W. Parker Company and bought his first carousel. He established a factory in Abilene, Kansas, and then around 1911 moved the factory to Leavenworth, Kansas. He called himself Colonel Parker, America s Carnival King and the World s Greatest Showman. Although he was apparently never a real Colonel, Parker was a great showman, conscientious about a clean image for carnivals, but he also stretched the truth to extremes. He had several traveling shows throughout the American west and midwest, as well as into Canada. Business dropped off considerably in the 1920s and by the end of 1925, Parker s company basically refurbished machines rather than manufacturing them. By 1925, Parker also began making aluminium carousel figures. His son took over the business in 1930. C. W. Parker died in 1932. Another Burnaby stargazer. Jerry Horwitz photo A Pegasus horse with an Indian head with war bonnet on the hip. Parker Carry-Us-All Carousel C. W. Parker called his machines Carry-Us-All s as he felt that the plain term Merry-Go-Round was too tame for such a flashy contrivance. It carried all ages and sizes and thus to him was a Carry-Us-All. The Burnaby Museum has chosen to use the generic name Carousel to refer to this machine as that is how it has been called for most of its life. History of Parker #119 This carousel was built ca. 1912 at Leavenworth, Kansas, by C. W. Parker and as the number indicates, it was the 119th merry-go-round they made. It was originally sold in 1913 to Mr. F. K. Leggett of Houston, Texas, for $5,886.00. It was originally equipped with a steam engine and possibly with the wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse mechanisms. The machine toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus. Then, in 1915, records show that the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory, had some fancier horses and heavier rounding boards added. The jumping mechanism may have been changed then as well. Some of the horses on the machine are actually ca.1917 with others even later, ca.1920-2. The factory records consulted do not indicate for sure where the machine went between 1915 and 1936. It may have gone to San Jose, California, from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco, California, or to Tacoma, Washington. In 1936 it was purchased, and was in operation at Happyland in Vancouver by May 1936. The ride was put into a pavilion which had been built in 1928 by a rival carousel manufacturer, Philadelphia Toboggan Company - PTC; and was located next to the Shoot- The-Chutes ride. Happyland was demolished in 1957. Parker #119 was moved to the new small pavilion in Playland until that, too, was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1989, Parker #119 was operated outdoors, and was put away each winter. 22 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Originally equipped with a steam engine, the carousel was first sold to a man in Houston and the machine toured Texas for two years with The Lone Star Circus. Rebuilding Parker #119 In 1989, it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse-by-horse at an auction in New York. Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society. In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the Friends set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. This following information is from: A Carousel is Magic: The Saving of the Parker #119 by Annie Boulanger. Benwell Atkins, 1995 Carousel Statistics: The carousel carries 36 horses, (32 jumpers) four cast aluminium ponies, a chariot and a wheelchair facility. The machine has more than 500 separate parts, including the 14 large rounding boards overhead, with their 14 shields, All horses out of Parker s Leavenworth factory had metal shoes reading: CW PARKER LEAVENWORTH KANSAS, with the screw holes spaced between the words as shown. Photos on this page courtesy of Burnaby Village After two years with the traveling circus, the machine was returned to the Parker factory in 1915. There is speculation that fancier horses and trim were added at that time, and possible the conversion to jumper mechanism. 52 scenery panels around the machinery, 140 mirrors, 28 brass covered drop rods and 858 11-watt lights. Weight: 14.5 tons empty, 17 tons loaded, with each horse weighing between 75 and 100 pounds. Diameter: 40 feet at the platform level. Circumference: 125 feet. Height: 29 feet at the center pole Speed: approximately five revolutions per minute, rotating like all American carousels counter-clockwise. Power: a three-phase electrical motor capable of five horse power. (Originally, powered by a steam engine.) Music: provided by a 1925 Wurlitzer Military band organ capable of duplicating the sound of a large band, generating up to 90 decibels of sound. The Parker operated at Happyland, then Playland Park in Vancouver from 1936-1989, when it was to be broken up at auction before the Friends stepped in to save it. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 23
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1912 C. W. Parker #119 Carry-Us-All 3-rows Portable Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby, BC Canada Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com Photo courtesy of the Burnaby Village Museum 25
