Great job of restoring the 1905 Charles I. D. Looff Carousel. I grew up in the 50’s riding this historic carousel when it operated at Playland at the Beach. I have many pictures of this carousel from it’s Playland days, when it still had the sneaky Looff tiger on it, but when it was purchased from the owner Marriane Stevens, she kept the tiger in her personal collection. I only wish that this restored carousel had band organs playing on it. When it operated at Whitney’s Playland at the Beach it had 4 working band organs. A Wurlitzer 165 (now at SC Beach Boardwalk) two Wurlitzer 153 band organs, and an Artizan style D band organ. Myself with Playland enthusiast Dave Warren discussed with then SF Supervisor Sue Bierman to get the City to purchase this historic carousel from Miss Stevens who was very unhappy with the lack of maintenance and care it was receiving from Shoreline Village in Long Beach. Glad it’s still running beautifully at Yerba Buena Park in San Francisco.
Do you know what kind of gems they use on the horses? Are they real crystal? I'm having a hard time finding crystal or even glass gems of a large enough size. All I can seem to find is acrylic, resin or plastic.
Thank you for your comment. This aired on pbs . Yes a fine model would be nice to have. I was asked to make the new signs for a restored carousel project called Nunley's Carousel in Nassau County NY. and enjoyed working on it. www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x89c27d9b3f6f5ca1%3A0x20348db598a177c7!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNNziJyqNoFqU0FyF8u79HR5RqKRk2AXUX6GX8t%3Dw247-h160-k-no!5sNunley%27s%20Carousel%20in%20Nassau%20County%20NY.%20and%20enjoyed%20working%20on%20it.%EF%BB%BF%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e2!2ssHLtGGA8gNqTI_HS7HEeSQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO7M3Kxu7gAhUkWN8KHRTaDZ8QoiowFHoECAUQBg
@@jasbell1 thats SO cool!!!! while i was watching this video, i honestly started wondering how cool it could be to get a job painting the carousel horses! that would be a dream come true job for me :)
@@allysonhill4195 here are links to photos of my signs. At the time I was employed with the Nassau County sign shop. Thank you for your interest, you must be a craftsperson / artist www.alamy.com/stock-photo-historic-nunleys-carousel-full-view-from-inside-pavilion-sign-showing-50669415.html www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g47770-d6696787-i335424228-Nunley_s_Carousel-Garden_City_Long_Island_New_York.html Scroll thru these close up photos of the restoration too. www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g47770-d6696787-Reviews-Nunley_s_Carousel-Garden_City_Long_Island_New_York.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=335424228
Great job of restoring the 1905 Charles I. D. Looff Carousel. I grew up in the 50’s riding this historic carousel when it operated at Playland at the Beach. I have many pictures of this carousel from it’s Playland days, when it still had the sneaky Looff tiger on it, but when it was purchased from the owner Marriane Stevens, she kept the tiger in her personal collection. I only wish that this restored carousel had band organs playing on it. When it operated at Whitney’s Playland at the Beach it had 4 working band organs. A Wurlitzer 165 (now at SC Beach Boardwalk) two Wurlitzer 153 band organs, and an Artizan style D band organ. Myself with Playland enthusiast Dave Warren discussed with then SF Supervisor Sue Bierman to get the City to purchase this historic carousel from Miss Stevens who was very unhappy with the lack of maintenance and care it was receiving from Shoreline Village in Long Beach. Glad it’s still running beautifully at Yerba Buena Park in San Francisco.
Do you know what kind of gems they use on the horses? Are they real crystal? I'm having a hard time finding crystal or even glass gems of a large enough size. All I can seem to find is acrylic, resin or plastic.
Many of those were jeweled glass when made in the early 1900’s
owning a mini model carousel horse ride (not the actual amusement park ride) has been my dream since I was 6
Thank you for your comment. This aired on pbs . Yes a fine model would be nice to have. I was asked to make the new signs for a restored carousel project called Nunley's Carousel in Nassau County NY. and enjoyed working on it. www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x89c27d9b3f6f5ca1%3A0x20348db598a177c7!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNNziJyqNoFqU0FyF8u79HR5RqKRk2AXUX6GX8t%3Dw247-h160-k-no!5sNunley%27s%20Carousel%20in%20Nassau%20County%20NY.%20and%20enjoyed%20working%20on%20it.%EF%BB%BF%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e2!2ssHLtGGA8gNqTI_HS7HEeSQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO7M3Kxu7gAhUkWN8KHRTaDZ8QoiowFHoECAUQBg
@@jasbell1 thats SO cool!!!! while i was watching this video, i honestly started wondering how cool it could be to get a job painting the carousel horses! that would be a dream come true job for me :)
@@jasbell1 what kind of signs did you restore while in the Carousel project?
@@allysonhill4195 here are links to photos of my signs. At the time I was employed with the Nassau County sign shop. Thank you for your interest, you must be a craftsperson / artist
www.alamy.com/stock-photo-historic-nunleys-carousel-full-view-from-inside-pavilion-sign-showing-50669415.html
www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g47770-d6696787-i335424228-Nunley_s_Carousel-Garden_City_Long_Island_New_York.html
Scroll thru these close up photos of the restoration too.
www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g47770-d6696787-Reviews-Nunley_s_Carousel-Garden_City_Long_Island_New_York.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=335424228
I have a repro big carousel horse. The wood separated in spots. It has a coating like plaster of Paris on it.