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His father, Jürgen Detlef Christian Looff, was a master <a href="/wiki/Blacksmith" title="Blacksmith">blacksmith</a> and wagon builder. Watching his father, Carl learned how to work with metal and wood. To avoid the coming war, Carl emigrated to the United States. Arriving in <a href="/wiki/Castle_Garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Castle Garden">Castle Garden</a>, New York City, on August 14, 1870, he changed his first name to Charles. In <a href="/wiki/Low_German" title="Low German">low German</a>, the letters I and J look very much alike, and confusion set in as to his initials. Somehow, his name became Charles I. D. Looff instead of J. D. Looff. </p><p>Settling on Leonard Street in <a href="/wiki/Greenpoint,_Brooklyn" title="Greenpoint, Brooklyn">Greenpoint, Brooklyn</a>, he found work as a carver at a furniture factory. Working part-time as a <a href="/wiki/Ballroom_dance" title="Ballroom dance">ballroom dance</a> instructor, Looff met and married Anna Dolle, also from Germany, in 1874. After working in the furniture factory all day, he took scraps of wood home to his apartment and began carving them into carousel animals. Young Looff assembled his wooden horses and animals onto a circular platform and created his first <a href="/wiki/Merry-go-round" class="mw-redirect" title="Merry-go-round">merry-go-round</a>. In 1876, he installed his ride at Lucy Vandeveer's Bathing Pavilion at West Sixth Street and Surf Avenue. This was Coney Island's first carousel and first amusement ride. </p><p>Looff opened a factory at 30 <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Avenue" title="Bedford Avenue">Bedford Avenue</a> in Brooklyn and continued building more carousels. He installed a merry-go-round at a restaurant and beer garden on Surf Avenue, <a href="/wiki/Coney_Island" title="Coney Island">Coney Island</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Feltman" title="Charles Feltman">Charles Feltman</a>, one of several people credited with inventing the American <a href="/wiki/Hot_dog" title="Hot dog">hot dog</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Looff installed another machine at Coney Island and then created a large ride for <a href="/wiki/Asbury_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Asbury Park">Asbury Park</a> in New Jersey. Looff began to hire expert carvers such as John Zalar, Marcus Illions, John Mueller and Charles Carmel to help with his expanding business. </p><p>Charles and Anna had six children: Anna (1875–1896), Helen (1877–1956), Emma (1879–1938), Charles (1881–1924), William (1883–1945), Arthur (1888–1970). All except Anna, who died at age 21 as a result of a trolley accident, would work with their father in some way in the carousel business. When the City of New York took his property under <a href="/wiki/Eminent_domain" title="Eminent domain">eminent domain</a> to build a city park, Looff moved his family to <a href="/wiki/Crescent_Park_(defunct_amusement_park)" title="Crescent Park (defunct amusement park)">Crescent Park</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Rhode_Island" title="Riverside, Rhode Island">Riverside, Rhode Island</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rhode_Island_years">Rhode Island years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_I._D._Looff&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rhode Island years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Flying_Horses,_Salisbury_Beach,_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/The_Flying_Horses%2C_Salisbury_Beach%2C_MA.jpg/220px-The_Flying_Horses%2C_Salisbury_Beach%2C_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/The_Flying_Horses%2C_Salisbury_Beach%2C_MA.jpg/330px-The_Flying_Horses%2C_Salisbury_Beach%2C_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/The_Flying_Horses%2C_Salisbury_Beach%2C_MA.jpg/440px-The_Flying_Horses%2C_Salisbury_Beach%2C_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="796" data-file-height="508" /></a><figcaption><i>The Flying Horses</i> (1890), reinstalled at <a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Massachusetts" title="Salisbury, Massachusetts">Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts</a> 1914-1976</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1886, Colonel George Boyden established an amusement park named Crescent Park in Riverside, Rhode Island, on 50 acres (200,000 m<sup>2</sup>) overlooking <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a>. Boyden commissioned Charles I. D. Looff to build a large carousel at the head of a 400-foot (120 m) pier that received throngs of people from the steamboats that cruised up and down the bay. Crescent Park became known as "the Coney Island of the East" during this time. </p><p>In 1895, Looff built <a href="/wiki/Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel" title="Crescent Park Looff Carousel">a larger and more elaborate carousel</a> overlooking the midway. This beautiful ride contains 61 horses, 1 camel, 2 single chariots, and 2 double chariots. He used this ride as a showpiece for prospective buyers to choose the types of carved horses for their machines. Looff built his workshop adjoining the carousel. Here he would produce many merry-go-rounds for amusement parks in <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> and across the United States. Looff's daughter, Helen, and her husband Charles Simmons bought the ride from Looff's widow's estate in 1930. This carousel, now owned by the city of <a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence, Rhode Island</a>, has been fully restored, is still operating in its original location and was placed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1976. </p><p> In 1985, the Rhode Island General Assembly proclaimed the carousel as the "State Jewel of American Folk Art". In 1987, the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a> designated the carousel as a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a>.