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| othernames    = Aeroplane<br />Airplane Ride<br />Circle Swing
| othernames    = Aeroplane<br />Airplane Ride<br />Circle Swing
| type          = Rotating Ride<br />Swing Ride
| type          = Rotating Ride<br />Swing Ride
| parksection    = East, Center
| section        = East, center
| built          = 1904
| built          = 1904
| opened        = 1927
| opened        = 1927
| closed        = 1937 (park closure)
| closed        = 1937 (park closure)
| manufacturer = Traver Circle Swing Company
| manufacturer   = [[Traver Circle Swing Company]]
| width         = 120 ft. (36.6 m) diameter
| width         = 120 feet (36.6 meters) diameter
| height       = 90 ft. (27.5 m)
| height         = 75 feet (23 meters)
| speed         = 40 mph (64 kph)
| speed         = 40 mph (64 kph)
| vehicletype   = Cars (airplane design)
| vehicletype   = Cars (airplane design)
| numvehicles   = 6
| numvehicles   = 6
| architect     = North Penn Iron Company
| architect     = North Penn Iron Company
| designer     = Harry G. Traver
| designer       = [[Harry G. Traver]]
| inversions    = 0
}}
}}


Around 1927, the [[Circle Swing]], invented by [[Harry G. Traver]], at Olentangy Park was changed from boat-shaped cars (called "airships")<ref name="smithsonian">Oswald, Alison. "A Swinging Amusement." Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Published 20 September 2019. Accessed 5 August 2024. https://invention.si.edu/swinging-amusement</ref> to airplane-shaped cars and rebranded as '''Airplanes'''. The ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park in 1938.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.</ref>. The ride was razed at Zoo Park in 1956 after Floyd E. Gooding of the Gooding Amusement Company bought the park after the death of Leo Haenlein. According to Elmer Haenlein, it was the oldest of its kind at the time.<ref>"Airplane Ride is Razed." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 24 April 1956. Pg. 8B.</ref> There are no existing original Traver Circle Swings left.<ref>"The Rarest Amusement Park Rides: Circle Swing." ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Operating Classic Amusement Park Rides section. Accessed 5 August 2024. https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides</ref>
Around 1927, the [[Circle Swing]], invented by [[Harry G. Traver]], at Olentangy Park was most likely changed from boat-shaped cars to airplane-shaped cars and rebranded as '''Airplanes''' or '''Aeroplanes'''. The tower and superstructure are from the original ride.<ref name="passing">Uzzell, R. S. "Passing of Olentangy." ''The Billboard.'' April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>  


The vehicles were the ones Traver patented in 1922, called the "Collapsible Passenger Carrying Car for Aeroplane Swings"<ref>Traver, H. G. 1922. "Collapsible passenger carrying car for aeroplane swings." ''U.S. Patent No. 1,436,371'' Accessed through Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WTXMWQIsyxRFppFgsrF2OBKY0u7Aib1a/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref> and later an "Amusement Device" that added a propeller.<ref>Traver, H. G. 1924. "Amusement device." ''U.S. Patent No. 1,512,957'' Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXnHaqGISd5ebP1TF3PlFEEXPv_Z1y06/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
Despite being listed for sale as "Circle Swing" in ''The Billboard.''<ref>Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park in 1938.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref> It was razed at Zoo Park in 1956 after Floyd E. Gooding of the Gooding Amusement Company bought the park after the death of Leo Haenlein. According to Elmer Haenlein, it was the oldest of its kind at the time.<ref>"Airplane Ride is Razed." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' April 24, 1956. Page 8B.</ref> There are no existing original Traver Circle Swings left.<ref>"The Rarest Amusement Park Rides: Circle Swing." ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Accessed on Aug. 5, 2024. https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides</ref>
== Related Patents ==
* Amusement apparatus. (April 26, 1904)  U.S. Patent No. 758,341 https://patents.google.com/patent/US758341 | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WObAfTl9Ru5rtY2y8HYBe9Vb8RXTRrcK/view?usp=sharing PDF]
* Car for swings. (May 30, 1905) U.S. Patent No. 790,989 https://patents.google.com/patent/US790989A | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WHkH_-u0qxC1sh9uB4bSyGBveSdM1tEE/view?usp=sharing PDF]
* Circle-swing. (Sept. 11, 1906) U.S. Patent No. 830,687 https://patents.google.com/patent/US830687A [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WO6lStAJSnBo3_6wyHWEoBVsyKoMI5Q9/view?usp=sharing PDF]
* Roundabout. (Sept. 11, 1906) U.S. Patent No. 830,688 https://patents.google.com/patent/US830688A | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WJaDlcT4oN-WoQhhAHdNBklLuqRJQSBC/view?usp=sharing PDF]
* Collapsible passenger carrying car for aeroplane swings. (November 21, 1922) U.S. Patent No. 1,436,371 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WTXMWQIsyxRFppFgsrF2OBKY0u7Aib1a/view?usp=sharing PDF]
* Amusement device. (Oct. 28, 1924) U.S. Patent No. 1,512,957 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXnHaqGISd5ebP1TF3PlFEEXPv_Z1y06/view?usp=sharing PDF]
== Notes ==
* The Traver Engineering Company also offered the Seaplane Deluxe in the 1920s with seaplane vehicles<ref>"If this Tower could talk!" ''Amusement Parks and Beyond!'' Published on Oct. 4, 2017. Accessed on Aug. 6, 2024. https://amusementparksandbeyond.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/if-this-tower-could-talk/</ref> and named "Sea Plane Whirl" at some parks.<ref>"Cascade Park: The Rides." ''Mike's Historic Amusement Parks.'' Accessed on Aug. 12, 2024. http://cascadepark.mikeshistoricamusementparks.com/amusement-park-history/</ref>
== See Also ==
* [[Circle Swing]]
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 21 July 2025

