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The Stubbmann Carousel, Volume 26, #4, Winter 1999
Catherine Stubbmann remembers her family’s Illions carousel
PTC #11 Remembered, Volume 25, #4, Winter 1998
A tribute to Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel #11
The Carousels of the Santa Monica Bay, Volume 24, #2, Summer 1997
A look at the historic carousels of Santa Monica, Venice and Ocean Park.
The Carousels of the Santa Monica Bay, Part II, Volume 24, #3, Fall 1997
More about the history of the Santa Monica Bay carousels.
A profile of the early carousel maker, Gottfried Bungarz, by his great-great grandson.
A.K. Brill describes the process he used for making aluminum carousel animals beginning in 1951
The Loft at PTC, Volume 23, #1, Spring 1996
Fred Fried’s visit to Philadelphia Toboggan Company’s storage loft in 1963
More about locating John Zalar and sorting out Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousels #65 and #66.
Philadelphia Toboggan Company # 23, Volume 23, #1, Spring 1996
A look at Philadelphia's Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel #23 at Schenley Park
Diary of a Carousel, PTC 62 at Santa Monica Pier Part I, Volume 21, #1, Spring 1994
Fred Fried’s visit to Philadelphia Toboggan Company’s storage loft in 1963
John Zalar, The Master Carver, Volume 7, #2, Spring 1979
Locating the family of John Zalar and learning about his employment with Looff as well at the Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Santa Monica, Not Without Pier, Volume 5, #1, Winter, 1978
A detailed account of the construction of the Looff section of the Santa Monica Pier.