The Carousel News & Trader 1987

COVER: Daniel C. Muller Indian pony

CONTENTS:

• Atlantic West buys 1918 Parker carousel

• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 1911-1912 Looff carousel in to be restored in CA

• Museum of American Folk Arts Carousel Art Exhibit

• The last carousel in New Orleans

• 1919 Allan Herschell carousel at Twin Lakes Amusement Park liquidation in Paris, IL

• Carousel animal carver Kristi Gardner

• Strange animals at Midwest Carousel Figure auction in Streator, IL

COVER: M. C. Illions armored horse at Flushing Meadows, NY

CONTENTS:

• Illions armored carousel horse at Flushing Meadows, NY

• 1895 Looff Greyhound to be sold at Phillips, NY auction

• 1914 PTC #33 carousel finds home in Minneapolis, MN

• Carousel Christmas in Grand Rapids, MI

• Illions Merry-Go-Round in Flushing Meadows, NY

• About Powder Post beetle infestation in wooden carousel animals

COVER: Dentzel jumper from Lake Contrary Carousel in Karen Hunt collection

CONTENTS:

• $8,800 raised for Grand Rapids, MI, historic Spillman carousel

• NCA Mini-convention to celebrate restored Illions at Boblo Island

• The Karen Hunt antique carousel figure collection

• 1905 Dentzel stander restored after 28 years in storage

• California Carousel Collector Pioneer, John Daniel feature

• Chance Rides acquires manufacturing rights from Bradley & Kaye

COVER: Boblo Island Illions Carousel horses

CONTENTS:

• 1909 Illions carousel re-dedication at Riverside Amusement Park in Agawam, MA

• Boblo Island Illions Carousel feature

• Tom Layton restores Boblo Island Illions carousel Treasures From the Past, National Geographic TV special on PBS features Historic Carousel

• Miniature Carousel Builders club formed

• April 1987 - Buyer’s Guide Listings

COVER: 1909 Illions carousel, Riverside Park, Agawam, MA

CONTENTS:

• 1899 Dentzel carousel restored in Meridian, MS

• Mortier organ sells for $23,000 at Terre Haute, IN auction

• Illions carousel restored at Riverside Park in Agawam, MA with Barney Illions painter

• Kit Carson County Carousel Association releases coloring book

• Sandusky, Ohio Merry Go Round Museum buys Allan Herschell carousel

• Dan Slack’s band organs in Standish, MI

• Feature on Antique carnival prizes

• Plans revealed for Electric Park in Morgantown, IN

COVER: Restored animals on 1905 Boblo Island Mangels-Illions carousel

CONTENTS:

• Ray Barber carousel auction attracts bidders to Pacific Northwest

• Kimberly Wolf ’s Dentzel carousel at Lake Lansing, MI dismantled

• NCA convention in Niagara Falls features Western New York and Ontario Carousels

• Carousel Day at Boblo Island 1905 Mangels-Illions, Amherstburg, Ontario Canada

• Rare Looff carousel greyhound sets new record at Phillips Auction at $59,400; Rare Dare Hippocampus brings $22,000 NCA visit Flushing Meadows Mangels-Illions and Brooklyn and Central Park Stein & Goldstein

• A Visit to the Freels, Fraleys, and The American Carousel Museum of San Francisco, by Sue Hegarty

• Bob Kissel Spring Carousel auction results

COVER: PTC Zebra from the Crystal Beach Carousel

CONTENTS:

• 1987 ACS Convention at Lake Erie site, Sawmill Creek Lodge, Huron, OH

• 12 Carousel Animals from Sutro Bath and Cliff House bring top dollar at Crow Canyon Park Museum, CA auction

• Carousel Restoration artist feature - Tony Orlando

• Carousel art by Carolyn Hartman feature

• ACS Mini-Convention in Western MA, visits 1900 Illions in Riverside, Stein & Goldstein in Hartford, CT, and PTC #80 in Holyoke, MA.

