Art of the Carousel

Name/Title

Art of the Carousel

Entry/Object ID

2014.28.2060

Description

Hard cover, 223 pages. This volume spans a history of the carousel from its development to the various influences that shaped its development to prominent artists who designed carousels. This volume is replete with color photographs of various carousel animals, and has a specific chapter on the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, a local company involved in manufacturing carousels. A bookplate found Inside the Front Cover indicates this volume was presented to The Germantown Historical Society by L. M. Holloway in December, 1985.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Library Collection

Publication Details

Author

Dinger, Charlotte

Publisher

Carousel Art, Inc.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Green Village, New Jersey

Call No.

U-1, Dinger