1927 PTC #80
Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
Heritage State Park
3-Row Carousel, From PTC Factory to Holyoke, MA
First operated at Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA, from 1927 to 1988;
Currently operating at Heritage State Park in Holyoke, MA.
Historic photos courtesy of Jay Ducharme. More current photos courtesy of Jerome Horwitz and Richard Gardner.
Holyoke Merry-Go-Round – 1927 PTC #80 – Holyoke Heritage State Park
The historic carousel, built in Philadelphia in 1927, has original art on rounding boards and inner housing panels. Experts suggest that some horses on the ride were carved by Daniel Muller, including the armored horse. The antique merry-go-round never left Holyoke, MA, since leaving the factory in 1927, and it still operates on the original Auchy drive with an electric motor.
Read all about the history of the carousel in the July 2008 Carousel News & Trader online
Visit them online at HolyokeMerryGoRound.org