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg/220px-Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg/330px-Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg/440px-Looff_family_at_Crescent_Park_mgr_c.1905-1910.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1485" data-file-height="1095" /></a><figcaption>Charles I. D.Looff family at the 1895 Crescent Park Carousel, Riverside, RI c. 1905</figcaption></figure> <p>Looff's son, Charles Jr., worked in the shop carving saddles and chariots for his father. In 1920, young Charles purchased Crescent Park and operated it until his death in 1925 at age 44. Charles Jr. built an excursion boat, which he named the <i>Miss Looff</i> in honor of his sister, Anna, which cruised the waters of Narragansett Bay, bringing customers from <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport, Rhode Island</a>, to Crescent Park. Charles Jr. married Emma Simmons, the sister of Charles Simmons, who had married Helen Looff. </p><p>In the early 1900s, Looff built carousels and figure-8 roller coasters for the Texas and Oklahoma state fairs. In 1909, Looff built a beautiful carousel with 54 horses and presented it to his daughter, Emma, as a wedding present, when she married Louis Vogel. The ride was installed at Natatorium Park in <a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, Washington</a>. This ride has been restored and operates today at <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Park_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)">Riverfront Park</a> in Spokane. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="California_years">California years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_I._D._Looff&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: California years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Looff, meanwhile, had become enchanted with the possibilities for amusement parks on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">West Coast</a> and in August 1910 moved to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, leaving his daughter Helen (and her husband Charles Simmons) and his son, Charles Looff Jr. (and his wife Emma Simmons Looff), to manage the family properties in <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>. Looff settled in <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach</a> and built a factory on West Sixth Street. He purchased property at <a href="/wiki/The_Pike" title="The Pike">The Pike</a>, an amusement area on Long Beach's waterfront, and built a magnificent <a href="/wiki/Merry-go-round" class="mw-redirect" title="Merry-go-round">merry-go-round</a> there. The family lived in an apartment above the ride. Son, Arthur, also operated Lite-a-Line, a type of <a href="/wiki/Fascination_(game)" title="Fascination (game)">redemption game</a> at the Pike that is still in operation today at 2500 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. It was subsequently moved in the early part of the 21st century. It also houses a small but very detailed and vivid museum in honor of his carvings and ride technology but most specifically Looff's Long Beach Pike enterprise. In 1943, fire destroyed the Pike carousel. Son Arthur replaced it with another Looff merry-go-round. </p><p>In 1916, Looff with his son, Arthur, designed and built Looff's <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Pier" title="Santa Monica Pier">Santa Monica Pier</a> along the south side of the city's long, narrow, municipal pier. They constructed a large <a href="/wiki/Byzantine" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine">Byzantine</a>-<a href="/wiki/Moorish" class="mw-redirect" title="Moorish">Moorish</a> style "Hippodrome" building to house one of their ornate carousels, now known as the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Looff_Hippodrome" title="Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome">Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome</a>. The Looffs also erected the Blue Streak Racer <a href="/wiki/Wooden_roller_coaster" title="Wooden roller coaster">wooden roller coaster</a> on their new pleasure pier, along with <a href="/wiki/The_Whip_(ride)" title="The Whip (ride)">The Whip</a> and the Aeroscope thrill ride. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg/220px-1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg/330px-1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg/440px-1895_Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel_c.1980%27s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2891" data-file-height="4019" /></a><figcaption>1895 Crescent Park Looff Carousel c.1980s</figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to Santa Monica and the Pike, Looff built and operated amusement parks and carousels at <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Park,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean Park, California">Ocean Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles#Venice_Beach" title="Venice, Los Angeles">Venice Beach</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California" title="Santa Cruz, California">Santa Cruz</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Griffith_Park" title="Griffith Park">Griffith Park</a> in Los Angeles (still in operation) which coincidentally is the carousel that helped inspire <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a> to design and eventually build <a href="/wiki/Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Disney_World" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney World">Disney World</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Disneyland Resorts has on display the actual park bench