I don t think that this picture really needs a caption. Additional Carousel Restoration Notes: During the restoration, volunteers stripped as many as seven coats of park paint off each horse, applied when the carousel was in amusement parks. After each horse was stripped, repaired and sanded, it was sprayed with two coats of shellac, then with three coats of white primer, with sanding between each coat. A coat of artists Gesso was then applied to give a base for the acrylic paint, which was in turn protected with four coats of semi-gloss clear Varathane. Each horse has nine to thirteen coats of finish. Wurlitzer Military Band Organ A 1925 Style No. 146B (This is the exact same model and style that accompanied the carousel rides at Playland). All the valves and pneumatics had to be replaced. A new foot needed to be carved. 58 titles of music rolls with a repertoire of over 500 melodies were originally purchased. Two rolls of Christmas music and one of Halloween music were added to the collection. The original Wurlitzer decal was uncovered in the restoration process. A carousel horse topiary at Burnaby in this 2007 photo. Burnaby Village Museum Background The Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel is both a themed attraction and professional museum. It provides a visitor experience as well as acting as a heritage resource for Burnaby, the Lower Mainland and the Province of British Columbia. It is a community museum with an outdoor collection and exhibit areas along with archives, gift shop, gallery, collection storage and community meeting spaces. The museum fosters a shared sense of community identity for the citizens of Burnaby and visitors alike. It encourages understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of and participation in Burnaby s unique history. The Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel was established in 1971 as a Heritage Village and the name was officially changed to Burnaby Village Museum in 1984. Its current working name is Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel in recognition of the popularity of the carousel. The museum site covers approximately 10 acres and consists of an outdoor museum village, the 1912 Parker carousel, gift shop, restaurant, administration building, large meadow and several service buildings. Deer Lake Brook runs through the museum grounds. The historic zone in the village contains 34 period historic exhibits. To experience Heritage Village, you can stroll down the streets of a 1920s village, exploring at your own pace. The village is a combination of heritage and replica buildings that represents a typical tram-stop community along the B.C. Electric Railway. Period costumed townsfolk welcome visitors and give demonstrations in many of the homes, businesses and shops. The 1925 Wurlitzer 146B band organ is the same model and style organ that was with the carousel at Playland. 26 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Burnaby Village glistening at night. Popular stops include the blacksmith, the print shop, the garden at the farmhouse and the General Store. The heritage buildings on site include a school house, country retirement home and garage, tram station, dry goods store, bank, farm house, bachelors house and real estate office. The recently restored Interurban #1223 is truly elegant. This tram is part of the area s rich public transportation history. It ran on the interurban lines in Burnaby until the mid- 50s. Just the sight of it takes visitors on a trip into the past. The museum is open seasonally for the general public and year-round for pre-booked tours, programs and weddings. Annual special events include a spring Scavenger Hunt, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day Fall Fair, Haunted Village & Heritage Christmas. The summer season displays and exhibits change annually. Each year, exhibits and activities are developed based on the theme or focus. Deer Lake Park Established as a park in 1949, the Deer Lake area has been an area of importance for centuries: As a cranberry harvesting location for First Nations, as a wilderness playground, a rich agricultural region, a suburb serviced by the interurbans, and now as an urban park. The park is currently home to arts & culture organizations: Deer Lake Gallery an independent community arts organization that encompasses more than 140 individual and group members. The pathway leading into Burnaby Village. Burnaby Art Gallery dedicated to presenting contemporary and historical art exhibits and events, and educational programming in support of the exhibitions. Situated in the historic Ceperley House. Shadbolt Centre an award winning multi-purpose arts facility that supports artists, hosts for the arts community events, and offers year-round programming. Burnaby Village Museum an open-air village set in the 1920s complete with costumed towns-folk giving demonstrations, a restored Interurban tram, and the operating 1912 carousel. The Hart House a full-service restaurant offering casual West Coast elegance Deer Lake Boat Rentals canoes and paddle-boats are available for rent. Open seasonally. Baldwin House an Arthur Erickson post and beam designed home available for rental Eagles Estate a TLC (The Land Conservancy) property with historic gardens originally designed by Frank E. Buck in 1939. TO PLAN A VISIT: The Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V5G 3T6 Open May through September and December with special holiday events Call (604) 293-6500, (604) 293-6515 for hours. Or visit www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca. A touch screen interactive learning station tells visitors the story and history of the 1912 C. W. Parker carousel. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 27
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The Only Place Known To Ride a Historic Parker Carousel and Wheel Crossroads Village Parker Carousel Celebrates 100th in Grand Fashion Carousel photo courtesy of Pat Wentzel The beloved 1912 C. W. Parker carousel at Crossroads Village is called the Happiest place in Genesee County. By Tara Moreno Reprinted courtesy of the Flint Township View Flint, MI The Charles W. Parker Carousel, located in Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad, turned 100 this spring in grand fashion. The village celebrated on June 2 with band organ music, games, balloons and a birthday cake to kick off the centennial birthday celebration. The carousel was built in Leavenworth, Kansas, and was part of a traveling show that set up at fairs and carnivals across the US and Canada. Cliff Black has been working for Crossroads Village, namely the carousel, since the early 1990s. I enjoy seeing the smiles of peoples faces, he said. I have helped 90-year-old ladies... and seeing childhood memories coming back is what makes it fun. Black is president of the Friends of the Carousel group which helps raise money to keep the carousel operational. Over the last of three years we have put $40,000 into repainting all the horses in preparation for the birthday, he said. The Huckleberry Railroad at Crossroads Village. Carousels and trains have been great partners from the start. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 29
