"Friends of the Carousel" found 79 records

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel project report for the GO BC assistance grant that they were awarded in 1990 to purchase and restore the Parker no. 119 Carousel and construct a facility to house it in at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS087-012

Accession Number: BHS1999-06

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel project report for the GO BC assistance grant that they were awarded in 1990 to purchase and restore the Parker no. 119 Carousel and construct a facility to house it in at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Friends of the Carousel receipts

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel restoration receipts.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS087-013

Accession Number: BHS1999-06

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel restoration receipts.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Friends of the Carousel receipts

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 box of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel receipt lists and bank books.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 box of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS087-014

Accession Number: BHS1999-06

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel receipt lists and bank books.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Friends of the Carousel subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989-2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989-2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1999-06; BHS2006-02

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.

History: The No. 119 “Carry-Us-All” Carousel was built in 1912 by C.W. Parker, an amusement ride manufacturer in Leavenworth, Kansas. Fred Leggett bought No.119 for “Lone Star” Amusement Co. in Houston Texas, but it was returned to the Parker Factory in 1915 for reasons unknown. Back at the factory it was upgraded from Standard style to Superior and electrified. The carousel was used in the San Francisco area until 1936 when it was shipped to “Happyland” in Vancouver’s Hastings Park (home of the Pacific National Exhibition) then passed to “Playland” at Hastings Park in 1957. In 1988 the Carousel was scheduled to be broken up and sold at auction. Concerned citizens formed the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel to save it. Through fundraising the Friends of the Carousel were able to acquire the carousel. Between 1990 and 1993 Friends of the Carousel were able to completely restore, repaint and rebuild the carousel. The City of Burnaby, Province of British Columbia and Friends of the Carousel contributed to the construction of a new building at Burnaby Village Museum to house it. Enterprising volunteers salvaged the maple hardwood gymnasium floor at the Oakalla penitentiary just before it was demolished and used it to rebuild the carousel platform. The association also acquired and restored a Wurlitzer 146B organ. On March 27, 1993, No. 119 moved to the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum, the Pavilion having been named after the president of the Friends of the Carousel for his coordination of the restoration project. Mrs. Norvie Frame, daughter original owner Fred Leggett, came with her family from Texas to attend the official opening. The Association created the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “The Story of Parker #119”, the video “Labour of Love: The Saving of Number 119”, and their accompanying publications.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Friends of the Carousel

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; MSS087, MSS121

Friends of the Carousel vouchers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel vouchers for restoration.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS087-010

Accession Number: BHS1999-06

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel vouchers for restoration.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Friends of the Carousel vouchers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel vouchers for restoration.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS087-021

Accession Number: BHS1999-06

Scope and Content: File consists of Friends of the Carousel vouchers for restoration.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

A Carousel is Magic / Annie Boulanger

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book

Scope and Content: Item is a book entitled "A Carousel is Magic / The Saving of Parker # 119" written by Annie Boulanger. This book tells the story of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 book

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS121-001

Accession Number: BHS2006-02

Scope and Content: Item is a book entitled "A Carousel is Magic / The Saving of Parker # 119" written by Annie Boulanger. This book tells the story of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel.

Media Type: Textual Record

Carousel Days

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook entitled "Colorado / Aug.17-21 / Carousel Days / 1994" which documents the Friends of the Carousel members visit to Carousel Days in Colorado. Included at the back of the scrapbook is a listing of contributors to the acquisition, restoration and permanent placement of Parker Car…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook

Material Details: Scrapbook is a three-ring black binder with dark blue and black patterning; Scrapbook is comprised mainly of colour photographs; Tag along spine of scrapbook reads: "Colorado / Aug.17-21 / Carousel Days / 1994"

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS121-004

Accession Number: BHS2006-02

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook entitled "Colorado / Aug.17-21 / Carousel Days / 1994" which documents the Friends of the Carousel members visit to Carousel Days in Colorado. Included at the back of the scrapbook is a listing of contributors to the acquisition, restoration and permanent placement of Parker Carousel # 119.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of scrapbook

Pictorial History

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook entitled "Pictorial History" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its transportation from the Pacific National Exhibition to fundraising displays, through reconstruction and restoration of the carousel and its horses, salvaging and repurposing …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook

Material Details: Scrapbook is a three-ring black binder with a bright, multi-coloured flower pattern; Scrapbook is comprised mainly of colour photographs; Tag along spine of scrapbook reads: "Pictorial History"

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS121-002

Accession Number: BHS2006-02

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook entitled "Pictorial History" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its transportation from the Pacific National Exhibition to fundraising displays, through reconstruction and restoration of the carousel and its horses, salvaging and repurposing Oakalla Prison floorboards and building the Pavilion, to opening day.

