Photograph children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse on the far left is named "Allegro"
Photograph children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse on the far left is named "Allegro"
Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Vivian" is in the foreground.
Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Vivian" is in the foreground.
Photograph detail of supports and rooftop interior of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".
Photograph detail of supports and rooftop interior of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".
Photograph detail of lower section of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse with pole and stirrups. Photograph was taken while the carousel was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".
Photograph detail of lower section of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse with pole and stirrups. Photograph was taken while the carousel was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".
Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. Their father, Bob Knudson, is standing at the railing watching over them. C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.
Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. Their father, Bob Knudson, is standing at the railing watching over them. C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.
Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.
Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.
Photograph of top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".
Photograph of top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to a horse on a small carousel amusement park ride at the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival at Century Park. The Rhodendron Festival was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations.
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to a horse on a small carousel amusement park ride at the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival at Century Park. The Rhodendron Festival was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations.
Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but soun…
Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but sound quality is poor and segments contain ambient noise. The footage is divided into segments marked by dates, visible in the bottom right corner. Dates range between April 1991 and March 1993. Some of this unedited footage could have been used for the Burnaby Village Museum film "Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119" (see BV020.4.28).
00:00 - 03:23: Apr. 20, 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on the restoration of carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. They are busy scraping away old paint. Various horses are suspended on frames while some are laid on their sides on work benches.
03:24 - 06:15: Nov. 2 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on scraping and sanding away old layers of paint on carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. Some horses are getting repairs. A little narrative coming from camera operator but mostly ambient sound. Pieces of the "doghouse" are also visible.
06:16 - 08:20 : Dec. 28 1991 : Horses are in various stages of restoration and repair inside the Texaco warehouse.
08:21 - 09:40 : Dec. 28, 1991 : Volunteers are gathered in a lunch room taking a break. Views of carousel horses in another room of the warehouse which have been applied with a sealer. The Worlitzer is also visible during a stage of restoration. Camera pans outside the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
09:42 - 11:03 : Mar. 31 1992 : Some horses have been sealed with a clear coating and others have been applied with a white undercoat primer.
11:04 - 17:36 : Apr. 11 1992 : Horses with primer undercoat, views of the Wurlitzer under restoration as well as panels of the "doghouse"
17:37 - 18:18 : May 30, 1992 : Wurlitzer and painted horses
18:19 - 21:53 : Jul. 25 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses, various parts of carousel including the floor decks are also visible.
21:54 - 25:39 : Sept. 19 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses and pieces of the "doghouse", mirrors are being inserted, decking is varnished.
25:40 - 30:39 : Oct. 10 1992 : Views of carousel horses with coats of primer, freshly painted horses, segments of the varnished deck, volunteers painting segments of the "doghouse" and finished horses.
30:41 - 41:30 : Nov. 14 1992 : Loading finished horses from warehouse into van to transport to museum. Photography shoot in warehouse of completed horses, mounting horses on poles at museum. Don Wrigley assisting. A view of the Carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum under construction.
41:32 - 47:27 : Nov. 20 1992 : Painted horses - details; parts of the carousel gears, poles etc
47:28 - 50:00 : Footage recorded from an exerpt from Red Robinson's Classic theatre where he narrates about the History and Saving of the Carousel.
50:02 - 1:03 : Mar. 15 1993 : Completed carousel inside the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum, volunteers and staff are putting together the finishing touches for the opening day. Volunteers are gathering inside and seating themselves on horses around the carousel for the Volunteers Grand Opening. The carousel begins to move with some volunteers riding various horses while the Wurlitzer plays in the background.
1:04:10 - 1:09:44 : March 27 1993 - Carousel is officially opened. Includes interviews by curator Colin Stevens with Friends of Carousel president, Don Wrigley and Dave Zieffert, Restorator of the Wurlitzer and Gordie Ironside who helped work with the restoration. Gordie demonstrates how each carousel horse was built using a prototype that was built for educational purposes.
Photograph of restoration volunteer Alan Clarke working on C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Pisces (no. 25). Detailed stripping and sanding is being done on the horse. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of restoration volunteer Alan Clarke working on C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Pisces (no. 25). Detailed stripping and sanding is being done on the horse. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of Alan Clarke working on C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Tommy D (no. 22) while Delaine Prowal (middle) and Dorothy Seton Clarke (right) look on. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of Alan Clarke working on C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Tommy D (no. 22) while Delaine Prowal (middle) and Dorothy Seton Clarke (right) look on. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of three unidentified amuseument park operators dressed in uniforms and standing in front of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. One of these men could be Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of amusement park rides at Happyland.
Photograph of three unidentified amuseument park operators dressed in uniforms and standing in front of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. One of these men could be Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of amusement park rides at Happyland.
Printed label in scrapbook above photograph read: "ANNA KING".
Scope and Content
Anna King painting carousel decorative panel. Woman wears white shirt.
History
From Scrapbook vol II Carousel Restoration. 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.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc" (BV015.41.2). The scrapbook included a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the Parker Carousel #119 prior to its opening at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of restoration volunteer Anne King sanding the surface of one of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horses. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of restoration volunteer Anne King sanding the surface of one of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horses. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of Assistant Project Manager of carousel restoration project, Barry Blomskog standing with C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie (no. 35). Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of Assistant Project Manager of carousel restoration project, Barry Blomskog standing with C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie (no. 35). Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
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.
Photograph of Assistant Project Manager Barry Blomskog during the restoration of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horses. Barry is standing at a work bench next to a carousel horse that is lying on it's side, other volunteers are working on carousel horses behind him. Restoration work took place at the…
Photograph of Assistant Project Manager Barry Blomskog during the restoration of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horses. Barry is standing at a work bench next to a carousel horse that is lying on it's side, other volunteers are working on carousel horses behind him. Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph detail of base of centre post from the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel on the grounds of the P.N.E. Identifying insignia on cast iron collar holding post reads "C.W. PARKER". Photograph was taken of the carousel while it was being dismantled at the Pacific National Exhibition (P.N.E.) – Pla…
Photograph detail of base of centre post from the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel on the grounds of the P.N.E. Identifying insignia on cast iron collar holding post reads "C.W. PARKER". Photograph was taken of the carousel while it was being dismantled at the Pacific National Exhibition (P.N.E.) – Playland before being moved to a warehouse for restoration.
Photograph of restoration volunteer Bill Henderson making a repair to C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named The Colonel (no. 32). Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of restoration volunteer Bill Henderson making a repair to C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named The Colonel (no. 32). Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.