Photos courtesy of Patrick Wentzel More American flags adorning the outside row horse. Forty horses make up the 100-year-old carousel design. The carousel turning100 is something I am never going to see again. said Black. An equally rare and precious 1910 Charles W. Parker Ferris wheel, also known as Superior Wheel, is located next the carousel. Åccording to a press release by Crossroads Village, this is the only place in the world where you can enjoy two side-by-side [100-year-old] Parker rides in full operation. Each park has it s own uniqueness and this is our uniqueness, said Manager of Huckleberry Railroad and Crossroads Village, Garry Pringle. Other classic vintage rides include a Mangels pony cart ride, an Allan Herschell train ride and Venetian swings. The carousel was featured on the A peek-a-boo mane Parker jumper. The 1925 Artizan band organ at the carousel plays both 125 rolls & MIDI. cover of Michigan History magazine and is considered the jewel of the Genesee County Parks Commission. The antique carousel and other historic amusement rides at Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad are constantly getting statewide recognition. The bimonthly Michigan History magazine devoted six pages to the carousel, the 100-year-old Superior wheel and a the other vintage rides. As (patrons) leave Crossroads Village, many of them will have a smile on their face, said Joe Krapohl, president of the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission. We know if they have a smile on their face, they rode the carousel. Karpohl says the carousel is the happiest place in Genesee County. The C.W. Parker Carousel and the Superior Wheel give Crossroads the trait of being the only park with two amusement rides built by early 1900s ride designer Charles Parker. John Hayek, 80, of Flushing, began the Friends of the Crossroads Village Carousel in the early 1980s when he was a consultant for the village. Lots of fun going on in the trappings of this armored horse. The four metal Ewart horses ahead of the nanny bench. 30 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Photos courtesy of Patrick Wentzel Folks from the CMMA 2012 Convention. (See page 41). He was responsible for finding the carousel and bringing it to the village. A friend had it in his garage in Clarkston, Hayek said. The carousel was in pieces, originally brought to Michigan from California. The village was able to purchase it for $125,000 in 1983 from a C. S. Mott Foundation grant. Hayek says that the carousel and the Ferris wheel both go unusually fast for vintage rides, at six rotations per minute. He was actually responsible for bringing in the Superior wheel, which he spotted in an Eaton Rapids man s field. The park also owns the only set of Venetian swings in the US, Hayek says, which he bought in an auction for $1,500. 1910 C. W. Parker Superior Wheel. The county has done a great job of restoring and maintaining the rides, Hayek added. Although there are more factors that set Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad apart, the carousel is where the heart is, said Genesee County Parks Director Amy Mc- Millan. Pat Wentzel, who provided these photos and also handles the NCA census calls this center horse a mystery horse. The horse has no cantle carving and has carved horseshoes. He asks that if anyone that had info on this horse to contact him at pwentzel@patrickwentzel.com. The Huckleberry Railroad The narrow-gauge railroad s collection of cars includes 11 original and replica wooden coaches plus a classic red wooden caboose. The train is pulled by one of two restored coal-fired locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Engine #464 was nicknamed the Mud Hen and originally carried miners to Colorado on their quest for gold and silver. The Village and More Along with the vintage rides, there is also the village and its tradespeople to observe and talk with; the cider maker, the grain miller, the blacksmith... all working along side each other, from barber to cleric, doctor to seamstress. each has an important role in the 19th century village. And there is the Genesee Belle. A replica of the paddlewheel riverboats that were so popular in Mark Twain s time. For more information, Crossroads Village, 6140 Bray Road, Flint, MI 48505. Call (800) 648-PARK, or visit them at www.geneseecountyparks.org/pages/crossroads. Parker had a number of favorite trappings for his figures including American flags and other patriotic details. Many happy couples have exchanged marriage vows on the Genesee Belle after photos on the carousel. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 31
Jumper or Rocker? (EDITOR S NOTE: While putting this issue together, as I went from the Burnaby Parker s 100th to the Crossroads Village Parker 100th, I started to wonder, Why were they the same age, yet one had the grasshopper mechanism, and the other the overhead crank jumpers. I knew it was time for an overdue call to the Reinhardts and the C. W. Parker Museum. Here are Jerry s email and written replies to the 1912 mechanism mystery.) Hi Roland, Attached is my contribution to the mystery or confusion over the Parker carousels. I have tried to look at this in the past, and have always run into a blank wall. We have a photo hanging in our museum taken in 1912, that shows some event with everyone lined up outside the Parker factory in Leavenworth. In the photo you can see our two rabbits that are on our machine. You can also see unpainted stretch neck models that supposedly did not come out until 1914 and later. So they did have the prototype carvings in 1912 of 1914 carousel figures. But the numbers on the machines has always bothered me. Crossroads