that Disney sat on as he watched his daughters ride the merry-go-round and day-dreamed about a new type of totally immersive <a href="/wiki/Theme_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme park">theme park</a> experience. There has also been a Looff carousel horse added to the exhibit at the entrance to the "Moments with Lincoln" attraction at Disneyland in <a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Looff built a short-lived amusement park in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> called Luna Park. The carousel at Luna Park had been planned for <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, but the infamous <a href="/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake" title="1906 San Francisco earthquake">earthquake</a> prompted Looff to create Luna Park in Seattle instead. </p><p>Charles I. D. Looff died on July 1, 1918, aged 66, in <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a>. After his death, his son Arthur continued to manage the family's West Coast operation, including building the <a href="/wiki/Giant_Dipper" title="Giant Dipper">Giant Dipper</a> roller coaster at the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Beach_Boardwalk" title="Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk">Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Looff_Hippodrome" title="Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome">Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome</a> and the Santa Cruz Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster were both designated <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmarks" class="mw-redirect" title="National Historic Landmarks">National Historic Landmarks</a> in 1987. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Looff_carousels">Looff carousels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_I._D._Looff&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Looff carousels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List by original location </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th><b>Name</b></th> <th>Original location</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>1876 </th> <td>Vandeveer's Bathing Pavilion Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coney_Island" title="Coney Island">Coney Island</a>, New York</td> <td>Name changed to Balmer's Bathing Pavilion. <a href="/wiki/Menagerie" title="Menagerie">Menagerie</a> ride with no jumpers, the first of over 25 carousels at Coney Island. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1877 </th> <td>Feltman's Carousel</td> <td>Feltman's Beer Garden, <a href="/wiki/Coney_Island" title="Coney Island">Coney Island</a>, New York</td> <td>Menagerie, no jumpers, built, partially burned in the <a href="/wiki/West_Brighton" class="mw-redirect" title="West Brighton">West Brighton</a> fire of 1899, or possibly earlier because Feltman (the inventor of the hot dog) bought a second carousel from Looff in the 1890s.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1880 </th> <td>Coney Island Carousel</td> <td>Coney Island, New York </td></tr> <tr> <th>1884 </th> <td>Roger Williams Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a></td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Slater_Park" title="Slater Park">Slater Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket, Rhode Island</a>, in 1910. 3-abreast stationary. Was the fastest Looff carousel but was slowed down in recent years. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1886 </th> <td>Midland Beach Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>, New York</td> <td>Operated 1890 to 1905, 3 abreast, menagerie. Carousel was moved to <a href="/wiki/Keansburg,_New_Jersey" title="Keansburg, New Jersey">Keansburg, New Jersey</a> by Frank Drodge, opening in 1913 after being refurbished by Mangels. Mr. Drodge sold the carousel to R.A.C. Amusements in 1966. The carousel stayed in operation at the Keansburg amusement park until all horses and animals were sold by Gournseys auction in 1985. The Looff then ran for another decade with Thiel horses on it until it was sold off and replaced with other attractions. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1888 </th> <td>Wesley Lake Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asbury_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Asbury Park, New Jersey">Asbury Park, New Jersey</a></td> <td>All horses had real horsehair tails. A few animals were carved by <a href="/wiki/Gustav_Dentzel" title="Gustav Dentzel">Gustav Dentzel</a> to meet a deadline for the three-row, brass ring carousel. Operated 1888-1988 until the beach-front, indoor amusement park, Palace Amusements, closed. The 78 animals were individually auctioned & the Carousel unit as one piece. Palace Amusements was put on the National Register of Historic Places before being demolished in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1889 </th> <td>Salisbury Beach Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Massachusetts" title="Salisbury, Massachusetts">Salisbury, Massachusetts</a></td> <td>1889 to 1907 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1890 </th> <td>Broadway Flying Horses Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coney_Island" title="Coney Island">Coney Island</a>, New York</td> <td>Located at Coney Island until 1905. At Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts. from 1914-1976. Moved to <a href="/wiki/Seaport_Village" title="Seaport Village">Seaport Village</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, California, in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1890 to 1897 </th> <td>South Beach Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>, New York</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1891 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Point_Amusement_Park" title="Rocky Point Amusement Park">Rocky Point Amusement Park</a> Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick, Rhode Island</a></td> <td>Looff also built a "Fandango" Ferris Wheel with 16 gondolas made from 4-seater carousel chariots. