Playland Park Auction Sales Progress Catalogue with Bidding#414 and Article and Newspaper Article, 1985

Archive

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Town of Wasaga Beach

Name/Title

Playland Park Auction Sales Progress Catalogue with Bidding#414 and Article and Newspaper Article, 1985

Entry/Object ID

2026.3.3

Scope and Content

Digital Copy

Context

The newspaper clipping titled, "What's my bid for this merry-go-going-gone?" by Dana Robbins, The Spectator, describes several of the items available for sale at the Playland Park Auction Sale, Saturday, October 27, 1985. The Auction Catalogue dated Saturday, October 26, 1985, contains an itemized list of all items to be auctioned. Along with various tools, parts and equipment, the list includes many rides and games as follows: 1967 Hydraulic Paratrooper, 65' diameter 1957 Tilt-A-Whirl, 40' diameter 1956 Scrambler 1963 Twister Ride with Scenery Grand Prix, Italian Electric Race Car Ride, 220'x50' Knock 'Em Off Game Hoopia Game Duck Pond Fish Pond Balloon & Dart Game 1968 Wet Boat Ride, 35' diameter Motorcycle Umbrella Ride, 30' diameter 1969 Roller Coaster, 120'x40' 1947 Merry-Go-Round including 29 - 1946 Wooden Carousel Horses with aluminum heads and 2 - 4-seater chariots No. 5 Ferris Wheel, 40' wheel Scooter Car Ride 9-Ball Skee-Ball Machine Digital Boom Ball Machines (5 listed) 4-Player Black Jack Digital Pinball Machine 4-Player Tri-Zone Digital Pinball Machine 2-Player Aladdin's Castle Pinball Machine 4-Player Gorgar Digital Coin Operated Pinball Machine 4-Player Sliver Ball Mania Digital Coin Operated Pinball Machine 4-Player Scorpion Digital Coin Operated Pinball Machine 4-Player Genie Digital Coin Operated Pinball Machine 2-Player Donkey Kong, Phoenix, Defender, Tron, Zaxxon, Super Breakout, Scramble, Jungle Hunt, Space Invaders Quasar, M-79 Ambush, Astro Fighter, Head-On, Gravitar, Boxing Bugs, Warp Warp, Galaxian, and Pac-Man Coin Operated Video Machine Computerized Astrology Machine Coin Operated Bio Rhythms Machine, Check Your Heart Rate Machine, Chexx Hockey Game, and Crooks' Saloon Watkins 14-Gun Infra-Red Shooting Gallery Playland Park operated from 1932 until 1985 at Beach Area 1 where Playland Park Municipal parking lot is now located. The park was founded by William George (Bull) Fielding. Playland Park rides, games and equipment were sold by auction in 1985.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.3

Source or Donor

Adrian Schwieger

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

4-1/4 in