Norton Amusement Park & Carousel Auction Timeline: 1974-2009
1974-1989
1974, 1978 – Angola, IN Buck Lake Ranch 1928 Allan Herschell (intact).
1981 – Detroit, Michigan Edgewater Amusement Park (1927) The Dentzel carousel was sold prior to 1981, Many figures would appear in later auctions.
1983 – Caroga, NY Pine Lake Amus. Park C.W. Parker #91 carousel (intact).
1984 – Bowling Green, KY Beech Bend Park Dentzel frame, replacement horses.
1984 – Youngstown, OH Idora Park 1922 PTC #61 (Intact). Now Jane’s Carousel, Brooklyn, NY.
1984 – FT. Wayne, IN Crystal Beach Carousel Rare PTC #12, E. Joy Morris, PTC Menagerie carousel.
1984 – Lake George, NY Great Escape Fun Park Dentzel menagerie 4 Row
1985 – Onancock, VA Fireman’s Carousel 1920s Allan Herschell
1985 – Middletown, OH Americana Carousel 1925 PTC #71 (dispersed)
1985 – Canandaigua, NY Roseland Amus. Park 1909 PTC #18 carousel (intact).
1985 – Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA Paragon Park PTC #85 (intact, operating)
1986 – Roysford, PA Lakeview Amus. Park 1925 Allan Herschell 3 Row
1986 – Paris, IL Twin Lakes Amus. Park 1919 Allan Herschell
1987 – Nashville, TN Fair Park Allan Herschell 3-Row
1987 – Ocean City, NJ Gillians Fun Deck 1925 Spillman 3 Row
1987 – Hudson, NH Benson’s Animal Farm 1950s Allan Herschell (intact). To McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, AZ.
1987 – Saratoga Sprngs, NY Kaydeross Park 1904 Illions to Congress Park.
1988 – Wilkes-Barre, PA Rocky Glen Park 1903 C.W. Parker #91 (intact).
1988 – New London, CT Ocean Beach Park Mangels Kiddie Merry-Go-Round
1988 – Paducah, KY Parrot Carousel Herschell-Spillman 2-Row
1988 – San Antonio, TX Playland Amus. Park 1917 C.W. Parker from Belle’s Amusement Park, Also C.W. Parker carousels from Joyland, Lubbock, TX, and Wonderland in Amarillo, TX.
1988 – Arnolds Park IA Arnolds Amus. Park
1989 – Topeka, KS Joyland Park Spillman 3 Row now at Gage Park.
1989 – Rochester, NY Olympic Park 1951 Allan Herschell.
1989 – Ontario, Canada Crystal Beach Park (1888) PTC #12 sold by Norton in 1984.
1989 – Middlebury, CT Quassy Amusement Park 1902 E. Joy Morris. (dispersed).
1990-1999
1990 – Anaheim, CA Bud Hurlbut Collection 1905 Dentzel, Knott’s Berry Farm Lagoon Carousel; 1914 PTC #31.
1990 – Geneseo, NY Long Point Park 1950 Allan Herschell (metal)
1990 – Morgantown, PA Carr Family Carousel 1903 C.W. Parker #91 (Dispersed)
1990 – Ontario, Canada Boblo Island Amus. Park Illions carousel sold prior to auction.
1991 – Porter, IN Enchanted Forest Allan Herschell (metal)
1991 – San Francisco, CA American Carousel Museum Figures from Rock Springs Muller, WV; Edgewater Dentzel, Detroit, MI; Luna Park, Sydney Carmel
1991 – Royersford, PA Lakeview Amus. Park
1992 – Ross, OH American Carousel
1992 – Conneaut Lake, PA Conneaut Lake Park 1905 Muller/T.M. Harton (dispersed).
1993 – Panama City Beach, FL Petticoat Junction 1922 PTC #59 (dispersed in 1985)
1993 – Belchertown, MA Belchertown Carousel 1912 Stein & Goldstein (intact)
1993 – West Poland, ME Agassiz Village 1914 Herschell-Spillman (dispersed)
1993 – San Francisco, CA 3rd Carousel Art Extravaganza, Belchertown 1912 Stein & Goldstein (dispersed)
1994 – Omaha, NE Peony Park (1919)
1995 – Long Island Nunley’s Amusement Park Murphey/S&G Carousel (intact).
1996 – Warwick, RI Rocky Point Park (1841) 1915 Herschell-Spillman (original figures sold prior) Second oldest amusement park in the country at time of sale.
1997 – Cleveland, OH Euclid Beach Carousel 1909 PTC #19 (Intact)
1997 – Muskegon MI Pleasure Island
1997 – Wichita, KS Allan Herschell Co. (Assets-Parts…)
1998 – Skyforest, CA Santa’s Village 1922 Allan Herschell (intact, storage)
1998 – Little Rock, AR War Memorial Park 1947 Allan Herschell 1/2 &1/2
1999 – Staten Island, NY South Beach Amus. Park Allan Herschell 3-Row
1999 – Hampton, NH Hampton Beach Amusement Park.
2000-2009
2000 – Fitchburg, MA Whalom Amusement Park 1900 Looff Menagerie with four greyhounds and two sea monsters among the other animals. These six rare figures alone would bring more than the carousel could demand as a whole. (dispersed)*.
*The last full American antique carousel dispersed at auction in North America.
2002 – Monterey, CA O’Kane Carousel 1915 Herschell-Spillman
2003 – San Diego, CA Seaport Village Carousel ca. 1890 Mangels-Looff Menagerie. Originally from Coney Island, then to Salisbury Beach, MA, and finally to San Diego, CA. The “Broadway Flying Horses”. (fully restored, available.)
2003 – Brooklyn, NY Fairyland Kiddie Park Allan Herschell 3-Row (aluminum)
2006 – Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH Erieview Amusement Park 1957 Allan Herschell (intact, operating)
2006 – Memphis, TN Libertyland Amusement Park 1909 Dentzel (intact, storage)
2006 – Bemidji, MN Paul Bunyan Amusement Park Herschell-Spillman portable
2006 – Columbus, OH Wyandot Lake Amusement Park 4-row Dentzel carousel with fiberglass replacement figures. (intact, storage). Previous carousel, 1914 Mangels/Illions relocated to the Columbus Zoo in 1999.
2007 – Onancock, VA Fireman’s Carousel 1917 Allan Herschell
2007 – Dundee, IL Santa’s Village Theel 4-Row (Aluminum)
2007 – Mechanicsburg, PA Wiliams Grove Park 1900s Dentzel (Replacement figures).
2008 – Aurora, OH Geauga Lake Amusement Park 1927 Illions 4-Row (Not included in auction. Restored by Cedar Fair, now operating at World’s of Fun, KS)
2009 – Melrose, IL 2009 Kiddieland Amusement Park 1925 PTC #72 (Intact, storage) 2009 – Orlando, FL Strates Shows PTC #28 Portable 3-Row (Intact, storage, available)