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1892 </th> <td>Young's Ocean Pier Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1890 to 1897 </th> <td>Narragansett Pier Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett, Rhode Island</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1895 </th> <td>Crescent Park Carousel</td> <td>Riverside, <a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence, Rhode Island</a></td> <td>Used by Looff as showcase for his work, all animals different; operational brass rings; Ruth & Sons organ; listed on National Register of Historic Places </td></tr> <tr> <th>1895 </th> <td>Lincoln Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dartmouth,_Massachusetts" title="Dartmouth, Massachusetts">Dartmouth, Massachusetts</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1896 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Compounce_Carousel" title="Lake Compounce Carousel">Savin Rock Park Carousel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Haven,_Connecticut" title="West Haven, Connecticut">West Haven, Connecticut</a></td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Compounce" title="Lake Compounce">Lake Compounce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Connecticut" title="Bristol, Connecticut">Bristol, Connecticut</a> in 1911 </td></tr> <tr> <th>c. 1893 </th> <td>Roger Williams Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a></td> <td>Replaced in 1937 with <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Toboggan_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Toboggan Company">PTC</a> #44 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1894 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Looff_Carousel" title="Looff Carousel">The Looff Carousel at Slater Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slater_Park" title="Slater Park">Slater Memorial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket, Rhode Island</a></td> <td>Originally located at <a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_Park" title="Roger Williams Park">Roger Williams Park</a>, Providence, RI. Moved to present location in 1910. Originally was fastest Looff carousel made-was slowed down recently. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1898 </th> <td>Burlington Island Park</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_New_Jersey" title="Burlington, New Jersey">Burlington, New Jersey</a></td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Seaside_Heights,_NJ" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaside Heights, NJ">Seaside Heights, NJ</a> in 1932.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chariots and some animals were carved by Dentzel, Morris, Carmel, and Illions. Located in a 10-sided unenclosed building on boardwalk pier; 4 Rows, 35 Jumping Horses, 18 Standing Horses, 5 Menagerie Animals (1 Lion, 1 Tiger, 1 Mule, 2 Camels), 2 Chariots, 2016 Lightbulbs, and 15 original antique paintings from 1910 in center casing.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The music is provided by the only continuously operating <a href="/wiki/Wurlitzer" title="Wurlitzer">Wurlitzer</a> 146 Military Band Organ in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dr. Floyd L. Moreland bought and restored it in 1984. The carousel survived <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" title="Hurricane Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1898 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Canobie_Lake_Park" title="Canobie Lake Park">Canobie Lake Park</a> Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem,_New_Hampshire" title="Salem, New Hampshire">Salem, New Hampshire</a></td> <td>Moved to present location in 1906 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1889 </th> <td>Salisbury Beach Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Massachusetts" title="Salisbury, Massachusetts">Salisbury, Massachusetts</a></td> <td>1889 to 1907 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1898 </th> <td>Rosen Heights Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a></td> <td>1898 to 1907. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1902/1909(Looff-Murphy Bros. Conversion) </th> <td>Sherman's Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caroga_Lake,_New_York" title="Caroga Lake, New York">Caroga Lake, New York</a></td> <td>Looff/Murphy carousel platform and mechanism populated with 50 metal animals by (Theel mfg.), in original 12-sided Looff carousel building w/ stained glass windows. Eighteen jumpers and no chariots. Original hand-carved Looff animals were sold in late 1970s to private collectors. Carousel is owned privately but operated by CarogaArts Collective and open to the public on a limited basis. <p>This carousel is thought to have been relocated to Sherman’s in the 1930s from a park in Utica, New York. *Note: This carousel is almost identical to the one operated at Lake Compounce in Connecticut. