Travel Photography Photos tagged as carrousel
Many carrousel's had benches to ride on, not just the horses and other animals that went up and down. I think this bench was just too cute.
Older Carrousels especially used other animals for rides, not just horses
Since Music was such an important part of a carrousel ride, the Museum includes an exhibit on how the Music Box and roll paper worked. This is from the right side of the machine that punched holes in multiple rolls of paper (based on a master roll) to duplicate music rolls.
Since Music was such an important part of a carrousel ride, the Museum includes an exhibit on how the Music Box and roll paper worked. This is from the left side of the machine that punched holes in multiple rolls of paper (based on a master roll) to duplicate music rolls.
This is a diagram of how the Peforating Machine used a master roll to make copies of music that a music box could 'read' to play music.
How an Allan Herschell Carrousel looked in action. This factory made Carrousel's specifically for county fairs and carnivals.
Samples of the paper rolls used to play various tunes in a music box during a carrousel ride.
Photo is supposed to be a man tuning the notes (I think)
The highlight of the Museum is an actual 1916 working Carrousel! Mom chose the lead horse to ride of course.
The photo's represent rides in packing crates, ready to be loaded for transport. Since the Herschell product was for fairs and carnivals, the product had to be easily transportable.
Notice how the ears are pinned back and the hoofs turned up? This is so there are fewer points to break off on a carrousel that was meant to be moved around.
Another example of fine woodcarving.
The saddle on this example is a bear skin. It gives you a sense of how much creativity and variety the artisans put into their craft.
This is how the shop looked during it's heyday.
This is the entrance to the Carrousel Factory and Museum. It is actually in Tonawanda, NY which is a little bit north of Buffalo. Carrousel is also spelled carousel.
This was actually made in Towanda, NY where the Wurlitzer Organ Factory also was.
The Wurlitzer Music Box (or Organ) was also made in Towanda, where the Carrousel Factory is located.
This horse is on the working 1916 carrousel we rode on.
Eiffel tower at night. © 2010 Skip Hunt ~ skiphuntphotography.com