Media Type: Textual Record

Special Events

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1988-2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook entitled "Special Events \ News clippings" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its $350,000 rescue purchase, to the sod turning ceremony for the Carousel building (later named the Don Wrigley Pavilion) and the opening ceremony March 27, 1993, …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1988-2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook

Material Details: Scrapbook is a three-ring black binder with a bright, multi-coloured flower pattern; Scrapbook is comprised mainly of newsprint; Tag along spine of scrapbook reads: "Special Events \ News Clippings"

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS121-003

Accession Number: BHS2006-02

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook entitled "Special Events \ News clippings" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its $350,000 rescue purchase, to the sod turning ceremony for the Carousel building (later named the Don Wrigley Pavilion) and the opening ceremony March 27, 1993, through to the publication of "A Carousel is Magic" and the 10 year anniversary celebration of the Carousel at the Museum in 2003.

Media Type: Textual Record

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Faye Diamond fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989-1993

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1136 photographs

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a collection of photographs taken by Faye Stebner Diamond documenting the restoration and installation of the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel, undertaken by the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel "Friends of the Carousel". Detailed photograph…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1136 photographs

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a collection of photographs taken by Faye Stebner Diamond documenting the restoration and installation of the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel, undertaken by the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel "Friends of the Carousel". Detailed photographs document the restoration process from start to finish and the installation of the carousel inside the Don Wrigley Pavillion at Burnaby Village Museum. Some of the photographs may have been taken by Ken Diamond.

History: Faye (Stebner) Diamond was born in Burnaby to parents, Ethel Coe (Uter) Stebner and Edward A. "Ed" Stebner. Faye (Stebner) Diamond and her husband Ken Diamond were both involved in the restoration of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel from start to finish. Faye Diamond, was one of the very active volunteers of the Friends of the Carousel during the restoration, and served on the committee that chose paint colours for the horses. Her father, Ed Stebner, was also a volunteer. Faye and her mother Ethel, along with Ken Diamond, were responsible for the restoration of the carousel horse Mignonette, named after Mignon Uter (nee Coe), Faye's maternal grandmother who came to Burnaby in 1918 with her parents, James and Elizabeth Coe. The Stebner family also sponsored the carousel horse Mr. Ed, in recognition of Faye's father. Faye Diamond photographed and documented much of the restoration process. The Parker Carousel was restored by a number of avid volunteers from The Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (Friends of the Carousel), which was created in 1989 to raise funds to rescue the Parker Carousel no. 119 from Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and "Friends of the Carousel" set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. The carousel opened inside the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum in March 1993.

Creator: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Accession Code: BV003.44; BV012.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1989-1993

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement of photograph collection were matched to Faye Diamond's original order which grouped together photographs of each horse and the installation process. Some of the photographs were arranged chronologically by the Burnaby Village Museum Curator.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Col. copy negatives accompanying photographs

Sod turning ceremony for carousel building

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [April 1992]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor, William J. "Bill" Copeland (left) and "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley (right) at the sod turning ceremony for the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum. Mayor, Bill Copeland and "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley are standing side by si…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor, William J. "Bill" Copeland (left) and "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley (right) at the sod turning ceremony for the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum. Mayor, Bill Copeland and "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley are standing side by side and holding a shovel while turning the sod. The building opened in March 1993 and was named the "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley Pavilion.

Subjects: Events

Names: Copeland, William J.; Wrigley, Donald "Don"

Accession Code: BV022.2.98

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [April 1992]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-02-15

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Sod turning ceremony for carousel building

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [April 1992]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley, Burnaby Mayor William J. "Bill" Copeland and other dignitaries gathered together at the sod turning ceremony for the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum. Dignitaries are identified as; Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland (third fro…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley, Burnaby Mayor William J. "Bill" Copeland and other dignitaries gathered together at the sod turning ceremony for the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum. Dignitaries are identified as; Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland (third from left), "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley (fourth from left), Burnaby-Douglas Member of Parliament (MP) Svend Robinson (second from right) and Burnaby-Willingdon Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Joan Sawicki (far right). The building opened in March 1993 and was named the "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley Pavilion.