Village does not have a number on their centerpole, (they claim 1912) but our horses are close to being the same. Parker was also buried in orders in that time frame. He was running two 12-hour shifts, 24-hours a day, trying to keep up, plus he was trying to finish up moving from Abilene to Leavenworth. So, any record keeping was suspect. I think the answer will never really be known with the information we have today. Jerry Mystery or Confusion? On the 1912 C. W. Parker Carousels C. W. Parker s carousels all left the factory with a metal embossed plate on the center pole with a sequence number that supposedly reflected the sequence of the carousels as they were being built. Burnaby, Carry-Us-All #119 just celebrated it s 100th anniversary this year in 2012. Crossroads Village Carry-Us-All is also celebrating their 100th this year. Our carousel at the Parker Museum, #118, was sold to Fred Shew in 1913, and that was also painted on the chest of one of the horses. Now look at the differences in those three carousels. Burnaby has more modern horses, telescoping poles, and looks more like something produced after 1914. The other two have the earlier style of Parker horses, and grasshopper gear holding the poles, more in keeping with what was being produced in 1912 & 1913. How did these 3 machines get so mixed up? Is it the record keeping? The Parker records are incomplete, and lack a lot of critical information. Did something happen in the history of the machines to update or change the works and the horses of #119? Did customers have a choice of the type of mechanism installed? Why is #119 celebrating a year ahead of #118? It is enough to make a grown man want to cry! Jerry Reinhardt C. W. Parker Carousel Museum Leavenworth, KS www.firstcitymuseums.org/parkercarousel National Carousel Archives, www.nationalcarousel.org 32 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
The Two Small Parker Pony Treasures Were Literally Barn Finds Restoring Two Baby Parker Ponies Originally Traveled with Weer Shows A comparison of the size of the two Parker ponies with Mascot, a full-sized middle row Looff stander and subject of Carousel News & Trader articles, in December, 2008 and July, 2009. The Parker ponies are 24½ from chest to rump and average 22 from the hoof to the top of the mane. The distance from the bottom of the belly to the withers is 9½ and their length is 40. By William Benjamin, Ph.D. Special to The Carousel News & Trader This story begins late on a Saturday night in early December, 2011. While reviewing the most recent listings in the Antiques section of Austin, Texas Craigslist, I came upon one entitled, C.W. Parker Jumpers Carousel Horses. A brief description mentioned that the four horses were from the early 1900s and were made of wood. No photographs were included. Intrigued, I quickly emailed a response indicating my interest and asking for photographs of them. A couple of hours later I received an email with four photographs. Since the horses appeared to be in good condition and in early paint, I immediately responded and asked if I could come see them on Sunday. Unfortunately, I didn t hear back from the seller, Charles (Chuck) Snyder, that day, so I assumed that someone else had made an offer to buy them. Parker ponies as found in their original shipping crate. Note that the crate is slanted upward in the front to protect the horses heads. The bodies rested on frames covered with old, worn cloth. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 33
Freshly out of the crate for inspection and cleaning. At one point during storage, white insulation foam dripped onto the horse with the fanciful mane. This horse is referred to as the fanciful Parker pony. The horse at the bottom of the photograph is referred to as the Parker pony jumper. Fortunately, I received a phone call from Chuck on Monday morning and we agreed to meet that Monday afternoon, once he had the chance to dig them out of his storage shed. When I arrived to view the horses, I was incredibly surprised, to say the least, to find that they were much smaller than I had expected, only 40 to 44 inches long. Not only that, they were stored in their original pre-1930s shipping crates. I had spent quite a bit of time on Sunday reading about Charles W. Parker and studying comparables for standard-sized Parkers. I didn t know what to think about Comparison of the Parker pony jumper after removal of the varnish to the surface of the fanciful Parker pony before removal of varnish. these small horses. However, I had a vague recollection of reading a line in one of my reference books that Parker sometimes included a row of small horses, baby Parkers, on his carousels. After spending several hours with Chuck and learning about the horses history, I negotiated for the purchase of two of the four. He decided to keep the other two for a friend in Indiana. I subsequently learned from Barbara Fahs Charles that Parker referred to these small horses as ponies in his classification of them on his carousels; thus, that term is used in this article. The Parker Ponies Despite being in less than ideal storage conditions for three-quarters of a century, the overall condition of the horses was quite good. Three legs had become detached and several others were loose, only being attached by numerous rusty nails. Areas of paint were missing and the varnish had darkened over most of the surface. They clearly had a hard working life. However, the wood was solid, the eyes had no scratches, and close examination of the painted surface revealed that it consisted of a white primer layer, one or two layers of paint and a layer of varnish. Cleaned and repaired Parker ponies on a stand that was work in progress. The varnish was so darkened that it was difficult to see the paint colors beneath it. 34 www.carouselnews.com A small test area showing varnish removed from the underside of one of the Parker ponies using anhydrous methanol. