Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society found 8 records

carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.50.1

6 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.50.1

Description: C.W. Parker Carousel. Hand-carved wooden carousel built in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1912.; There are 36 wooden horses and 1 chariot plus 4 cast aluminum ponies. The Carousel has 500 major parts, including 14 rounding boards, 14 shields, 52 scenery panels, 140 mirrors, 28 stationary brass poles and 858 11-watt lights.; Originally the carousel was powered by a steam engine but is now powered by a three-phase electrical motor capable of 5 horsepower. The speed of the carousel is approximately 5 revolutions per minute.; The carousel is housed in the Don Wrigely Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum and is in operation during the museum's open hours.

Object History: This carousel was built in 1912 at Leavenworth Kansas by C.W. Parker and was the 119th one made by them.; It was originally sold in 1913 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 then in 1915 the machine was shipped back to the factory.; It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory, had some fancier horses and heavier rounding boards added. The jumping mechanism may have been changed then as well.; Some of the horses are c.1917 and some 1920-22.; The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, CA from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or in Tacoma, Washington.; In 1936 it was purchased, and was in operation at Happlyland in Vancouver by May 1936. The Parker #119 was put into a pavilion 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. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. Parker #119 was moved to the new small pavillion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972.; From 1972 to 1989, Parker #119 was operated outdoors, 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. Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society".; In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $330,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Measurements: Diameter: 2.19 metres (40 feet) at the platform; Outer circumference: 38.1 metres (125 feet); Inner circumference: 23.34 metres; Height: 8.84 metres (29 feet) at the centre; Weight: 16 metric tons or 16,000kg empty (14 ½ tons) and 19 metric tons loaded (17 tons). Each horse weighs between 28-37 kg (75-100 pounds).

Maker: C. W. Parker Company

Country Made: United States of America

Province Made: Kansas

Site/City Made: Leavenworth

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; C.W. Parker Company

Images

Carousel horse. Shannon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9646

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm

Scope and Content: Carousel horse, Shannon, before restoration. Horse is white with black mane and tail. The bridle is yellow with a red stripe. The saddle is pink and blue. The saddle blanket is yellow with red diamond pattern, and the breastplate is yellow with red decoration.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "SHANNON".

Scope and Content: Carousel horse, Shannon, before restoration. Horse is white with black mane and tail. The bridle is yellow with a red stripe. The saddle is pink and blue. The saddle blanket is yellow with red diamond pattern, and the breastplate is yellow with red decoration.

History: From Scrapbook vol III "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.89

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Carousel horse. Shannon, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Carousel horse named Annie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9647

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10 x 15.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie, before restoration. Horse is brown with white tail and mane. Horse has four white socks. The bridle is white, the saddle is yellow and red. The saddle blanket is pink and the breastplate is blue with yellow trim.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10 x 15.1 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "ANNIE".

Scope and Content: Photograph of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie, before restoration. Horse is brown with white tail and mane. Horse has four white socks. The bridle is white, the saddle is yellow and red. The saddle blanket is pink and the breastplate is blue with yellow trim.

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.90

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Carousel horse named Annie, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Dorothy Wrigley on the carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9656

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Dorothy Wrigley is on the carousel. She is riding a blue horse with white mane and tail. It has a blue bridle. There are jewels along the sides and front of the saddle.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 10 x 15 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "DOROTHY WRIGLEY".

Scope and Content: Dorothy Wrigley is on the carousel. She is riding a blue horse with white mane and tail. It has a blue bridle. There are jewels along the sides and front of the saddle.

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.99

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Dorothy Wrigley on the carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Keith Jamieson on the carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9653

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Keith Jamieson on the carousel. He is riding a white horse with a gold mane

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 12 x 10 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "KEITH JAMIESON".

Scope and Content: Keith Jamieson on the carousel. He is riding a white horse with a gold mane

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.96

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Keith Jamieson on the carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Svend Robinson on the carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9657

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 10.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Svend Robinson Burnaby MP on the carousel. He is riding a white horse that is holding its head up high and wearing a brown bridle.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 10.5 x 10 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "SWEND[sic] ROBINSON (M.P.)".

Scope and Content: Svend Robinson Burnaby MP on the carousel. He is riding a white horse that is holding its head up high and wearing a brown bridle.

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.100

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Svend Robinson on the carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Venus Solano on the carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9651

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Venus Solano is on the carousel. She is riding a white horse with a grey mane. Horse has a red bridle. The saddle blanket is blue with three white stars. Breast decoration has flower with four white petals.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook next to photograph read: "VENUS SOLANO".

Scope and Content: Venus Solano is on the carousel. She is riding a white horse with a grey mane. Horse has a red bridle. The saddle blanket is blue with three white stars. Breast decoration has flower with four white petals.

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.94

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Venus Solano on the carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

carousel horse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37475

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.50.5

9 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.50.5

Description: Part of the 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel. Carousel horse No. 4, "Firefly." "Stargazer" style Flag horse jumper, head tossed high, ears back, mouth open. Colour: Black and white Ovaro Pinto. Look to make out the dalmatian dog head (the traditional fireman's dog) in the markings on the neck. Other shapes also hidden there. Variegated mane and tail, white blaze and stockings. Trappings: Red-toned stippled saddle and fender, with gold trim. American shield on back of cantle, blue blanket with red trim and gold fringe. American flag on hip area (36 of 48 stars showing) Red breast collar, blue trim. White, brown and bluish feathers hanging from breast collar. Sapphire blue jewel in gold breast plate. Red bridle with amethyst jewel in gold concho.

Object History: Carousel horse. Part of the C.W. Parker Carousel on display at the Burnaby Village Museum. Name: The name "Firefly" refers to the sponsors, and the horse was sponsored on the initiative of firefighter and carousel volunteer restorer Barry Gaston. Sponsors: Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society Local 323.