The Carousel News & Trader 1994

COVER: The New 1990s Fabricon fiberglass carousel at Boomtown, Reno, NV

CONTENTS:

• Perron family 1914 Illions and 1920 Spillman to Harvest fest, Hood River, OR

• Menagerie are top sellers at Swenson auction in Irwindale, CA

• Carousel enthusiasts visit Cahors, France

• Whalom Park in Lunenburg, MA celebrates 100th anniversary

• Kissel auction at Strickers Grove in Ohio

• Abbot and Riewes Midwest Carousel auction in Southfield, MI

• Fabricon custom replica carousels

• Holland band organs

COVER: C. 1922 Armored Spillman Engineering Lead Horse Jumper painted by Kathleen Steele, Bill Manns photo

CONTENTS:

• Jane Walentas restoration of Idora Park PTC #61 - Hoping for new home at Fulton Landing, Brooklyn, New York

• Carousel Magic begins work on carousel for Israel

• Carver Bill Snell of Eureka, California

• Bucktail Camping Restort in Tioga County, PA welcomes 1914 Allan Herschell

• Mangels, Herschell-Spillman restorations by Jim Phillips of Union City, GA

• John Brown of Findlay, Ohio miniatures

• Kromers band organs

• New rides from Chance

COVER: Restored 1915 Illions carousel horse from Colonial Beach, Virginia

CONTENTS:

• Carousel Man of Rexburg, ID becomes Carousel Magic of Mansfield, OH

• Peony Park, Omaha, NE to auction

• Step-by-step restoration of 1915 Illions horse from Colonial Beach, Virginia

• Chance carousel visits Boston Common

• Seaside Heights, Casino Pier Dentzel/ Looff hosts Clownfest 93

• A visit to PTC #83 once in Atlantic City, now in Idlewood Park, Pennsylvania

• Holiday carousel, Westlake Park, Seattle, offers free rides aboard their C.W. Parker.

• Carousel Horse mailboxes

• Verne Engblom miniature grand carousel

• Carver George Larson of Neenah, Wisconsin

COVER: Early 1900s Dentzel stander, Restoration by Steve and Kris Crescenze of Restorations by Wolf, R.A.R.E photo.

CONTENTS:

• Steve Crescenze on restoring a Dentzel stander

• A look back and ahead at the carousels of Seaside Heights, New Jersey

• Merry-Go-Round museum sponsors ACS convention

• Carousel postcards from the past

• Hudson Valley Woodcarvers design commemorative horse

• Indiana Hoosier nature horse

• 1994 Carousel Buyers Guide Directory listings

COVER: The 1915 PTC #36 at Seabreeze Park in Rochester, NY before a tragic fire destroyed the historic carousel on March 31, 1994, Merrick Price photo

CONTENTS:

• George F. Johnson last carousel donation; Allan Herschell to Broome County, New York

• Tragic fire destroys Seabreeze carousel, PTC #36 in Rochester, New York

• Photo remembrance of PTC #36 by Bill Manns

• Earthquake shakes up carousel collection

• Kissel 1994 spring carousel figure auction results

• Richland Park carousel in Mansfield, Ohio gets a hippocampus

• Carver Brice White from Kensley, Kansas

• Wisdome carousel tours Canada

• World record carousel auction prices updated

COVER: Pat Baker watercolor of a Charlotte Dinger, Looff stargazer

CONTENTS:

• Islip, New York offers Empire carousel a home

• Geauga Lake Amusement Park on Ohio gets $2m facelift

• Chambersburg Mall, Pennsylvania hosts miniatures show

• Diane Vaught helps save Burlington, North Carolina Dentzel

• Carousel artist Pat Baker of Dallas, Georgia

• Meridian, Mississippi’s Highland Park carousel hosts NCA “hands on” Tech conference

• Peony Park, Nebraska auction results

• Dollywood master-carver

COVER: Armored Stein & Goldstein jumper and armored Carmel stander, paint by Lise Liepman

CONTENTS:

