The Carousel News & Trader 1989

COVER: Illions Flying Mane carousel horse from Fun Forest Amusement Park, Seattle, WA sets world record auction price for an antique carousel horse set at $101,750

CONTENTS:

• Results from Guernseys record-breaking NYC carousel auction - Along with the Illions from Fun Forest; a Carmel armored horse from Fun Forest sells over $80,000; a pair of Waldameer Park D. C. Muller military horses sell for over $60,000 each. Minnesota State Fair PTC #33 carousel sells prior to auction, purchased intact by St. Paul, MN group

• Carousel collector Rogene Corey memoriam

• Magic Ride carousel documentary seeks help

• Restored Twin Lakes carousel horse, Chief, returns home to Edgar County Historical Museum in Paris, Illinois

• NCA pickets Guernseys 1988 NYC antique carousel figure auction

• Carousel presence at IAAPA in Dallas, Texas

COVER: Tami Hritzay carousel stained glass

CONTENTS:

• St. Paul, Minnesota group, Our Fair Carousel, rescues PTC #33 carousel intact

• 1908 Herschell-Spillman to Gage Park, Topeka, KS

• Sotheby’s first carousel art auction features The Palace Carousel from Asbury Park, New Jersey; 1895 Looff rebuilt after fire in 1910 by Mangels

• Carousel artist, Tami Hritzay

• Still no home in Saratoga Springs for Kaydeross Illions carousel

• Restoration begins on Queens, NY, Forest Park D. C. Muller Bros. carousel

• Eubanks Oakview, California auction results

• Carousel horses at Belmont Park race track

• Amusement Canvas Outfitters to put an antique merry-go-round back together

COVER: Ca. 1900 E. Joy Morris carousel horse, prancer, restored.

CONTENTS:

• Historical Feature: Philadelphia’s forgotten carousel builder, E. J. Morris, by Bill Manns

• Sotheby’s sets new carousel figure auction sales price record - rare Dentzel carousel rooster sells for $148,500

• American Carousel Museum docents tour Faircloth Restoration Studios

• 1909 U.S. Merry-Go-Round Co. carousel makes its annual appearance at Washington D.C. Flower Mart

• Restoration begins on Rexburg, Idaho’s historic Spillman Engineering carousel

• Roger William’s State Park carousel building in Providence, RI slated for demolition

• Wisconsin’s Circus World Museum historic Dare and Herschell-Spillman carousels saved from auction block

• Nancy Tischendorf and Susan Geverdt form Friends of the Rochester Carousels group

• Kimball Sterling Nashville, TN auction results

• Amusement Canvas Outfitters Florida antique carousel figure and collectible auction results

COVER: Rare Dentzel carousel rooster sets world record sales price at $148,500

CONTENTS:

• Sothebys antique carousel figure auction results

• Rochester, NY carousel artist, Donna Russo

• London carousel auction coming in June

• Flying Indians of Veracruz, Mexico

• Miniature carousel carver, Jennifer Deck

• World Record carousel auction price listing

• Historic Forest Park, Queens, NY carousel photos

• Gage Park in Topeka, KS still seeking its carousel

• 1914 C.W. Parker at Indianapolis Zoo

COVER: Beautifully restored Looff stander.

CONTENTS:

• Asbury Park Palace carousel negotiations fall through

• North Platte, Nebraska to preserve their historic Herschell-Spillman carousel

• Carousel artist Diane Luke to San Diego

• Kissel’s spring 19899 carousel auction results

• 1925 Allan Herschell “Little Beauty” looking for a home

COVER: E. Joy Morris carousel horses from Skylon Towers PTC #4 carousel.

CONTENTS:

• Guernsey’s Antique Carousel Auction Results: Sells carousel animals from three major machines: Rocky Point, RI, Herschell-Spillman menagerie carousel; Asbury Park, NJ, Palace carousel, historic Looff menagerie; Maple Leaf Village Carmel carousel; and PTC #4 carousel from Skylon Towers along with other significant figures sold

• American Carousel Museum features M.C. Illions

• NCA convention heads to So. California carousels

• Conneaut Park, Pennsylvania Kiddieland carousel gets a new look.

