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Experts estimate that as many as 3,500 wooden carousels were built at the turn of the 20th century. Only 150 have survived.
As many as 3,500 wooden carousels were built at the turn of the 20th century, but only 150 have survived, like the one in ...
The instruments that play the cheery tune of a merry-go-round are pieces of history; you can hear their songs this summer.
Many have replaced steam engines with electric motors, swapped out pipe organs for modern sound ... people who've enjoyed a ride on a merry-go-round – carousels are more than mechanical novelties.
Many have replaced steam engines with electric motors, swapped out pipe organs for modern sound ... people who've enjoyed a ride on a merry-go-round – carousels are more than mechanical novelties.
Dr. Floyd Moreland helped to restore Seaside Heights' classic carousel in the 1980s, and was one of the first to ride it when ...
From 1975: The big day finally came for “Spokane’s delightful old merry-go-round” (aka the Looff Carrousel ... motion and the 87-key Artisan Band Organ, built in Germany in 1896 ...
The borough received the merry-go-round, and a parking lot on the northern ... Volunteers restored its Wurlitzer organ and a specialized company, Carousels & Carvings, refurbished its mechanics.