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Factory photograph of a Parker horse (above), and a closeup image (above right), of its decal that is identical to the one on the romance side of the fanciful Parker pony. Far right above, a close-up of a worn decal from a camel, that is also identical. Photos courtesy of Lourinda Bray. An initial decision was made to repair the legs and to clean the surfaces of their many layers of dust and dirt. The result of this effort is seen in the photographs. However, once completed, it was obvious that the paint layer was almost completely obscured by the varnish. My experience conserving the early Looff stander, Mascot, (shown page 33, and Carousel News & Trader articles, Dec., 2008 and July, 2009), led me to attempt to remove small areas of varnish with various solvents to determine if it would be possible to remove it without damaging the paint, and to reveal the true colors of the paint surface that was last seen when the figures rode on the carousel. The best solvent for this purpose was determined to be anhydrous methyl alcohol (methanol) which, as shown in the photograph, effectively removed the varnish without affecting the paint. Thus, I embarked on a tedious six month project to remove the darkened varnish from both of the horses. Having essentially no knowledge of how to properly describe paint colors of early carousel horses, Lourinda Bray, of Running Horse Studio, kindly agreed to examine photographs of the ponies and provide the appropriate paint color descriptions. Lourinda not only provided a detailed description of the paint colors, she also determined that the decals on the pony s saddle blankets were Parker decals. Since the decals were on professionally executed second- Parker decals discovered beneath the varnish. Top left, decal with the quite worn name of C. W. Parker in large capital letters on the romance side of the Fanciful Parker Pony. Top right, decal on the non-romance side. Bottom left and right, decals on the romance and non-romance side of the Parker pony jumper, respectively. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 35
Color Schemes This collage of images shows the colors that are described below... Left column (from top down), borders and breast collar, borders and saddle skirt, inside of ear, green head crescent spot and mane. Above center (from top down), body, under layers of primary factory paint of saddle skirt, red border flanked by breast collar and saddle skirt. Above right, saddle (top), and ruffled fringe, border and saddle blanket (bottom). Both Ponies Body burnt sienna (primary) Tail and mane slightly lighter color is accomplished by wiping away some of the burnt sienna (primary) Saddle - burnt umber upper section, mix of burnt umber and mars black border (primary) Ruffled fringe- pthalo green (primary) Breast collar cadmium red stripe over alizarine carmine (secondary), fanciful, cerulean blue (primary), jumper, mix of pthalo green (blue shade) and flake white (primary) Green head, crescent spot mix of nile green and flake white, mix of nile green, raw sienna and flake white, flake white dot Inside of ears, nostrils, and mouth cadmium red medium Fanciful Parker Pony - romance Breast collar border cerulean blue (primary) Saddle blanket border cadmium yellow medium (primary) Saddle blanket mix of French ultramarine blue and flake white (secondary), French ultramarine blue stripe (secondary), over cadmium red deep (primary) Fanciful Parker Pony non-romance Skirt raw sienna with alizarine carmine stripe and a small flake white stripe (secondary), over cadmium red medium (primary) Skirt border cadmium red medium (primary) Rear saddle blanket border cadmium orange deep (primary) Rear saddle blanket - - mix of French ultramarine blue and flake white (secondary), French ultramarine blue stripe, small flake white stripe (secondary), over cadmium orange medium (primary) Parker Pony Jumper - romance Breast collar border mix of pthalo green (blue shade) and flake white (primary) Saddle blanket border cadmium yellow medium (primary) Saddle blanket - mix of French ultramarine blue and flake white (secondary), French ultramarine blue stripe (secondary), over cadmium yellow medium (primary) Parker Pony Jumper non-romance Skirt raw sienna with alizarine carmine stripe and a small flake white stripe (secondary), over mix of alazarine crimson and flake white (primary) Skirt border - mix of alazarine crimson and flake white (primary) Rear saddle blanket border cadmium yellow medium (primary) Rear saddle blanket - mix of French ultramarine blue and flake white (secondary), French ultramarine blue stripe (secondary), over cadmium yellow medium (primary) 36 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
A 1926 Parker carousel with a row of ponies seen in center of the photograph. Courtesy of Barbara Fahs Charles. Barbara also provided the following description of the carousel from her archive of Parker material. Q Three Abreast. Specially constructed, 36 horses, all named, 1 chariot, 1 settee, 4 ponies. New slide motion. Special built ticket box. Platforms 38 ft., crestings, 42 ft. Star effect tent top of red Artizan. Organ, #371, style al. Le Roi engine, #50052 Eisemann Magneto, No. 921639, Zenith Carburetor. Price $5240.00. Machine shipped May 14, 1926. Note that Parker referred to the small horses as ponies. ary paint, the most likely explanation is that these ponies were originally sent out on a Parker carousel, taken back in trade, refurbished, and then sent back out on a resale. Information obtained from Barbara Fahs Charles suggests that this wasn t an uncommon occurrence. Thus, the painted surface of the ponies consists of sections of primary factory paint, which would have been the color when the horses were initially sent out and a secondary factory paint, which would have been added after they were taken in trade, refurbished, and then re-sold. The paint layers are described as primary and secondary factory paint. It is interesting to note that the primary factory colors of the saddle blankets, skirts, and breast color matched their borders. History of these Parker Ponies According to Chuck Snyder s