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The Dentzel Carousel Company has been headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington, USA since 1983 and soon hopes to have a local project under way in Latin America.
Carousels of Long Ago or How the Merry-Go-Round Went West
Gustav Dentzel sets up his first American carousel in Philadelphia, PA, circa 1870. His father Michael sent him and his brothers across the Atlantic to the United States on a sailing ship with tools snf partially completed carousel parts in the ship's hold.
Dentzel Carousel Company: Info-Dentzelcarouselinfo
The Dentzel Carousel Company expresses itself today through 5th generation carouselmaker William H. Dentzel, headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington on the North Olympic Peninsula of the USA. The tradition began in early an …
Page 1 of Dentzel Carousel History
Our basic 21st century carousel is a "Flying Horses" style commonly found up through the late 19th century. The oldest operating carousel in the United States today is located at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, a Dare "Flying Horses" machine built in 1883.
Village Carousel Project, Index - Dentzel
2022年4月20日 · In 2012 this carousel was completely restored and up-graded to the latest carousel technologies and styling in the Dentzel Carousel Company headquarter's workshops in Port Townsend WA. It now runs smoothly and easily on either hand-crank power or simple plug-in 110 volt electricity.
Dentzel Carousel Census
2021年1月3日 · Stationary type carousel with wooden centerpole and galvanized metal parts; all power options available, no animals or scenic panels yet made. 20' diameter. [ Back Up to Contents ] Last updated January 3, 2021
PTCA Port Townsend Carousel Association Homepage: Local and …
2017年3月11日 · The local carousel we created is called "The Carousel of the Olympic Sea". Its construction has been a broad ranged school project under close supervision guidance from William H. Dentzel involving all grades of the Port Townsend Public Schools.
Page 3 of Dentzel Carousel History
In 1981 William III built his first complete carousel as a regional and community project for a small village in southern Chiapas, Mexico. This menagerie "flying horses" rope-pull human powered carousel has been followed by several more hand-crank and foot-pedal powered models carrying 15 riders, the latest models are foot-pedal and solar ...
Dentzel Carousel Company: References-Glossary
Galloping Carousel: The typical modern carousel. Many or all of the animals hang from poles that run down from overhead crank shafts mounted above the sweeps and down into a telescoping hinge on the platform floor.
Dentzel Carousel Company: News
A carousel benefits children, families, all generations, as have MGRs#1 through #9 for the past 35 years. MGR#10 is a classic centuries-old style “flying horses” carousel with the equally time honored ring-toss game.