The Carousel News & Trader 2006

COVER: Historic Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Carousel #45 at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk: Myrtle Beach Pavilion historic carousel and band organ will not be sold; New roof for Weona Park historic Dentzel carousel; Visit Bryant Stove & Music Museum in Thorndike, ME

• Carousel Carving Tips and Tricks: Making your own pattern

• Knoebel’s Grove Amusement Park 2006 Flood update

• Cover feature: 1918 PTC #45 Carousel Rides Again at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA

• Historic Glen Echo Park and Glen Echo Dentzel carousel Documentary

• Glen Echo Park Dentzel Carousel Historical Facts

• Final summer for Erieview Park, Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH

• 20 Carousel figures in Long Island estate auction by Guernseys

• Salt Lake, Utah, Saltair Looff carousel mechanism to Nederland, CO

• New Chance carousel for Philly Square

• Trail of Painted Ponies Awards Ceremony in Scottsdale, AZ

• Knoebel’s Band Organ Rally

• Surreal Carousel Art

COVER: PTC #33, Cafesjian’s Carousel in St. Paul, MN, Photo by Mike and Noreene Sweeney

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk: Dentzel carousel from Libertyland; Brenham, TX, adopt a horse, Video for Meridian, MS, Dentzel, Nunley’s Carousel update

• Carousel Carving Tips and Tricks: Selecting your Basswood lumber

• Guernseys Long Island “Gentleman’s Collection” estate carousel figure auction (results)

• Cover feature: 34th NCA Convention visits carousels in Minnesota and the Dakotas

• Cafesjian’s Carousel, Como Park, St. Paul, MN; 1914 PTC #33

• Valley Fair Amusement Park, Shakopee,MN; 1926 PTC #76

• Western MN Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN; ca. 1920 C. W. Parker steam portable

• Prairie Village, Madison, SD; 1900 Herschell-Spillman steam/track

• Red Fargo Zoo, Fargo, ND

• Diederich Carousel; 1928 Allan Herschell, Chahinkapa Zoo, Wahpeton, ND

• Prairie Rose Carousel; 1926 Spillman Eng.

• A Peek at Schenevus Fireman’s 1800s Steam Carousel

• Euclid Beach Carousel history

• Restoring a C. W. Parker carousel horse by Marlene Irvin

• Book Reviews: “Roundabout Relics” by John Barker

• A Nice Bayol Carousel Ride in Nice, France

COVER: Armored horse from the historic Herschell-Spillman Myrtle Beach Pavilion Carousel

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk: Haunted rides on Norman & Evans steam carousel in Mt. Pleasant, IA; Tilden Carousel seeks grant; Southpoint Pleasureland Park closed in UK; Sad Day at Santa’s Village

• Carousel Carving Tips & Tricks: Carving The Legs and Hooves

• Phenomenal carousel figure sales at Sothebys and Nadeaus Auctions

• Myrtle Beach Pavilion Landmark Amusement Park to Close. Historic 1912 Herschell-Spillman Carousel, Bruder band organ, and much more to remain nearby in Maryland

• After Decades In Storage, the “Christmas Carousel” is Restored

• Catskill Game Farm to auction (results)

• Historic Santa’s Village in Dundee, IL, by Phil Wentz 

• Remembering Santa’s Village in Sky Forest, CA

• Stolen Looff in West Virginia

• The Trail of Painted Ponies is announcing the theme of its second art competition: “America the Beautiful”

• Remembering the Sights and Sounds of Idora Park

• Erieview Park Auction (results)

• Santa’s Village Auction (results)