Historic North American Locator – Operating Carousels Map

(UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION)

 1800s-1929 –

These carousels are the hand-carved all wooden ones that we treasure the most.

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1930-1960s –

Typically all portable machines. From metal to aluminum, then finally fiberglass.

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1960s – 1980s –

All fiberglass portables and larger stationary machines including double-deckers.

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 1980s-Present –

A small handful of specialized companies (and a couple of cities and towns), begin building hand-carved wooden carousels again while fiberglass production continues to dominate.

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