The Carousel News & Trader 2010

COVER: The Royal Canadian Mountie horse among the menagerie on the new hand-carved carousel at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada, photo courtesy of Butchart Gardens

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk: Breaking down the Kiddieland PTC carousel, coaster and more; OC Residents Fight for Mall Carousel

• Notes from Marianne: The Mystery/Fate of the Island Park (Portsmouth, RI) Looff menagerie carousel

• Scenes from IAAPA Expo 2009 in Las Vegas

• New Carousels open in Canada and Michigan

• SPECIAL HISTORIC BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE: Frederick Dolle, A Look at “The Carousel King” in his Heyday

• Cover Feature: New Carousel for Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC, Canada

• New Silver Beach Rounding Boards use Historic Photos of St. Joseph, MI

• Christmas Carousels in Munich, Germany

• Carousel Patents: The Henry Auchy clutch

COVER: The world famous "American Beauty” Rose Horse from the 1927 Illions Supreme carousel; shown here while operating at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, CA in the 1970s

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk: Binghamton Carousel facelift and more

• In Memoriam: J. Putnam Henck; Santa’s Village

• In Memoriam: Charlotte Larsen, Dentzel descendant

• Notes from Marianne: The Best of the Best Carousel Figures

• The Rose Parade 2010 features Carousels and Band Organs

• The Story of the Headless Illions Carousel Horse by Gray Tuttle

• Cover Feature: The 1927 Illions Supreme carousel, among the finest carousels ever carved and one of only three Supremes carved by Marcus, M. C. Illions, the last one remaining intact

• Collecting Postcards: American Cards From the Lourinda Bray Collection

• Corporate Feature: Gold Medal Concessions = Profit; Since 1931

COVER: One of four Lincoln portrait horses carved by Marcus Illions, this figure rode the Illions at Atlantic Beach, RI, NECM photo

CONTENTS:

• Letters to the Editor: Dolle story clarifications

• From Dan’s Desk: Support your local Carousel

• Notes from Marianne: Southern California Carousel treats

• CN&T Forum: French chariot; Paint advice; Redondo Looff; Herschell faces

• CN&T Readers Go Round: Visit to Marianne Stevens; Pat and Brenda Wentzel

• Colorado’s Carousel of Happiness in the Home Stretch

• Richard Concepcion’s First Riding with the Rabbit column

• Cover Feature: Inside the New England Carousel Museum and Restoration Studio in Bristol, CT; Bushnell Park Stein & Goldstein carousel in Hartford, CT

• HISTORICAL FEATURE: A Historical Look at M. D. Borrelli and His Role in the 20th Century Amusement Industry, by William Benjamin, Ph.D., and Barbara Williams

• Dolle Article Uncovers History on Carmel-Borrelli Horses, by Leah Farnsworth

• NCA 2010 Convention Preview: Northwest “Carousels of Discovery” follows Lewis and Clark

• In Memoriam: Robert E. Frank (1933-2009)

COVER: This beautiful Eagle-clad horse from PTC #46, (once a stander, now a jumper), graced the cover of Fred Fried’s groundbreaking Carousel book in the 1960s, now crisply and patriotically restored at Disney World, FL, photo by Richard Gardner

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk; Cedar Fair and Six Flags back to business

• CN&T Forum: Help with Chariot side - Part 2

• Newton, NC 1927 Allan Herschell Carousel Opens

SPECIAL HISTORICAL FEATURE ISSUE: The Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousels PTC #1-93, 1904-1941, by Richard Gardner and Barbara Williams

• PTC Introduction/History

• PTC Carousel Listing #1-#93R; Photos and history information on every PTC Carousel

• PTC History Story Acknowledgments

COVER: A row of standers at the Lighthouse Point Park Carousel in New Haven, CT, the beautiful Murphy-Carmel/Looff machine will celebrate 100 years next season, Roland Hopkins photo

CONTENTS:

• June PTC History Story Comments and Corrections

• From Dan’s Desk: Sneak peek at Jane’s Carousel one-of-a-kind building

• Notes from Marianne: Public Treasures - Historic Signature Carousel Figures you can Ride

• Riding with the Rabbit: Coney Island Carousels

• Cover Feature: The Magnificent Carousels of Connecticut

• Hartford, Bushnell Park, 1914 Stein & Goldstein

• New Haven, Lighthouse Point, 1911 Murphy Carmel-Looff

• Bristol, Lake Compounce, 1893 Murphy Carmel-Looff-Stein & Goldstein

• Connecticut's Lost Historic Carousels

• NECM Releases new Carousel History book, “Flying Horses”