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1900 </th> <td>Lakeside Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a></td> <td>Moved 1908 to <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Point_Amusement_Park" title="Rocky Point Amusement Park">Rocky Point Amusement Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick, Rhode Island</a>, and 1930 to Goddard Park, Warwick, Rhode Island </td></tr> <tr> <th>1903 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Park_Carousel" title="Lakeside Park Carousel">Lakeside Park Carousel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Dalhousie,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Dalhousie, Ontario">Port Dalhousie, Ontario</a></td> <td>Moved to present location in 1921 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1904 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seaport_Village_Carousel" title="Seaport Village Carousel">Seaport Village Carousel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, Texas</td> <td>1958 to 1967: <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_Park" title="Pacific Ocean Park">Pacific Ocean Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a>; 1967 to 1982: <a href="/wiki/Spanaway,_Washington" title="Spanaway, Washington">Spanaway, Washington</a>; 1982 to 1992: <a href="/wiki/Willamette_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Willamette Center">Willamette Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a>; 1992 to 1997: AmeriFlora '92, <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>; 1997 to 2004: Media City Center Mall, <a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank, California</a>; 2004 to present: <a href="/wiki/Seaport_Village" title="Seaport Village">Seaport Village</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, California. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1905 </th> <td>Island Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island" title="Portsmouth, Rhode Island">Portsmouth, Rhode Island</a></td> <td>Survived <a href="/wiki/1938_New_England_hurricane" title="1938 New England hurricane">1938 hurricane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1905 </th> <td>Rosen Heights Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a></td> <td>1905 to 1907 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1906 </th> <td>The Children's Creativity Museum—LeRoy King Carousel (previously named the Zeum Carousel)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yerba_Buena_Gardens" title="Yerba Buena Gardens">Yerba Buena Gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, California</td> <td>Built in 1906 for San Francisco, sent instead to Seattle's <a href="/wiki/Luna_Park,_Seattle" title="Luna Park, Seattle">Luna Park</a> due to <a href="/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake" title="1906 San Francisco earthquake">1906 earthquake</a>, returned to <a href="/wiki/Playland_(San_Francisco)" title="Playland (San Francisco)">Playland-at-the-Beach</a>, San Francisco, in 1914 until 1972; 1972 to 1983: In storage at <a href="/wiki/Roswell,_New_Mexico" title="Roswell, New Mexico">Roswell, New Mexico</a> for restoration; 1983 to 1998: Shoreline Village, California; 1998: Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California </td></tr> <tr> <th>1908 </th> <td>Heritage Museum Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heritage_Museums_and_Gardens" title="Heritage Museums and Gardens">Heritage Museums and Gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandwich,_Massachusetts" title="Sandwich, Massachusetts">Sandwich, Massachusetts</a></td> <td>Original location Crescent Park, <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Rhode_Island" title="Riverside, Rhode Island">Riverside, Rhode Island</a>, moved to <a href="/wiki/Meridian,_Mississippi" title="Meridian, Mississippi">Meridian, Mississippi</a>, then to <a href="/wiki/Provincetown,_Massachusetts" title="Provincetown, Massachusetts">Provincetown, Massachusetts</a>, then to present location in 1969 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1908 </th> <td>Burlington Island Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_New_Jersey" title="Burlington, New Jersey">Burlington, New Jersey</a></td> <td>Moved to Casino Pier, <a href="/wiki/Seaside_Heights,_NJ" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaside Heights, NJ">Seaside Heights, NJ</a> in 1932. The chariots and some animals were carved by Dentzel, Morris, Carmel and Illions. Located in a ten-sided open building on boardwalk pier - 4-abreast, 35 jumpers, 18 standers, 5 menagerie (Lion, Tiger, Mule, 2 Camels), 2 Chariots, 2016 light bulbs, and 15 original antique paintings from 1910 on center casing. Music provided by the only continuously operating Wurlitzer 146 Military Band Organ in the state. Dr. Floyd L. Moreland bought and restored the ride in 1984. The carousel survived Hurricane Sandy in 2012. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1908 </th> <td>Lighthouse Point Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven, Connecticut</a></td> <td>Moved to present location in 1916 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1909 </th> <td>Harveys Lake</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania">Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>Originally located in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, moved to <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> in 1986 and <a href="/wiki/International_Market_World" title="International Market World">International Market World</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auburndale,_Florida" title="Auburndale, Florida">Auburndale, Florida</a>, in 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1909 </th> <td>Natatorium Park</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, Washington</a></td> <td>A wedding gift for Looff's daughter Emma Looff and her husband Louis Vogel, who later owned Natatorium Park; moved to present location at <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Park_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)">Riverfront Park</a> in Spokane in 1975; operational brass rings; Ruth & Sons organ; <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1896 or 1898 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Whalom_Park_Carousel" class="mw-redirect" title="Whalom Park Carousel">Whalom Park Carousel</a><sup id="cite_ref-great_old_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-great_old-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Pleasure Bay Park, Long Branch, NJ</td> <td>Moved from Long Branch to Bradley Beach, NJ in 1910 and then to Whalom Park in 1914; featured 4 Looff greyhounds and 2 Looff Sea Dragons.