• Miniature Carousel Builders of America display at Kennywood Amusement Park

• American Band Organ Association Rallies in Ohio

• Shelburne Museum 1900 Dentzel-Muller stander among National Gallery of Art exhibit in D. C.

COVER: The St. Louis Dentzel 1920s carousel at Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO

CONTENTS:

• Faust Park 1920s Dentzel - The St. Louis Carousel

• Carousels featured at California State Fair

• European carousel figures at Sothebys results

• First Miniature Carousel Builders Assoc. convention at Kennywood, PA

• Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier museum receives grant

• Illions Supreme carousel, Kaydeross Illions, Rock Springs Muller carousel horses set for Guernsey’s Fall ‘87 “Carousel at Auction” in Saratoga Springs

• Dickinson County Historical Society C. W. Parker carousel designated a national landmark

• Carousel animals featured at Missouri auction

• Crystal Carousel centerpiece of Kentucky Kingdom

• Atlantic West - amusement park theming specialists

COVER: D.C. Muller carousel horse from the American Carousel Museum in San Francisco

CONTENTS:

• Carousel artist Jennifer Deck listed in Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest

• 1898 Armitage-Herschell carousel relocated to Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

• Carrousselles! exhibit at the Grand Rapids Public Museum

• Ruth Snider’s Horse Tradin’ poem

• IAAPA to meet in New Orleans

• Carousel collectors Jon and Barbara Abbott

• Lourinda Bray holds annual open house in Southern California

• Jackie Nichols book, A Carousel Ride

• Guernseys NYC Carousel Animal Auction promises spectacular sale

• Charles “Stubby” Gober feature

COVER: PTC #84 Carousel at Canada’s Wonderland

CONTENTS:

• Illions Supreme carousel broken up. Only two Supremes remain.

• Antique carousel installed at McCormick Railroad Park in Scottsdale, AZ

• Former Benson’s Animal Park in New Hampshire to be sold at auction

• We Loved Niagra - NCA Conference at Niagara visits Center Island Dentzel, PTC #84 at Canada’s Wonderland, St. Catherine’s 1905 Looff, PTC #36 at Seabreeze, and the Ontario Beach Dentzel in New York along the the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

• Musical Box Society’s 12th annual band organ rally at Wyandot Lake, OH

• Maple Leaf Carousel has all of its Carmel horses back.

COVER: Kaydeross Illions carousel in Saratoga Springs

CONTENTS:

• C. W. Parker steam engine carousel sells at auction

• The American Carousel Society to Ohio - Cedar Point Muller and Dentzel carousels, Cedar Downs Racing Derby, and Put-In-Bay 1917 Allan Herschell menagerie

• Guernseys sets records at Saratoga Springs auction - 1884 Keansburg Looff lion brings $46,200 - Rock Springs Military Muller tops all prior horses at $57,200

• Post Convention tour discovers all Muller Conneaut Lake carousel and Stein & Goldstein-Muller mix Waldameer Carousel 

• Kiwanis Club restores band organ in Binghampton, NY

• 78-year-old historic carousel at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL

• Tom Leighton to restore Grand Rapids Herschell-Spillman scenery

• David Palmer, Historic Amusement Foundation

• Saratoga Springs celebrates purchase of Kaydeross Carousel

• Miniature Carousel Builders celebrate at Honey Festival

• Carousel artist Diane Luke feature

COVER: Tony Orlando’s Christmas display

CONTENTS:

• Saratoga Springs begins restoration fundraising for historic M. C. Illions carousel

• Charlotte Dinger carousel collection at Longwood Gardens in Kenneth Square, PA

• Grand Rapids Museum carousel panels restored.

• Carver and painter Donald Disney Allen

• End of the trail for historic 1926 Spillman carousel at Gillians Fun Deck in NJ

• Horse thieves in Portland

• Penny Wilkes shares Carousel Memories

• Bob Kissel carousel animal auction results

• Mozart, the 1913 Wilhelm Bruder Sons Model 79 organ

• Bensons Animal Park and Meekers Shows auction

• NCA at at annual IAAPA convention

• Rare Looff carousel dog restored by Sardinas