• W. E. Bill Mason Savage Roundabout carousel turns 100 in Los Gatos, CA

• Forum - Denzel Pig Rocker

• Charlie the [PTC] Giraffe Restored for Charles Walker

• Forum - The Monkees and the Belmont, San Diego Looff

• Forum - Teddy Roosevelt Stander’s Neighbor, Jester-face Dentzel stander

• Beach Bend Carousel at Joyland Raises Questions

COVER: Charles I. D. Looff stands proudly aboard the first carousel on Coney Island, installed by Looff in 1876 at Vandeveer’s Bathing Pavilion, CN&T/Fraley Archive photo

CONTENTS:

• From Dan’s Desk: Gearing-up back East; Johnson City, PTC #18 in Syracuse and the Crescent Park Looff; 25 Years of CN&T; Guernseys Sept. 2010 Auction

• Notes from Marianne: Happy 25th CN&T

• In Memoriam - William F. Mangels, III

• Burlington, NC Carousel Festival Celebrates Dentzel Carousel’s 100th

• The Carousel News & Trader Celebrates 25 Years

• Nancy Loucks Dream Lives On, by Walter Loucks

• CNT 25th Tributes; by Noreene Sweeney, Linda Hutcheson and Leah Farnsworth

• CNT 25th - Modern History of the “Golden Age” Carousels

• Carousels Lost, 1964-2010

• Carousels Saved, 1963-2010

• Carousel News Magazine - 25 Years Paparazzi

• Carousel Education - Museums, Books, Organizations (1964-2010)

• In Memoriam - Carousel Friends We’ve Lost: 1974-2010

• World Record Auction Prices, 1985-2010

COVER: Early 1900s 49-Key Marenghi, now owned by Richard Evans, shown here in 1996 in the fairground collection at Wookey Hole, part of Brian Steptoe’s new book, “Vintage Fairground Organs”

CONTENTS:

• September Issue Corrections

• From Dan’s Desk: Scary-Go-Round Celebrations; Vintage Cars and Historic Carousels; Zippin Pippin moving to Bay Beach, WI

• Notes from Marianne: The D. C. Muller Bros. Carousels

• Riding with the Rabbit; History and Fate of Rye Playland, NY

• Long Lost Carousel Photos: PTC #63, Willow Grove, PA, to Chain of Rocks, MO

• Restoring at Wurlitzer 153 Carousel Band Organ in Woodbury, TN

• Historic Feature: Looking Deeper Look into Sulzer’s Harlem River Park Bopp Carousel

• Book Review: “Vintage Fairground Organs” by Brian Steptoe

• Lots of Organs at Knoebels Grove Annual Band Organ Rally

• Merry-Go-Round Museum’s 20th Birthday Organ Rally

• Book Review: “Treasures from the Golden Age: West Coast Carousels”

• The Illions Family-Descendants Special Reunion; Rol and Jo Summit Host

COVER: The carousel that Charles I.D. Looff once used to showcase his work celebrates 115 years in Crescent Park, Riverside, RI, photo by Roland Hopkins

CONTENTS:

• Letters to the Editor: Bushkill, Long Carousel; Happyland Dentzel in NY

• Sept. Issue Corrections

• From Dan’s Desk: Heading to IAAPA; New Crankshafts for Endicott Carousel in Broome County

• CN&T Forum: Odd Figures

• Notes from Marianne: A Look At M. C. Illions Armored Carousel Horses

• Riding with the Rabbit: Amusement Park Memories, Revere Beach Rough Riders, Steel Pier Amusement Park, Boblo Island, Wildwood, NJ

• Merry-Go-Round Museum Goes Green - Adds LED Lights

• PTC #18 Mechanical & Figure Restorations in Syracuse

• Cover Feature: 115 Years for Crescent Park Looff Carousel, Riverside, RI, Amusement Park History

• Brass Ring Carousel Co. Makes New Ring Gear for Crescent Park Looff

• Fred and Deanna Roth Celebrate 50 Years at Petersen Auto Museum

IAAPA Resource Features:

• Carousel Structures: Poligon Buildings

• Carousel Concessions: Gold Medal Goodies

• Carousel Services: ADA Lifts