<sup id="cite_ref-great_old_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-great_old-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dragon_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dragon-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Broken up at auction April 15, 2000<sup id="cite_ref-dragon_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dragon-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1909 </th> <td>Oklahoma State Fair Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a>, Oklahoma</td> <td>With a figure-8 coaster </td></tr> <tr> <th>1910 </th> <td>Saltair Park Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, Utah</td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/American_Fork,_Utah" title="American Fork, Utah">American Fork, Utah</a>, in 1959 and sold for parts in 1986; Moved to <a href="/wiki/Nederland,_Colorado" title="Nederland, Colorado">Nederland, Colorado</a>. Scott Harrison used the Looff frame and installed new, whimsically-carved figures.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1910 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fraser%27s_Million_Dollar_Pier" title="Fraser's Million Dollar Pier">Fraser's Million Dollar Pier Carousel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a></td> <td>Burned down in September 1912 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1911 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Pike" title="The Pike">The Pike</a> Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a></td> <td>Burned down in 1943 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1911 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Beach_Boardwalk" title="Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk">Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk</a> Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California" title="Santa Cruz, California">Santa Cruz, California</a></td> <td>National Historic Landmark, brass rings, still in use at original location </td></tr> <tr> <th>1911 </th> <td>Fantasy Fair Carousel</td> <td>Fantasy Fair (<a href="/wiki/Woodbine_Centre" title="Woodbine Centre">Woodbine Centre</a>),<a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, Ontario</td> <td>Originally built in <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Beach, CA">Long Beach, CA</a>, sold by Bud Hurlbut and moved to present location in 1985; Looff platform with replica fiberglass animals c. 1980s. Previously at Redondo Beach. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1911 </th> <td>Venice Pier Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Venice,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Venice, California">Venice, California</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>c. 1913 </th> <td>Grand Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Knoebels" class="mw-redirect" title="Knoebels">Knoebels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elysburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Elysburg, Pennsylvania">Elysburg, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>Moved to present location in 1942 from Riverside Park in <a href="/wiki/Piscataway_Township,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Piscataway Township, New Jersey">Piscataway Township, New Jersey</a>; Looff frame, Carmel horses; operational brass rings </td></tr> <tr> <th>1915 </th> <td>Pan Pacific International Exposition Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, California</td> <td>The Exposition celebrated the opening of the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1916 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Pier" title="Santa Monica Pier">Santa Monica Pier</a> Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a></td> <td>Replaced in 1947 with PTC #62; Looff Hippodrome carousel building is a National Historic Landmark. Looff also built the Big Dipper Coaster. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1925 </th> <td>Redondo Beach Carousel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach, California</a></td> <td>After being removed from Redondo Beach, the carousel remained in the Looff factory which was purchased by Ross R. Davis and his son John O. Davis. Some of the outside row figures remained with the Looff family. </td></tr> <tr> <th>1926 </th> <td>Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Griffith_Park" title="Griffith Park">Griffith Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California</td> <td>Spillman/Looff mix. The carousel, which is still running, was originally a Spillman. 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title="Breakdance (ride)">Breakdance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgy_the_Whale" title="Bulgy the Whale">Bulgy the Whale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bumper_boats" title="Bumper boats">Bumper boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bumper_cars" title="Bumper cars">Bumper cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungee_trampoline" class="mw-redirect" title="Bungee trampoline">Bungee trampoline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carousel" title="Carousel">Carousel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caterpillar_(ride)" title="Caterpillar (ride)">Caterpillar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(ride)" title="Cliffhanger (ride)">Cliffhanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condor_(ride)" title="Condor (ride)">Condor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desperados_(ride)" title="Desperados (ride)">Desperados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devil%27s_wheel" title="Devil's wheel">Devil's wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disk%27O" title="Disk'O">Disk'O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Shot_(ride)" title="Double Shot (ride)">Double Shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_(ride)" title="Enterprise (ride)">Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_(ride)" title="Evolution (ride)">Evolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferris_wheel" title="Ferris wheel">Ferris Wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_Ball" title="Fire Ball">Fire Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Scooters" title="Flying Scooters">Flying Scooters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying theatre">Flying theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freefall_(ride)" title="Freefall (ride)">Freefall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frisbee_(ride)" title="Frisbee (ride)">Frisbee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fun_Slide" class="mw-redirect" title="Fun Slide">Fun Slide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravitron" title="Gravitron">Gravitron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haunted_swing" title="Haunted swing">Haunted swing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayride" title="Hayride">Hayride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helter_skelter_(ride)" title="Helter skelter (ride)">Helter skelter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_(ride)" title="Hurricane (ride)">Hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jump_and_Smile" title="Jump and Smile">Jump and Smile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamikaze_(ride)" title="Kamikaze (ride)">Kamikaze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Log_flume_(ride)" title="Log flume (ride)">Log flume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loop-O-Plane" title="Loop-O-Plane">Loop-O-Plane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Looping_Starship" title="Looping Starship">Looping Starship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhouse_(ride)" title="Madhouse (ride)">Madhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matterhorn_(ride)" title="Matterhorn (ride)">Matterhorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechanical_bull" title="Mechanical bull">Mechanical bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster_(ride)" title="Monster (ride)">Monster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motion_simulator" title="Motion simulator">Motion simulator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Express" title="Music Express">Music Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Octopus_(ride)" title="Octopus (ride)">Octopus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Mill_(ride)" title="Old Mill (ride)">Old Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbiter_(ride)" title="Orbiter (ride)">Orbiter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paratrooper_(ride)" title="Paratrooper (ride)">Paratrooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirate_ship_(ride)" title="Pirate ship (ride)">Pirate Ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_Surge_(ride)" title="Power Surge (ride)">Power Surge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(ride)" title="Rainbow (ride)">Rainbow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranger_(ride)" title="Ranger (ride)">Ranger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Baron_(ride)" title="Red Baron (ride)">Red Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock-O-Plane" title="Rock-O-Plane">Rock-O-Plane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_Tug" title="Rockin' Tug">Rockin' Tug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roll-O-Plane" title="Roll-O-Plane">Roll-O-Plane</a></li> <li><a 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Around">Swing Around</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swing_boat" title="Swing boat">Swing boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagada" title="Tagada">Tagada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tango_(ride)" title="Tango (ride)">Tango</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teacups" title="Teacups">Teacups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilt-A-Whirl" title="Tilt-A-Whirl">Tilt-A-Whirl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Scan" title="Top Scan">Top Scan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Spin_(ride)" title="Top Spin (ride)">Top Spin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topple_Tower" title="Topple Tower">Topple Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tornado_(Wisdom_ride)" title="Tornado (Wisdom ride)">Tornado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troika_(ride)" title="Troika (ride)">Troika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumble_Bug" title="Tumble Bug">Tumble Bug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turbo_Drop" title="Turbo Drop">Turbo Drop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_(ride)" title="UFO (ride)">UFO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waltzer" title="Waltzer">Waltzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Whip_(ride)" title="The Whip (ride)">The Whip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wipeout_(ride)" title="Wipeout (ride)">Wipeout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zipper_(ride)" title="Zipper (ride)">Zipper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Types</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dark_ride" title="Dark ride">Dark ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_tower" title="Drop tower">Drop tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyro_tower" title="Gyro tower">Gyro tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haunted_attraction_(simulated)" title="Haunted