Subjects: Events; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Copeland, William J.; Wrigley, Donald "Don"; Sawicki, Joan; Robinson, Svend

Accession Code: BV022.2.97

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [April 1992]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-02-15

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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band organ

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV991.21.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV991.21.1

Description: This is a Wurlitzer Military Band Organ, Style 146B. Built by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, ca 1925. The organ is supposed to recreate the sound of a 20-piece military band, with percussion instruments that include bass drum, snare drums, cymbals, and xylophones, as well as pipes to reproduce the sounds of trumpets, trombones, flutes, and violins. This band organ is operated by paper rolls based on Wurlitzer's unique, 46 note roll scale, "Style 150". Our Model 146B has duplex roll frames, allowing continuous playing, one roll rewinds as the other is playing. An electric motor mounted on the top uses a belt to drive a crankshaft that powers both the air bellows that feed the various music pipes as well as the roll mechanism. The band organ was originally intended to be used with a carousel out of doors. A perferated sheet of plexie glass has been placed over the front opening to reduce the volume of the instrument inside the carousel building. Outside Visible Snare Drum on proper right Bass Drum with cymbal on proper left Inside 16 Octave Violin Pipes 3 Wooden Trombones 3 Octave Stopped Bass Pipes 15 Wooden Trumpets 15 Stopped Flute Pipes 16 Violin Pipes 9 Open Pipes Bottom 3 Open Bass Pipes 9 Stopped Accompaniment Pipes 16 Stopped Melody Pipes Bells 16 Bell Bars, playing form the musical roll.

Object History: The band organ was purchased and restored by the Friends of the Carousel to replace the original organ that had been sold before the carousel was acquired for the Burnaby Village Museum. The Friends of the Carousel bought this machine from a collector in Spokane, Washington. He had obtained it from a closed down travelling carnival company in Reno, Nevada. They had used it with a carousel in the American mid-west.

Marks/Labels: "Wurlitzer", painted in gold on front of organ

Maker: Wurlitzer Music Company Limited

Country Made: United States of America

Province Made: New York

Site/City Made: North Tonawanda

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Musical Instruments

Names: C.W. Parker Company; Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

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Don Wrigley receiving award at opening ceremonies for carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Mar. 1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley receiving an award during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley (far r…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley receiving an award during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley (far right) is posing with officials, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dan Johnston (far left) and Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland (third from left) and his wife, Dorothy Wrigley (second from left).

Subjects: Events - Openings; Ceremonies - Awards

Names: Wrigley, Donald "Don"; Wrigley, Dorothy; Copeland, William J.; Johnston, Dan

Accession Code: BV022.2.118

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 27 Mar. 1993

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 2022-02-16

Photographer: Kallberg, Kent

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Negative number 20 of Roll #2; Sticker on verso of accompanying contact sheet reads: "Kallberg / Kent Kallberg Studios Ltd. / Studio & Commercial Photography / 1138 Homer Street, Vancouver / Canada V6B 2X6 / Studio (604) 689-5115 / Fax: (604) 685-6886 / FILE: BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / EVENT CAROUSEL OPENING / DATE: SAT 27th MAR, 1993 / ROLL # 2"

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Texas Family wins Burnaby Hearts

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1993

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min., 16 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Film compilation of the official opening and dedication of Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum, Don Wrigley Pavilion on March 27, 1993. Edited film footage of the ceremony is compiled with footage of the descendants of the carousel’s first owner, Fred K. Leggett during th…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min., 16 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Film compilation of the official opening and dedication of Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum, Don Wrigley Pavilion on March 27, 1993. Edited film footage of the ceremony is compiled with footage of the descendants of the carousel’s first owner, Fred K. Leggett during their visit to Vancouver to attend the opening of the newly restored carousel. They are shown being interviewed, sightseeing, and being presented with a copy of the film “The Story of Parker no. 119”. BCTV news coverage of the opening ceremony is included along with clips of volunteers restoring and working on the carousel. Film locations include Burnaby, the Burnaby Village Museum and Vancouver. The film was dedicated to the hundreds of volunteers of the Friends of the Carousel.

Creator: Wilson, Nelda

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Brunson, Bebe; Brunson, Bryant; Copeland, William J.; Cosgrove, Ed; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Frame, Norvie Leggett; Hope, Deborah; Ironside, Gordon; Jamieson, Keith; Johnston, Dan; Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Rippy, Jane; Robinson, Red; Robinson, Svend; Sawicki, Joan; Stevens, Colin; Sumner, Harry; McIlhiney, Marie; Morgan, Brian; Wilson, Nelda; Wrigley, Donald "Don"

Accession Code: BV004.94.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1993

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on content of file; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view film content. Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder; Opening credits: "Starring / Norvie Frame / Janet Rippy / Nelda Wilson / Bebe Brunson / Bryant Brunson / and / Venus Solano / Supporting Cast / Many Friends / of the / Carousel"; Label on videocassette reads: "Mrs Novie Frame / & Family Visit to / Carousel Opening / Uncut - 29 Min / March 26/27 1993"

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