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Carousel: 1950
This is my mom, Dorothy Porter, and my two older sisters, Madge and June, on a family vacation trip to Folly Beach, South Carolina in the summer of 1950. Not sure if the old carousel was at Folly Beach or if this was perhaps taken at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
Great Image
Of the two locations this would have been Folly Beach. I don't have an entry for Folly Beach in my data files. The carousel was made by Spillman Engineering and circa 1920's. Thanks for posting this great image. Are there others that show the carousel or other rides? Patrick Wentzel - National Carousel Association Census Chairman/NCA Director
Antique Carousels
Here in Buffalo, we have two (or soon will). Both were built by the Herschel Co. in Tonawanda and are completely restored (and available for rides), one at the site of the old factory and the other soon to be in place at the Canalside Park in downtown Buffalo. According to the news reports about them, there are currently 26 such carousels that are operational in the country.
Painted carousel horses
Painted carousel horses must have always had a thing about looking all chipped and worn.
Every carousel I've seen since has had the paint worn and chipped, noses and teeth with chunks broken off, seats that had been polished by the squirming of many, many pairs of Lee Riders or Wranglers, and the marks from so many pairs of sandals with the tiny holes poked in the leather. Many had plaster patches to keep some semblance of 'horsiness' or 'tiger-ness' in shape if not in color. But. They all were well-weathered.
I never saw one of the old carved-wood critters, except on one of the 'picker' type shows, where they are as treasured as gold. Some were very intricate and ornate, and were real artwork. Would I want one in the living room? No, but they are fun to look at, just as Shorpy is, and engrossing.
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