attraction (simulated)">Haunted attraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiddie_ride" title="Kiddie ride">Kiddie ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendulum_ride" title="Pendulum ride">Pendulum ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reverse_bungee" title="Reverse bungee">Reverse bungee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_rapids_ride" title="River rapids ride">River rapids ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_coaster" title="Roller coaster">Roller coaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simulator_ride" title="Simulator ride">Simulator ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slot_car_ride" title="Slot car ride">Slot car ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_toboggan" title="Summer toboggan">Summer toboggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swing_ride" title="Swing ride">Swing ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tow_boat_ride" title="Tow boat ride">Tow boat ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_ride" title="Water ride">Water ride</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Herschell_Company" title="Allan Herschell Company">Allan Herschell Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Schwarzkopf" title="Anton Schwarzkopf">Anton Schwarzkopf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrow_Development" title="Arrow Development">Arrow Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B.A._Schiff_%26_Associates" title="B.A. Schiff & Associates">B.A. Schiff & Associates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertazzon" title="Bertazzon">Bertazzon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chance_Morgan" title="Chance Morgan">Chance Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chance_Rides" title="Chance Rides">Chance Rides</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charles I. D. Looff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Metal_Products" title="Crown Metal Products">Crown Metal Products</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._H._Morgan_Manufacturing" title="D. H. Morgan Manufacturing">D. H. Morgan Manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentzel_Carousel_Company" title="Dentzel Carousel Company">Dentzel Carousel Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamic_Structures" title="Dynamic Structures">Dynamic Structures</a></li> <li>Eli Bridge Company</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ETF_Ride_Systems" title="ETF Ride Systems">ETF Ride Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eyerly_Aircraft_Company" title="Eyerly Aircraft Company">Eyerly Aircraft Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabbri_Group" title="Fabbri Group">Fabbri Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hrubetz_%26_Company" title="Frank Hrubetz & Company">Frank Hrubetz & Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Church_(engineer)" title="Frederick Church (engineer)">Frederick Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funtime_(manufacturer)" title="Funtime (manufacturer)">Funtime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr." title="George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.">George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giovanola" title="Giovanola">Giovanola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gravity_Group" title="The Gravity Group">The Gravity Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Dentzel" title="Gustav Dentzel">Gustav Dentzel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_C._Baker" title="Harry C. 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Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Toboggan_Coasters" title="Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters">Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polin_Waterparks" title="Polin Waterparks">Polin Waterparks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_%26_Barbieri" title="Preston & Barbieri">Preston & Barbieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pretzel_Amusement_Ride_Company" title="Pretzel Amusement Ride Company">Pretzel Amusement Ride Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ProSlide_Technology" title="ProSlide Technology">ProSlide Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reverchon_Industries" title="Reverchon Industries">Reverchon Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ride_%26_Show_Engineering,_Inc." title="Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.">Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ride_Entertainment_Group" title="Ride Entertainment Group">Ride Entertainment Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RoboCoaster" title="RoboCoaster">RoboCoaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Toomer" title="Ron Toomer">Ron Toomer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bussink" title="Ronald Bussink">Ronald Bussink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%26S_%E2%80%93_Sansei_Technologies" title="S&S – Sansei Technologies">S&S – Sansei Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Corporation" title="Sally Corporation">Sally Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanoyas_Hishino_Meisho" title="Sanoyas Hishino Meisho">Sanoyas Hishino Meisho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sansei_Technologies" title="Sansei Technologies">Sansei Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SBF_Visa_Group" title="SBF Visa Group">SBF Visa Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senyo_Kogyo" title="Senyo Kogyo">Senyo Kogyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonacase" title="Sonacase">Sonacase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudden_Impact!_Entertainment_Company" title="Sudden Impact! 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