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Children's Delight: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 10:42am.
"Children's Delight" carousel wagon with piano or calliope, circa 1910. George B. Marx Wagon Co., Brooklyn. View full size.
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Children's Delight
Submitted by Alice Hoveman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 2:15pm.
George B. Marx was my great grandfather. I would love to get in touch with you.
[Use the contact form on the right side of the homepage. - Dave]
Oh.. cool..
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 10:50am.
that is badass.. I want one!
Childrens Delight
Submitted by Myron Duffield on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 9:28pm.
Very excited to see photo of childrens Delight as we have one. How do we get in touch with Dave for further info about this photo.
Turn the crank and make it go
Submitted by DanMo on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 11:05pm.
Consider Patent # 773292 [1]
It would seem that the carousel rotates by turning the hand crank, as observed by padieg.
Children's Delight
Submitted by Ron on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 6:16pm.
Peregrine, I remember them well, I grew up in South Philly
Carousel
Submitted by padieg on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 2:05pm.
How was it operated? There's a small vertical wheel on the left but I think you had to make a big effort to turn it when the carousel was loaded (in case hand cranking that wheel was the method by which the carousel worked).
Children's Delight
Submitted by Peregrine on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 11:42am.
In the late 1950's a truck used to come around our Philadelphia neighborhood with a small carousel on the back of it. The truck itself was vintage 1954, but I can still hear it out on the street with all of the kids and moms running out to greet it.
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