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Using carousel horses as barber chairs – The Stein & Goldsteins
Film and TV star Hopalong Cassidy’s carousel and its history
A look at late 1800’s carousel manufacturing
A profile of the kin to carousels, the fabulous Racing Derbies
A profile of the once popular amusement resort and George Kremer, carousel maker and carousel concessionaire at North Beach
Additional new-found material about the Murphy brothers including their “first horse”.
A look at PTC 13’s locations and the confusion about its identity.
The life of the carousel, from the beginning to the end.
The Murphy brothers, a profile, their carousel business and their carousels
A profile of Borrelli and some of his carousels.
Follow-up Borrelli Articles – New-found material about carousel assembler, Fred Dolle
Borrelli continued
The search for and finding early Looff horse Mascot’s elusive carousel.
Profiles of Oklahoma’s historic and current carousels
A look at the background of the visionary behind the carousel preservation movement.
The first two articles are from The Carousel News, 2019 & 2020
Volume 36, No. 1 Summer 2020
Using carousel horses as barber chairs – The Stein & Goldsteins
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Volume 35, No. 2 Summer 2019
Film and TV star Hopalong Cassidy’s carousel and its history
August 3, 2016
A look at late 1800’s carousel manufacturing
October 13, 2015
A profile of the kin to carousels, the fabulous Racing Derbies
Volume 29, #5, May 2013
A profile of the once popular amusement resort and George Kremer, carousel maker and carousel concessionaire at North Beach
The Murphy Brothers II – New Discoveries and Further Insights, by William Benjamin, Ph.D., and Barbara Williams
Volume 28, #8, August 2012
Additional new-found material about the Murphy brothers including their “first horse”.
Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #13 – A Unique Creation, by Marianne Stevens and Barbara Williams
Volume 28, #5, May 2012
A look at PTC 13’s locations and the confusion about its identity.
Finding PTC #16 – Tracing the Trail of a Carousel’s Demise by Marianne Stevens and Barbara Williams
Volume 27, #9, September 2011
The life of the carousel, from the beginning to the end.
Volume 27 #8, August 2011
The Murphy brothers, a profile, their carousel business and their carousels
M.D. Borrelli and His Role in the 20th Century Amusement Industry by William Benjamin, Ph.D. and Barbara Williams
Volume 26, #5, May 2010
A profile of Borrelli and some of his carousels.
Mr. Frederick Dolle: A Look at a “Carousel King” in his Heyday by William Benjamin, Ph.D. and Barbara Williams
Volume 26, #1, January 2010
New-found material about carousel assembler, Fred Dolle.
History of Mascot on the 19th Century Louis Bopp-Charles Looff Carousel by William Benjamin, Ph.D., Barbara Williams & Lourinda Bray
Volume 25, #6, June 2009
The search for and finding early Looff horse Mascot’s elusive carousel.
A Tribute to Bob Varga (1928-2009) and His History of Oklahoma Carousels, compiled by Bob Varga, written by Barbara Williams
Profiles of Oklahoma’s historic and current carousels
Remembering Fred Fried, The Historic Carousel’s Best Friend
Volume 23, #11, December 2007
A look at the background of the visionary behind the carousel preservation movement.