family history, the Parker ponies were originally on a carousel operated in either the J.C. or Roy Weer Shows. John A. Coverdale Weer (b. 1897) and William Leroy Weer (1900-1985) were two of six children of Thomas H. and Agnes Stutt Weer. J.C and Roy Weer became prominent Midwest midway operators from the 1920s to 1950. Another Weer brother, Thomas, as well as his stepson Robert Plummer (1912-1992), through his marriage to Mable Deming Plummer, worked for the Weer Shows. Robert, who was Chuck Snyder s stepfather, owned/operated the Parker carousel on which these ponies rode. Above left: The fanciful Parker pony s cantle is a patriotic shield in primary factory colors consisting of: alizarin crimson, pthalo blue, and flake white. Above right: The cantle on the Parker pony jumper is in the form of bull (steer) horns and is painted in primary factory colors with a mix of flake white and raw sienna on the horns, and a mix of burnt sienna and flake white on the center band. Unlike these Parker ponies, most Parker horses have metal shoes. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 37
Robert obtained his pilot s license at the age of 19 and over the next few years his primary occupation changed to being an aviator and barn storming pilot. By the mid- 1930s the carousel horses were placed into storage. Over the next 60 years they were stored in barns in Mishawaka, Indiana and 20 miles to the north in Cassopolis, Michigan. In 1995, the ponies were brought to Austin, Texas, by Chuck and were placed into a work shed for storage until their discovery on Craiglist. Weer Shows As mentioned above, two of the Weer brothers, J.C. and Roy, operated midway shows. The earliest information that has been found concerning the involvement of either brother with the midway business is in A Pictorial History of the American Carnival (Joe McKennon, Carnival Publishers, Sarasota, Florida, 1972). McKennon indicates that in 1925, J.C. Weer had a ride on the midway in South Bend, Indiana. J.C. Weer s 1930 Census record from South Bend lists his occupation as Amusement Manager/Owner. The earliest newspaper article found concerning the J.C. Weer Amusement Company is in the July 26, 1931 issue of The Lima (Ohio) Sunday News. The article mentions that J.C. Weer had purchased five trucks and trailers for his South Bend, Indiana-based amusement company. The August 13, 1933 issue of the same newspaper has a front page article mentioning that J.C. Weer would provide carnival concessions in Milan, Ohio, for the Delphos Street Fair. McKennon lists the Roy Weer Shows as being in business by 1936. Roy Weer was based in Adrian, Michigan. The earliest newspaper article found about the Roy Weer Shows is in the Sturgis Journal, Sturgis, Michigan, from August 9, 1936. The article indicates that the Roy Weer Shows at the 25th Sturgis Electrical Progress Celebration would be made up of two Ferris wheels, a Kiddie-Plane, Air-Plane Swing, Merry-go-Round, mini cars and a pony ride. The subsequent detailed history of the Weer Brother s midway shows that has been determined is beyond the scope of this article and the carousel on which the Park- A period photograph of two rows of Parker ponies on a carousel. These are carved in a very similar style to those that are the subject of this article. The paint designs on the saddle blanket of the horse ridden by the young boy are also similar. Courtesy of Barbara Williams. er ponies rode had likely been retired by the mid-1930s. However, an article in The Billboard, May 8, 1943 mentions that J.C. Weer was operating four rides in Playland Park, South Bend, Indiana. It is interesting to speculate that the earlier South Bend reference by McKennon in 1925 also referred to Playland Park. Playland Park was a trolley park located between South Bend and Mishawaka; only 10 miles from where the baby Parker horses were initially stored in the Mishawaka barn. Barbara Fahs Charles examined her Parker sales records and found that a used Standard Model The color schemes on the non-romance sides of the ponies. 38 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Shown left: The romance side of the two Parker ponies after removal of the varnish. Two Abreast, Carry-Us-All, was sold to a G.H. Merkle in South Bend in about 1927. It is certainly possible that Weer subsequently owned this machine. Conclusions Unfortunately, the location(s) of the placement of the carousel with these Parker ponies during its run remains unknown. However, based on the history of the Weers running traveling midway shows, the crude repairs discovered during their conservation, and their being found in the originally-used crates, it is likely that they were on a portable carousel that frequently changed its venues. It is hoped that the determination and descriptions of the original factory paint schemes will allow a more accurate restoration of other similar Parker ponies for those wanting factory paint designs. Acknowledgements I thank Barbara Fahs Charles for providing research information from her Parker archives as well as providing the photograph of the Steffens carousel. Barbara Williams for her insightful contributions and historical photograph. Lourinda Bray for providing the paint color descriptions as well as contributions relating to the Parker decals. Both Barbara Williams and Lourinda for critical review of the article and Jordan Williams for assistance with editing photographs. The Carousel News & Trader 2012 Carousel Calendar Featuring The Great Carousels of Ohio This beautiful wall calendar features 12 months of Ohio s exquisite antique carousels, and others. At just $9.95 $7.95* it still makes a great gift. *(includes first class shipping) GIVE MORE - SAVE EVEN MORE!!! Give a Gift Subscription to The Carousel News & Trader ($35) and a Gift Calendar ($7.95) and get 2 FREE calendars.* *(plus $3.00 first class shipping) GOOD DEAL 1 Calendar - $9.95 + $1.90 shipping = $11.85 $7.95 BETTER DEAL 2 Calendars - $17.95 + $3.00 shipping = $20.95 $14.95 BEST DEAL Gift Subscription + Gift Calendar + 2 FREE Calendars $69.65 value for just $47.95 $40.95 Calendar Measures 12 x 8.5 Carousels & Gift Shops Inquire about reduced bulk prices. To order call (818) 332-7944 or Send check to Carousel News & Trader - Calendar 11001 Peoria St., Sun Valley, CA 91352 or visit www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 39