• The power and pageantry of armored carousel horses; by Carmel, PTC, Stein & Goldstein, Illions, Looff and Parker

• John Hughes on what to look for when buying an carousel animal

• American Fairground Art and miniatures by Sharon Sanders and Ken Chalfant

• ACS convention in Sandusky, Ohio

• American Band Organ Rally meets Tulip Festival in Holland, Michigan

• Carousel Magic christens new carving shop

• Kissel auction home becomes Kissel Park

• Van Andel Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan welcomes 1928 Spillman

• Washington Antique Carousel Society joins the Daffodil Festival Parade

COVER: Goat attributed to Henry Paul, Tony Orlando paint, Tim Hunter photo.

CONTENTS:

• International carousel art of Sandi Lebron

• Carousel animal: real or fake?

• Frankenmuth Festival band organ rally

• Endangered Species carousel arrives at Fort Wayne, Indiana Childrens Zoo

• Sotheby's 1994 Amusement Park memorabilia auction

• Crossroads Village, Flint, MI hosts Carousel Models & Miniatures Association convention

• Carving by Phylis Wolf of Seattle, Washington

COVER: English Spooner Centaur featuring Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts in 1908, Bill Manns photo

CONTENTS:

• Remembering Fred Fried, pioneer carousel historian and preservationist

• 1938 Herschell at Valentine Riverside museum in Richmond, Virginia

• Kentucky Horse Park new carousel

• PJ Carousels protected wildlife miniatures

• Knoebels hosts carousel miniatures rally

• History of Theel Manufacturing in Leavenworth, Kansas

• Cathedral carousel in Washington D.C.

• Round-a-bout carousel in Minnesota

• Kings Castle Land amusement park in Massachusetts to auction

• Copyright laws for carousel art

• Feature - German carver Fritz Bothmann

• European organs at Pittsburgh MBS rally

COVER: C. 1905 PTC #6 Kit Carson Carousel in Burlington, Colorado

CONTENTS:

• NCA convention visits Colorado, Pueblo Parker-S&G mix, Cheyenne Mountain 1925 Herswchell, Kit Carson PTC #6, Elitch Garden’s Denver PTC #51, Lakeside Amusement Park 1909 Parker

• Endicott, New York celebrates six decades for Allan Herschell carousel at George W. Johnson park

• Restoration lessons from Running Horse Studio

• Cortland Hull murals of George W. Johnson carousel

• Grand Rapid Museum readies for opening with historic 1928 Spillman carousel

• Summer ABOA organ rally in Wabash, Indiana

• Garland Smith memoriam

• A look at Carousel books

COVER: Extremely rare Allan Herschell carousel cow

CONTENTS:

• Muller silent auction results

• 1905 Looff carousel returns to San Francisco and Yerba Buena Park

• 1921 Dentzel moves from Cedar Point Frontierland to Dorney Park, PA

• Restoration of arare Allan Hershcell cow

• A look back at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey and PTC #84, now operating at Paramount Canada's Wonderland outside Toronto

• A visit to Carousel Village at Indian Walk in Wrightstown, PA

• Five more horses for Bucktail Campground carousel near Mansfield, Pennsylvania

• Miniature artist, Lloyd McCafferty

• Cincinnati Zoo carousel Cheetah

• Sugarcreek, Ohio band organ rally

• Third annual carousel arts festival in Mansfield, Ohio

• Robert Bryson carousel art in glass

• James Homer Brown carousel art of the Midwest

• Simeone Gagne memoriam

COVER: An assortment of antique tin toys in this holiday cover by Tony Orlando, Tim Hunter photo

CONTENTS:

• 1913 Herschell-Spillman menagerie in Story City last historic wooden carousel in Iowa

• John Abbot and Gordon Riewe Midwest carousel auction results

• A look at PTC #67 from Mekser Park in Evansville, Indiana to Carowinds in North Carolina

• Carousel miniatures by Mark Small of Aubrey, Texas

• The horses and history of Kentucky Horse Park

• Feature on the music man: Don Stinson