Gustav Dentzel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a cabinet maker by trade and a young German immigrant to the United States. In 1860, he established the Dentzel Factory, manufacturing two or three carousels per year and supplied parks throughout the East and South. All of the animals were hand-carved out of poplar or basswood. The carousels […]
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Kid Wins Carousel Horse Race – Part 2
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Carousel Columbia: World’s Tallest Merry-Go-Round
Carousel Columbia is a pair of double-decked carousels located at Six Flags Great America and at California’s Great America. Tweet admin
The 1939 Allan Herschell Carousel
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The Flying Horse Carousel: Oldest Merry-Go-Round
This is the Flying Horse Carousel in Rhode Island, the oldest merry-go-round in the US still in operation. Tweet admin
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