I wonder if @TheHorse would like this horse
@GardenGerty (169585)
United States
May 6, 2019 7:51pm CST
The CW Parker Amusement Company manufactured rides for carnivals and fairs. They were located in Abilene, Kansas and were in their busiest days around 1900.
This carousel has twenty four-hand carved, hand painted horses and four "sleighs" that will hold four to six passengers each. We saw a model, toy sized version. Also a toy example of how the entire herd of horses would be lined up in back of a truck to be taken around.
Do you ever remember riding on this type of carousel or merry-go-round with the painted ponies? I do, but this one is different.
In the picture you may see that there is no pole to move the horse up and down by hydraulics. Instead the horses are designed to rock back and forth in a more natural rhythm. There are no poles to support the horses or for young riders to grasp.This is an older style than the pole ponies.
There are still many places that have carousels, and some never leave their location. It brings back memories to watch the kiddos ride.
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@FourWalls (86866)
• United States
7 May 19
Oh, I remember those....and the Blood, Sweat & Tears song "Spinning Wheel."
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
I like how everything is connected to music for you.1 person likes this
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
9 May 19
I do remember a few of those. I always loved the merry go round.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
10 May 19
Do you have carnivals or fairs that come to your town?
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
14 May 19
@GardenGerty yes, we have a carnival that comes here in October. plus a carnival that goes to the next town, and the summer fair a few towns away in july.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
Lady you have surely missed out. It is one fair or carnival ride I do not mind riding on. I have long memories of those rides.
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@rebelann (117269)
• El Paso, Texas
7 May 19
I think those were more common on the east part of the US in the 1950s and 1960s @GardenGerty I've never seen one here and in Germany in the late 1950s, if they had one, mom wouldn't have know where to find it.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
I hope most kids in the states have a chance. I know they have them in Europe as well. I wonder about the rest of the world. I like to ride them.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
7 May 19
@GardenGerty
I don't remember a carousel like that.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
8 May 19
What are the ones like that you remember?
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 May 19
@GardenGerty
That was so many years ago I cannot remember what they were anymore. Sorry about that.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17244)
• China
7 May 19
There is still electric carousel in our local park,which can be moved up and down.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
Thanks for letting me know this. I was not sure if they were popular in your part of the world.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17244)
• China
8 May 19
@GardenGerty They are popular with kids,especially on holidays.
@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 May 19
Love the photo. I love carousels and have always ridden one when I have seen it. I have a small musical carousel I bought because I do not have a big one to ride. So it sits on my shelf and goes around when I wind it.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
I painted carousel horses on a small dresser for my daughter.She is forty now.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
I think there are only three like this one left.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 May 19
I have been to a carousel museum in Kansas.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
7 May 19
That is where we were. It is now part of the Dickinson County Heritage Center.
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