Dentzel Carousel Company

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G.A. Dentzel Carousel Company
FormerlyG.A. Dentzel, Steam and Horsepower Carrousel Builder
IndustryCarousel Builder
Founded1867 (1867) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
FounderGustav Dentzel
Defunct1928 (1928)
Successor Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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United States
Key people
 Gustav Dentzel, William Dentzel
ProductsCarousels

The G.A. Dentzel Company was an American builder of carousels in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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History

Glen Echo Park carousel, Montgomery County, Maryland Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel and Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Montgomery County, MD HABS MD,16-GLENEC,3A-17.tif
Glen Echo Park carousel, Montgomery County, Maryland
Glen Echo Park carousel building Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel and Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Montgomery County, MD HABS MD,16-GLENEC,3A-3.tif
Glen Echo Park carousel building

Its founder, Gustav Dentzel, had immigrated to the United States in 1860, from Germany. Having carved carousels for his father before immigrating he opened a cabinet making shop on Germantown Ave. in Philadelphia. He soon tired of the cabinet making business and decided to try his hand at building a small portable carousel that he could travel with around the country. After finding that people had a great enthusiasm for his carousel he decided to go into the carousel building business full-time in 1867, hiring other woodworkers who had also emigrated from Europe. [1] [2] [3]

His son William took over the business after Gustav's death in 1909, and continued making carousels until 1928, with employees such as master-carvers Salvatore "Cherni" Cernigliaro and Daniel Muller. After William's death, Muller went on to form his own carousel company, while the Dentzel equipment and remaining stock were sold to the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. [1] [4] [5]

Operating carousels in USA

Ride NameYear BuiltLocationCityFiguresHistory
King Arthur Carrousel 1922 Disneyland Anaheim, California68 Jumpers, 1 ChariotSunnyside Park (1922-1954)
Merry-Go-Round1912 Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California18 Jumpers, 10 Standing, 24 Menagerie, 2 Chariots Hersheypark (1912-1936)
Brady Park (1936-1955)
Merry-Go-Round1907 Castle Park Riverside, California18 Jumpers, 12 Standing, 20 Menagerie, 2 ChariotHersheypark (1907-????)
Knott's Berry Farm (1950s-1984)
Dentzel Carousel1921 San Francisco Zoo San Francisco, California24 Jumpers, 12 Standing, 16 Menagerie, 2 Chariot Pacific City Amusement Park (1921-1925)
Broad Ripple Park Carousel 1917 The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana17 Jumpers, 14 Standing, 11 Menagerie, 2 ChariotBroad Ripple Park (1917-1956)
Parks Department Indianapolis (1956-1969)
Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel 1902Riverside Park Logansport, Indiana32 Standing, 11 Menagerie, 3 ChariotRobison Park (1902-1919)
Spencer Park (1919-1962)

Riverside Park (1962-Present)

Carousel at Glen Echo Park 1921 Glen Echo Park Glen Echo, Maryland28 Jumpers, 12 Standing, 12 Menagerie, 2 Chariot
Chesapeake Carousel1905Watkins Regional Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland15 Jumpers, 16 Standing, 13 Menagerie, 2 ChariotChesapeake Beach (1905-1972)
Highland Park Dentzel Carousel 1904 Highland Park Meridian, Mississippi20 Standing, 8 Menagerie, 2 Chariot Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904)
St. Louis Carousel1921Faust County Park Chesterfield, Missouri46 Jumpers, 16 Standing, 4 Menagerie, 2 Chariot Forest Park Highlands (1929-1963)
Storage (1963-1965)
Sylvan Springs Park (1965-1980)
Storage (1980-1987)
Antique Carousel1898 Canobie Lake Park Salem, New Hampshire24 Jumpers, 19 Standing, 3 Menagerie, 2 Chariot
Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel1910 Seaside Heights Seaside Heights, New Jersey35 Jumpers, 18 Standing, 5 Menagerie, 2 ChariotIsland Beach Park (1910-1928)
Casino Pier (1932-2015)
Carousel1905Ontario Beach Park Rochester, New York22 Jumpers, 11 Standing, 19 Menagerie, 2 Chariot
Menagerie Carousel 1905 Burlington City Park Burlington, North Carolina16 Jumpers, 10 Standing, 20 Menagerie, 2 ChariotLocust Point (????-1924)
Forest Park (1924-1948)
Pullen Park Carousel 1912 Pullen Park Raleigh, North Carolina19 Jumpers, 10 Standing, 23 Menagerie, 2 ChariotBloomsbury Park (1912-1915)
Kiddy Kingdom Carousel1925 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio27 Jumpers, 14 Standing, 11 Menagerie, 2 ChariotHunting Park-Germantown (1936-1968)
Albany Carousel1909Albany Historic Carousel and Museum (Dentzel mechanism only) Albany, Oregon32 Jumpers, 16 Standing 2 ChariotDowntown Albany (2017)
Antique Carousel1921 Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Allentown, Pennsylvania50 Jumpers, 12 Standing, 4 Menagerie, 2 ChariotExposition Park (1921-1941)

Lake Lansing Amusement Center (Pine Lake) (1941-1971)
Cedar Point (1971-1994)

Stoner Carousel1924Stoner Carousel Association Lancaster, Pennsylvania25 Jumpers, 8 Standing, 15 Menagerie, 2 ChariotRocky Springs Park (1901-1923)
Rocky Springs Park (1924-1983)
Lake Lansing Park (1983-1987)
Dollywood (1990-1999)
Storage (1999-present)
Weona Park Carousel 1900Weona Park Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania34 Standing, 10 Menagerie, 2 ChariotOriginal location unknown (1900-1924)
Woodside Park Carousel1902 Please Touch Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania24 Jumpers, 16 Standing, 12 Menagerie, 2 Chariot Woodside Amusement Park (1902-1955)
Rockaways' Playland (1956-1961)
Storage (1961-1962)
St. John Terrell's Music Circus (1963-1966)
Storage (Smithsonian Institution) (1966-2005)
Restoration (2005-2008)
Grand Carousel1926 Kennywood Park West Mifflin, Pennsylvania50 Jumpers, 14 Standing, 2 Menagerie, 4 ChariotCommissioned by U.S. Government in 1926 for Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Celebration, but not finished in time and purchased by Kennywood.
Memphis Grand Carousel 1909 Children's Museum of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee32 Jumpers, 16 Standing 2 ChariotForest Park Amusement Park (1909-1923)
Mid-South Fairgrounds (1923-1974)
Storage (1974-1976)
Libertyland (1976-2005)
Storage and restoration (2005-2017)
Silver Star Carousel 1926 Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas50 Jumpers, 16 Standing 2 ChariotRockaways' Playland (1926-1963)
Dentzel Carousel1923 Fair Park Dallas, Texas50 Jumpers, 16 Standing 2 ChariotCarsonia Park (1923-1950)

References

  1. 1 2 "DENTZEL CAROUSEL COMPANY". DENTZEL CAROUSEL COMPANY.
  2. ↑ "Carousel History". casscountycarousel.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Hix, Lisa (26 August 2013). "Where Have the Carousel Animals Gone?". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Labov, William; Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. ISBN   9780879728212.
  5. ↑ "Gustav and William Dentzel Co". CarouselHistory.com. March 3, 2015.
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