Carousel Modelers and Miniatures Association Crossroads Village Hosts 2012 CMMA Convention During Parker Carousel s Centennial Celebration I just love this 1 scale, C. W. Parker grasshopper mechanism carousel with Uncle Sam chariot, built by Richard Vandenberg. Flint, MI The 2012 convention of the Carousel Modelers and Miniatures Association (CMMA) was held June 1st - 3rd in conjunction with the 100th birthday celebration for the Crossroads Village 1912 C. W. Parker carousel. This was the second time the CMMA has held their annual convention at Crossroads Village. The convention began Friday evening with a gathering of CMMA members at the convention hotel. Members arrived from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Texas and West Virginia. CMMA members gave presentations on carousel history, miniature carousel carving techniques and miniature carousel components. CMMA exhibits were set-up inside the Crossroads Village carousel building Saturday and Sunday. This location added a unique element to the convention. Operating miniature carousels, miniature carvings, carousels in progress and circus models were on display. Several members carved during the convention. CMMA members shared their 1 scale steam boiler and engine built by Richard Vandenberg. Miniature carvings by Norm Kandow. The Vollkath Carousel built by Don Wuertz. A Savage-style miniature carousel under construction by Patrick Wentzel. 40 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
Norman Kandow carving a miniature carousel horse. CMMA Group Photo outside of the carousel building. carousel knowledge with Crossroads visitors and answered many questions throughout the weekend. Crossroads Village is a great experience offering something for everyone. In addition to the C. W. Parker carousel, a 1910 C. W. Parker Superior Wheel, Venetian Swings, Mangels pony cart ride and Allan Herschell train ride operate in the vintage amusements area. Thank you to Sharon George W. Long, Jr. carvings from the Wentzel collection. and Cliff Black for inviting the CMMA to participate in this wonderful centennial celebration. The Crossroads Village employees working the carousel and ride area are to be commended for their help throughout the weekend. The Friends of Crossroads Village Miniatures carved by Don Wuertz. Carousel were out in full force for the weekend birthday event. This friends group is dedicated to the preservation of this classic carousel. All operating carousels should have a fine friends group like this one. The 2013 convention will be announced soon and all are invited. To learn more about the CMMA, please see right. CMMA membership includes four issues of Horse Tales and membership roster. Back issues are available. Carved 1 scale circus band displayed by Jim Secreto. 1 scale miniature carvings by Patrick Wentzel. Carousel Modelers and Miniatures Association The Carousel Modelers and Miniatures Association (CMMA) has been reorganized. The CMMA was founded in 1986 for the purpose of bringing together modelers, miniaturists and woodcarvers interested in building operating miniature carousels. CMMA membership includes the quarterly publication, Horse Tales, a membership directory and the hobby s greatest fellowship. The 2009 convention was held at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum. The CMMA is now accepting 2012 memberships. Past CMMA members will be contacted with membership 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 Highland Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101-2920 or call (304) 428-3544, or email pwentzel@patrickwentzel.com. Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 41
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CAROUSEL CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIED ADS: 70 per word, number or abbreviation per insertion for 1 to 3 insertions. (Phone numbers or address numbers count as one word). 50 per word, per insertion for 4 or more insertions. Classified ads should be prepaid by check or credit card. Ads must be received by the 1st of the month to be included in the next month s issue. Repeat ads that run 6 times or more are 50 per word and can be invoiced in three-month increments. Mail to Carousel News & Trader, 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 or Fax to (818) 332-7944. Email to: sales@carouselnews.com. ANTIQUE FIGURES Antique Carousel Figures - The internet s foremost dealer in antique carousel horses, menagerie animals and trim. Buy/Sell/Restore/Appraise/ Broker. Website: www.mycarousel.com. Email: mycarousel@mycarousel. com. Phone: 978-534-4538. Sandy & Gary Franklin, 245 Merriam Avenue, Leominster, MA 01453. two chariots - 1) 1 seat chariot with dragon, mane, and glass eyes. Add value with restoration, $1,000. 2) Allan Herschell chariot with flower. Pictures available. Bob Kissell, 8253 E. Lee Hil Rd., Madison, IN. 47250. (812) 839-3255 CarouselSuperstore.com - Extensive inventory of carousel figures, related carousel items, paintings, and consignments. Website: www.carouselsuperstore.com. Email: CarouselMail2@aol.com. Call: (847) 220-4970. CAROUSEL ANIMALS - Horses, menagerie, Muller, Dentzel, Looff, Illions, Herschell-Spillman. (248) 693-4341 or lsho382057@aol.com. Hennecke Carousel Fireman on Ladder - Off a Wilhelm Hennecke auto carousel. 