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America’s carousels are spinning out of existence. There’s a grassroots fight to save them
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 ...
America’s carousels are spinning out of existence. There’s a growing fight to save them
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 ...
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America’s carousels are spinning out of existence. There’s a grassroots fight to save them
Collectors took notice, and by the 1970s and ’80s wooden carousel animals began appearing at auctions as operators discovered they could make more money selling individual horses than ...
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America's carousels are spinning out of existence. There's a fight to save them.
WASHINGTON – On a humid Saturday afternoon in the shadow of the Washington National Cathedral, Esme Ohlsen sat atop a colorful wooden horse and waved to her mother and grandmother as she and a ...
Meet the man who has been painting Idlewild's carousel for decades
When Idlewild opens for the season, one person who will be there, as he has for nearly 50 years, is Ed Ostroski.
Famous 'Paddington Bear' fairground ride joins list of attractions at Black Country Living Museum
The Black Country Living Museum is all set to unveil its newest resident fairground ride - a historic 'gallopers' carousel ...
Devon family reveals decades of hidden talent at historic mill
The exact birthday of the mill is not known but the family knows it was built in 1525 and over the past 15 years they have ...
Paddington 2 fairground ride joins museum
The ride has appeared in TV and film productions including Paddington 2, Call the Midwife, Rocketman, and The Theory of ...