The Carousel News & Trader 1986

COVER: 1928 Spillman Tiger from Grand Rapids, MI

CONTENTS:

• Paragon Park Carousel in Hull, PTC #85 Saved - Sold Intact by Norton Auctioneers for new record price $598,800

• Visit to the Carousel Exhibit at Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph, MI

• The Carousel Christmas display at The Brenton Village Shopping Center in Grand Rapids, MI

COVER: Harbour Island’s Italian carousel in Tampa, FL

CONTENTS:

• Paragon Park 1928 Philadelphia Toboggan Co. carousel moved to public park in Hull, MA

• National Carousel Association conference to be held at Kellogg Center on the Michigan State University campus

• The World’s Largest Music Box at Fantasy Isles in North Fort Myers, FL

• Harbour Island’s recreation of an 1890 “Venetian Carousel” in Tampa, FL

• Norton sets new world record - $598,800 Paragon Park 1928 PTC #85 carousel sale

• 1925 “Little Beauty” Allan Herschell carousel to be restored by The Historic Amusement Foundation of Indianapolis, IN

• Norton auction draws 139 bidders for 1912 C.W. Parker carousel in Brookhaven, MS

COVER: PTC #84 carousel and SkyRider roller coaster

CONTENTS:

• M. Smith poem “The Smallest Horse”

• SkyRider, Canada’s first stand-up roller coaster in Toronto, Ontario

• Nearly $7,500 raised during “Carousel Christmas” at Breton Village Shopping Center in Grand Rapids, MI to restore 1928 Spillman carousel

• 1912 Parker carousel at Brookhaven, MS auctioned

• PTC #84 is now at Canada’s Wonderland in Maple, Ontario

• John and June Reely’s Flying Tails consulting business

COVER: Carol Perron with PTC #15 to World Expo ‘86

CONTENTS:

• First Annual Buyer’s Guide

• Carousel art show by Carol Strauss FitzSimonds held at Spectrum Gallery in Washington, D.C.

• John Daniels of South Pasadena, CA buys Savage antique carousel at Norton auction

• Reproduction carousel animals feature

• Imitation Herschell-Spillman sold at CA auction

• Thoughts and Tips on becoming a Carousel Figure collector

• 1907 PTC #15 to be on display at Expo ‘86 in Vancouver, British Columbia

• A Look at the Restoration of PTC #15

• Carousel art at Phillips auction in NYC

COVER: Bradley & Kaye fiberglass Spillman horse

CONTENTS:

• Carousel Concepts miniature figures

• Fiberglass reproduction carousel animals

• How Bradley & Kaye fiberglass horses are made

• McGuffey Amusements Fiberglassing

• Dutch Village in Holland, MI on NCA tour

• 1890 Savage Carousel sells intact at Norton’s annual consignment auction at Stricker’s Grove, Ross, OH

• Carousel items sold at Rod and Rita Link’s auction in Fremont, OH

COVER: Looff outside stander from the Phillips Auction in NYC

CONTENTS:

• Looff tiger among many other Looff figures sold at Phillips Auction of John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art carousel collection.

• High insurance rate closes Dentzel carousel at Lake Lansing Park in East Lansing, MI

• Baltimore Zoo 1964 Theel carousel to be restored

• The Golden Age of Carousels exhibit held in the Ventura County Historical Museum in Ventura, CA

• 1917 C. W. Parker “Carry-Us-All” for sale

• New carousel registry proposed by Portland Carousel Museum in Oregon

• PTC #34 broken up at Red Baron auction in Atlanta, GA, May, 17, 1986

• How to Protect Yourself at Auctions by John Reely

COVER: 1913 Herschell-Spillman Greenfield Village

CONTENTS

• Thoughts from Editor, Nancy Loucks – CNT nears 1st Anniversary*

• Marianne Stevens feature on new antique carousel horse and menagerie figure collectors

• Antique Dentzel carousel at Lake Lansing Park in East Lansing, MI spinning again

• National Carousel Association listing of 1986 convention carousel locations

• 1915 PTC #34 rare portable carousel sold at Red Baron sale in Atlanta, GA

• 1986 Buyers Guide Listings

COVER: PTC giraffe from the David Norton Collection

CONTENTS:

• Thomas C. Layton to join Atlantic West Productions Co, Inc. in Norwalk, OH

• Carousel items at Shirley’s Place at Peddler’s Village in Goshen, IN

• American Carousel Society Convention to be held at Sheraton Plaza in St. Louis, MO

• Windmill Island in Holland, MI

• The David Norton Collection 20th anniversary

• Story City, Iowa’s carousel

COVER: Armitage Herschell, The Carousels of Missouri, Carlos Sardinas photo

CONTENTS:

• Update on Lake Lansing, MI carousel

• 1987 NCA conference to be held in Niagara/Ontario

• 1916 Allan Herschell Merry-Go-Round sold at auction in Royersford, PA

• Carousel show at Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, CA

• 1986 NCA Conference covers Michigan

• 1898 Steam Riding Gallery in Union Station, St. Louis, MO

• American Carousel Society visits the Carousels of Missouri

• Feature on how to crate a antique carousel animal

• Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard 1884 Dare Carousel for Sale

COVER: 1912 C.W. Parker carousel at Crossroad’s Village in Flint, MI

CONTENTS:

• Doug and Esther Dunham and the NCA convention

• Wild West World auction report from Custer, South Dakota

• Guernsey’s NYC auction at The Big Apple Circus

• The Brass Ring; Joe DiNapoli and Bill Childs

• 1986 NCA conference highlights - Michigan carousels pictorial

• October 1986 - Buyer’s Guide

COVER: 1923 Dentzel of Faust Park Carousel, St. Louis, MO

CONTENTS:

• Colorado Kit Carson PTC #6 Carousel on PBS - Treasures from the Past

• Vancouver Expo Closes - Perron PTC #15 returns to Portland, OR

• Kissel Auction in Middletown, OH

• Brooke Shields buys Antique Carousel Horse - Roach Mane Dentzel stander

• Roseneath Carousel in Onatrio closes

• Former Frontierland Amusement Park in Cherokee, NC auctioned off

• Atlantic West restoring 1905 Illions Carousel on Boblo Island, Amherstbug, Ontario, Canada

• Photos from the ACS convention in St. Louis, MO

• The Wayne Sawyer Carousel Collection

COVER: Lead horse from a Parker Grand

Jubilee Carousel sold at Guernseys for $22,000

CONTENTS:

• New world record price set for antique carousel intact as Lincoln Park, Mass. PTC #54 sells at Guernseys auction for $693,000 to Fall River, MA

• Encanto Amusement Park in Phoenix, AZ sold at auction

• Feature on book, “Painted Ponies” by William Manns, Marianne Stevens and Peggy Shank

• Partially blind boy sees colors for the first time through jewels on carousel horse

• 1905 Savage Carousel pulled from Great Gatsby auction