• Historic Glen Echo Dentzel carousel survives flood

• Work begins on Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York carousel

• Forest Park, Queens, NY D. C. Muller menagerie carousel to finally open after restorations

COVER: Exquisite antique Dentzel American Flag and Eagle carousel horse

CONTENTS:

• Grand Carousel Columbia at Great America, Santa Clara, California

• Collector, Suzanne Pfister

• Carousel Cafe in Columbus, Ohio to feature 1925 AH Little Beauty, restaurant, arcade and gift shop

• Grand opening for New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, Connecticut

• Topeka, Kansas completes restoration of 1908 Herschell-Spillman carousel

• Carousel animals at Grand Rapids, Michigan await new museum home

• Brillscote Farm, London auction results

• New York miniature carver, Michael Geary

• 1888 Looff Glendale Park horse returns home to Tennessee

COVER: Equestrian artist, Werner Rentsch adds carousel horses

CONTENTS:

• Forest Park Carousel, Queens, New York grand opening

• Tuscora Park 1928 Spillman Eng. carousel rededicated in New Philadelphia, Ohio

• Carousel restoration artist, Tony Orlando lecture at Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village

• E. Joy Morris granddaughter, Terry-lee Morris, attempts to save last intact Morris carousel at Quassy Amusement Park

• Equestrian artist, Werner Rentsch

• The past, present and future of Conneat Lake Park carousel

• 1913 C.W. Parker offered to Leavenworth Historical Museum

• The ups and downs of a carousel operator by Ivy Richards

• Miniature Carousel Builders convention in Binghampton, New York

• Libertyland, Memphis, Tennessee 1909 Dentzel carousel feature

• 1914 Mangels/Illions Wyandot Lake carousel in Columbus, Ohio to be restored

• Carousel Week: Another small step to save Rexburg, Idaho carousel

• NCA Tech conference in Aurora, CO

• Leroy Marlow carousel carving book

• Home Amusement auction in Frederick, MD results

COVER: Beautifully restored M. C. Illions Flying mane antique carousel horse

CONTENTS:

• Last E.Joy Morris carousel from Quassy Amusement Park headed for auction

• Farnsworth collection exhibit at Waukesha County Historical Society in Wisconsin

• Crossroads Village 1912 C.W. Parker in Flint Michigan carousel building nears completion

• PTC #50 carousel restoration; originally at Buckroe Amusement Park, now in the city of Hampton, Virginia

• Acorn Ridge Amusement Park, Chicago goes to auction

• Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, CA honors Charles I.D. Looff

COVER: Beautifully restored Dentzel stander with rare flowered bridle.

CONTENTS:

• Kern County Museum in Bakersfield, California hosts carousel exhibit

• Perron 1920 Spillman Eng. carousel featured in MacGyver TV show episode

• Stamford, Connecticut museum features historic carousel exhibit

• Carousel carver, Frank Lerose

• Crystal Beach Park carousel, Lake Erie, Ontario goes to auction

• Empire State, New York carousel opens permanent exhibit

• Renaissance Festival in Plantersville, Texas orders new carousel

• Mission Creek Theme Park in Hincley, Minnesota gets new carousel

COVER: Marianne Stevens 1920s 4-row Looff menagerie carousel in Long Beach

CONTENTS:

• Great American Carousel Convention II

• NCA visits Marianne Stevens 1920s Looff at Shoreline Village, Long Beach; Griffith Park Spillman Eng. carousel, Los Angeles; Broadway Flying Horses Looff carousel at Seaport Village, San Diego; PTC #62 on the Santa Monica Pier; King Arthur Dentzel/Mix carousel at Disneyland; Castle Park Dentzel in Riverside, CA, Knott’s Berry Farm carousels and Balboa Park Herschell-Spillman among the travels

• Carousel menagerie at Stamford Museum

• Uncertain future for Lake Compounce Carousel in Bristol, CT

• Quassy Amusement Park carousel – the last operating E. Joy Morris merry-go-round – broken up and auctioned off

• Perrons place 5th carousel back into operation in 11 years

• Midwest Carousel Organization formed

COVER: Tony Orland holiday cover features Illions flying mane stander.

CONTENTS:

• NCA Convention visits Southern California carousels

• Hot Springs, Arkansas Oaklawn Park race track opens Carousel Terrace restaurant

• Last ride and auction results for rear historic E. Joy Morris Quassy Carousel in Middlebury, Connecticut

• Weirdsma Collection at Stamford Museum

• Kissel auction results from Strickers Grove Park, Ross, Ohio