6 tall. From the estate of Bud Hurlbut. $4,000. (818) 394-0028. ANTIQUE FIGURES ANTIQUE CAROUSEL ANIMALS. Buy-Sell-Trade. Merry-Go-Round Antiques. Al Rappaport, 29541 Roan Dr., Warren, MI 48093. (586) 751-8078. Carousel Horse - 1917 Herschell-Spillman. Park paint. All wood. $1,500. Call Matt. (317) 638-9713, or (317) 443-3675 APPRAISALS AND SALES, Send photos and $40 per appraisal. Send SASE for list of over 50 figures & scenery panels. Ken Weaver, 506 Pughtown Rd., Spring City, PA 19475. (610) 469-6331 or e-mail barbmgr@aol.com. CAROUSEL FIGURES Buy/Sell/Trade. Restorations by Wolf. Steve Crescenze. (301) 932-2734. www.carouselrestorations.com. Carousel Classics Chicagoland s Largest Carousel Inventory. Insurance and Estate Appraisals. Visit www.carouselclassics.com; email: CarouselClassics2@aol.com, (847) 446-6970. ANTIQUE CAROUSEL FIGURES: Select figures from private collections. Antique figures, horses of all styles and menagerie; also contemporary figures, art, and other related collectibles. Always accepting consignments. www.antiquecarousels.com, antiquecarousels@gmail.com, (626) 639-8313. Subscribe today 12 issues a year. 48 pages. Full Color! Just $35. Also makes a great gift! The Carousel News & Trader 11001 Peoria Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 818-332-7944 info@carouselnews.com Yes! Please send me my subscription. Please check if renewal Name Address City State Zip Email Phone Credit Card # Exp. date CVV Visa - Master Card - AMEX - Discover Card Signature GIFT SUBSCRIPTION 1 Year $35 2 Years $65 Canada $55 (US FUNDS) Foreign $95 (US FUNDS) Back Issues $6.95 2012 Calendar $11.85 $7.95 You can also subscribe online at www.carouselnews.com or www.carouselstore.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 43
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CAROUSEL CLASSIFIEDS RESTORATION 1903 C.W. PARKER CAROUSEL Professional, Quality RESTORATIONS. Custom Caving and Restoration. Email: marlene@customcarvingandrestoration.com. 454 Acadia, Wichtia, KS 67212. (316) 722-1872. www.customcarvingandrestoration.com. RESTORATIONS BY WOLF, cover quality, affordable prices. Phone (301) 932-2734. www.carouselrestorations.com. STANDS STANDS, BRASS POLES, ROCKING HORSE accessories, Carousel Memories. Mike Mendenhall, Box 33225, Los Gatos, CA 95031. Phone: (408) 356-2306. email: Carousel136@Verizon.net. TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY HEIRLOOM CAROUSEL HORSE STAND. Quality cast iron stand by Carv./Craft - never used. Measures 22 x 22, 28 lbs. 1 1/4 threaded hole for post w/ adjustable levelers. $329.00. One stand only, as shown on pg. 131, Gillions jumper in Painted Ponies. (585) 586-1156. TAILS SOFT TANNED TAILS all sizes and colors. A quality horse tail. 2720 Old Orchard Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601. (717) 295-9188. TOP quality horse hair TAILS all colors and sizes. Running Horse Studio, 1660 La Vista Place, Pasadena, CA. (626) 793-1303. Email Your Classified Ad To classifieds@carouselnews.com. FOR SALE C. W. Parker Carousel #91. (No Horses) 36-ft., 3-row, stored in semi-trailer for 17 years. A real piece of history. Carousel operated in Pine Lake Park, Caroga Lake, NY, for 30 years and then Rocky Glen Park in Moosic, PA. Last operated in Pennsylvania in 1990. Asking $52,500. All reasonable offers considered. (626) 639-0313 MUSIC HORSES MINIATURES JEWELRY VIDEOS/DVDS BOOKS FIGURINES ORNAMENTS WWW.C AROUSELS TORE.C OM 1-800-558-7969 Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 45
CAROUSEL CLASSIFIEDS WANTED Looking for Figures - Seeking an Asbury Park carousel horse, a tuckedhead Dentzel; an over-the-top Illions Supreme-style. Also a figure in old or original paint, and a figure needing restorations. Taking all carousel figure consignments and related collectibles. Visit: www.antiquecarousels.com or call (626) 639-8313. WANTED TO BUY. Small French figures, preferably unrestored. Ron Craig, 51 Maridale, Lincoln, IL 62556. (217) 735-3308. Sandy & Gary 978-534-4538 Leominster, MA Restoration Wood repairs by Ron Purdy and John McKenzie Gold and aluminum leafing Oil painting by hand Specializing in back to factory Quality hair tails available in all colors & sizes. (626) 793-1303 Running Horse Studio Lourinda Bray rindalsb@sbcglobal.net WANTED TO BUY, looking for basket cases or animals needing repairs. Send photos to Ron Craig, 51 Maridale, Lincoln, IL 62556. (217) 735-3308. CAROUSEL ARCHIVES. Any and all information about historic carousels. Pictures, ads, and/or any kind of archive. One piece or whole collection. Contact us at info@carouselnews.com or (818) 332-7944. Missed An Issue? Lost An Issue? Looking For A Carousel Story? Search the contents of more than 26 years of The Carousel News & Trader online! www.carouselnews.com The Carousel News & Trader 11001 Peoria St., Sun Valley, CA 91030 818-332-8944 info@carouselnews.com 46 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012
B R A S S R I N G E N T E R T A I N M E N T Fantastic fiberglass figures very limited quantities The Molds are Literally broken on these fiberglass figures from the Bud Hurlbut Knotts Berry Farm Collection See more photos and prices at www.antiquecarousels.com or call BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT 11001 PEORIA STREET SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 818-394-0028 fax: 818-332-0062 email: sales@carousel.com www.carousel.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012 www.carouselnews.com 47
B R A S S R I N G E N T E R T A I N M E N T Rare Band Organ Offerings Mortier Minerva Dance Organ Mortier Dance organ. Fully restored by Johnny Verbeeck in Belgium. Huge 20 feet wide by 16 feet tall. Known as the Minerva from the factory. Comes with plenty of book music and also set up to play by midi control with around 1,000 songs in the computer. This organ is ready to go and a true showpiece for any collection. Wurlitzer 165 Wurlitzer 165 band organ fully restored. One of the rarest and most sought after band organs in the world. This organ has a complete history and to make it even rarer, it came from the factory with lights. This may be the last 165 offered to the public in our lifetime. Don t miss out on what could be your last opportunity to own one of these very special mechanical music machines. BRASS RING ENTERTAINMENT 11001 PEORIA STREET SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 818-394-0028 fax: 818-332-0062 email: sales@carousel.com www.carousel.com 48 www.carouselnews.com Carousel News & Trader, July 2012