Airplanes
Other Name(s) Aeroplane
Airplane Ride
Circle Swing
Type Rotating Ride
Swing Ride
Park Section East, center
Built 1904
Opened 1927
Closed 1937 (park closure)
Manufacturer Traver Circle Swing Company
Designer Harry G. Traver
Architect North Penn Iron Company
Width 120 feet (36.6 meters) diameter
Height 75 feet (23 meters)
Speed 40 mph (64 kph)
Vehicle Type Cars (airplane design)
Number of Vehicles 6
Inversions 0

Around 1927, the Circle Swing, invented by Harry G. Traver, at Olentangy Park was most likely changed from boat-shaped cars to airplane-shaped cars and rebranded as Airplanes or Aeroplanes. The tower and superstructure are from the original ride.[1]

The vehicles were the ones Traver patented in 1922, called the "Collapsible Passenger Carrying Car for Aeroplane Swings"[2] and later an "Amusement Device" that added a propeller.[3]

Despite being listed for sale as "Circle Swing" in The Billboard.[4] the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park in 1938.[5][6][7] It was razed at Zoo Park in 1956 after Floyd E. Gooding of the Gooding Amusement Company bought the park after the death of Leo Haenlein. According to Elmer Haenlein, it was the oldest of its kind at the time.[8] There are no existing original Traver Circle Swings left.[9]

Notes

  • The Traver Engineering Company also offered the Seaplane Deluxe in the 1920s with seaplane vehicles[10] and named "Sea Plane Whirl" at some parks.[11]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Uzzell, R. S. "Passing of Olentangy." The Billboard. April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Traver, H. G. 1922. "Collapsible passenger carrying car for aeroplane swings." U.S. Patent No. 1,436,371 Accessed through Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF
  3. ↑ Traver, H. G. 1924. "Amusement device." U.S. Patent No. 1,512,957 Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF
  4. ↑ Advertisement. The Billboard. April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40
  5. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 17.
  6. ↑ "Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." The Columbus Dispatch. June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.
  7. ↑ "Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio). Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1, Clip 2
  8. ↑ "Airplane Ride is Razed." Columbus Dispatch. April 24, 1956. Page 8B.
  9. ↑ "The Rarest Amusement Park Rides: Circle Swing." National Amusement Park Historical Association. Accessed on Aug. 5, 2024. https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides
  10. ↑ "If this Tower could talk!" Amusement Parks and Beyond! Published on Oct. 4, 2017. Accessed on Aug. 6, 2024. https://amusementparksandbeyond.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/if-this-tower-could-talk/
  11. ↑ "Cascade Park: The Rides." Mike's Historic Amusement Parks. Accessed on Aug. 12, 2024. http://cascadepark.mikeshistoricamusementparks.com/amusement-park-history/


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