Model Carousels And Merry-Go-Rounds!
There are quite a few people around who have figured out how to hang on to those memories. They do this by building a model carousel! Some build them from scratch, while others build their model carousel from kits.
You can scroll down to learn all about carousels, watch videos or buy books and kits. If you would like to see a lot of model carousels that have been by members of the "Miniature Carousel Builders", just Click Here!
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Model Carousel Building
I'm still searching the web for plans and prints for building model carousels, so stop back often to see whats been added.If you have plans or photos for building models that you might be willing to share, please leave a comment below with your email and I'll get back to you. Or you can contact me through my "profile" above.
Here is a great place to check out pictures of different carousels. A great source for details if you are building a model carousel from scratch.
Welcome to the NCA Photo Show Project! More than 4000 carousel pictures for online viewing!
Model Carousel Shop
Cut & Assemble an Old-Fashioned Carousel in Full Color (Models & Toys)
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 12/11/2009) 
Thirty One Models from Odds and Ends (Carousel Books)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/11/2009)
Carving Miniature Carousel Animals With Dale Power (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/11/2009)
Notable Carousels
2.Recently, William Henry Dentzel III, built the world's first solar-powered Carousel. The carousel is in operation in the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California.
3.There is only one carousel in the world that rides in a waving motion - "Over the Jumps: The Arkansas Carousel" in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is also the only remaining wooden track carousel built by the Herschell & Spillman Company, and one of only four track carousels still in existence.
4.The carousel at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA is purposely misspelled as "Carrousel".
5.The carousel at Eldridge Park is one of the fastest in the world. http://www.eldridgepark.us/
6.The carousel at Conneaut Lake Park in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania is the last T.M. Harton Carousel that is still in operation and its Artizan band organ is one of two known of the same model in the world.
7.Binghamton, New York is considered the "Carousel Capital of the World" due to the six original carousels in the Triple Cities area, donated by George F. Johnson, owner of the Endicott-Johnson Company early in the 20th century. These Carousels were donated with the express stipulation that they would never charge admission for anyone to ride them. Apparently when Mr. Johnson was a child he was frequently too poor to ride the local carousel and he vowed this would never happen to another child in the area. The carousel at the Ross park zoo in Binghamton, NY does charge admission, in a way, as it requires the child to drop one piece of litter found in the park into a trash barrel in order to ride. This is all written on a plaque at the entrance to the carousel.
8.Himmelskibet in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen is the world's tallest carousel.
9.The oldest existing carousel made in 1779 to 1780 stands in Germany at the Wilhelmsbad Park in Hanau.
10.The carousel in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington is an original Looff carousel built in 1909 and installed at the Natatorium Park in Spokane. http://spokanecarrousel.org/
11.The Richland Carrousel Park in Mansfield, Ohio is an indoor carousel in the downtown Historic Carrousel District that was completed in 1991. It is the first hand-carved indoor wooden carousel to be built and operated in the United States since the early 1930s built by Carousel Works Inc. http://www.richlandcarrousel.com
12.Sydney's Darling Harbour Carousel is a New South Wales Heritage listed attraction. It is an example of an old Edwardian Carousel which are very rare nowadays. It is operated by a classic steam motor which has been retained. The Carousel dates back to the 'Golden Age' of Carousels between the 1890s to the 1920s.
13.The Merry-Go-Round at Kennywood Park was built by William H. Dentzel in 1926 and is a National Historic Landmark. The music on this carousel is provided by a 1916 Wurlitzer band organ and over 1500 lights decorate this ride.
14.Cafesjian's Carousel was a mainstay at the Minnesota State Fair from 1914 to 1988 when it was saved from the auction block by a non-profit group organized to save the landmark. The carousel is now located in Como Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
History Of The Carousel
A carousel (from French carrousel, from Italian carosello), or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down via gearwork to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music. This leads to one of the alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are roundabout and flying horses. Both "carousel" and "merry-go-round" are used with equal frequency in North America while the latter is usually used elsewhere and "roundabout" is quite common in the United Kingdom.
Modern carousels in America are generally populated with horses. Carousels in Europe, and in America from earlier periods, frequently include diverse varieties of mounts, like pigs, zebras, mythological creatures (such as dragons, sea monsters or unicorns), and deer, to name a few. Sometimes, chair or bench-like seats are used as well, and occasionally mounts can be shaped like airplanes or cars, though these do not always go up and down.
Any rotating platform may also be called a carousel. In a playground, a roundabout or merry-go-round is usually a simple, child-powered rotating platform with bars or handles to which children can cling while riding. At an airport, rotating conveyors in the baggage claim area are often called carousels.Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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- A HISTORY OF THE CAROUSEL
- Carousel is derived from the words "garosello" (Italian) and "carosella" (Spanish), both of which mean "little war" and were used to describe the serious game which Italian and Spanish crusaders saw Arabian and Turkish horsemen playing in the twelfth century: little clay balls filled with scented water were tossed back and forth between the riders; losers were those who missed a catch and smelled of perfume for days as a consequence.
- IMCA College of Carousel Knowledge
- Home to the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of antique carousel art, the IMCA invites you to explore the rich history of this nostalgic machine.
- National Carousel Association!
- Since 1973 the National Carousel Association has been working to keep America's remaining carousels in operation. Through a wide range of programs and projects, the NCA has participated in the restoration and preservation of many of the antique carousels in operation in our country today.
- C W Parker Carousel Museum
- The C W Parker Carousel Museum was opened in the spring of 2005. It is already a worthy attraction, but look for big things as the museum grows.
- Miniature Carousel Builders Corner
- Persons interested in joining the MCB, Inc. may contact Treasurer, Ruth Ann Burke at: Oscarshome@aol.com
New members are ALWAYS welcome! - Send a CarouselCard!
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