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[[E. Joy Morris]] was a prominent carousel builder and designer active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His company, the E. Joy Morris Carousel Company, operated out of Philadelphia and was active from around 1896 to 1903.<ref>The Carousel Museum. ''Photo of carousel figure restoration.'' Facebook, July 17, 2019. https://www.facebook.com/CarouselMuseum/photos/a.394326703397/10157289920083398/.</ref> He also designed the early [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]] carousel animals.<ref name="kitcarson">"The Passing of the Menagerie." ''Kit Carson County Carousel.'' Accessed on June 2, 2024. https://www.kitcarsoncountycarousel.com/museum</ref><ref>"E. Joy Morris - Philadelphia's Forgotten Carousel Builder." ''Carousel News and Trader,'' March 1989. Vol. 5. No. 3. Accessed on June 1, 2024. [https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Carousel-news-and-trader-march-1989.pdf]. Special thanks to the members of the Carousel Figure Identification Facebook group.</ref>
[[E. Joy Morris]] was a prominent carousel builder and designer active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His company, the E. Joy Morris Carousel Company, operated out of Philadelphia and was active from around 1896 to 1903.<ref>The Carousel Museum. ''Photo of carousel figure restoration.'' Facebook, July 17, 2019. https://www.facebook.com/CarouselMuseum/photos/a.394326703397/10157289920083398/.</ref> He continued to design carousel animals after [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]] purchased his company.<ref name="kitcarson">"The Passing of the Menagerie." ''Kit Carson County Carousel.'' Accessed on June 2, 2024. https://www.kitcarsoncountycarousel.com/museum</ref><ref>"E. Joy Morris - Philadelphia's Forgotten Carousel Builder." ''Carousel News and Trader,'' March 1989. Vol. 5. No. 3. Accessed on June 1, 2024. [https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Carousel-news-and-trader-march-1989.pdf]. Special thanks to the members of the Carousel Figure Identification Facebook group.</ref><ref>Sotheby's. ''"A Fine Carved and Painted Carousel Horse, Probably Charles I. D. Looff, Circa 1900."'' Sale N09100, Lot 314. 2014. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/americana-vo-n09100/lot.314.html.</ref>


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E. Joy Morris was a prominent carousel builder and designer active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His company, the E. Joy Morris Carousel Company, operated out of Philadelphia and was active from around 1896 to 1903.[1] He continued to design carousel animals after Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) purchased his company.[2][3][4]

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  1. ↑ The Carousel Museum. Photo of carousel figure restoration. Facebook, July 17, 2019. https://www.facebook.com/CarouselMuseum/photos/a.394326703397/10157289920083398/.
  2. ↑ "The Passing of the Menagerie." Kit Carson County Carousel. Accessed on June 2, 2024. https://www.kitcarsoncountycarousel.com/museum
  3. ↑ "E. Joy Morris - Philadelphia's Forgotten Carousel Builder." Carousel News and Trader, March 1989. Vol. 5. No. 3. Accessed on June 1, 2024. [1]. Special thanks to the members of the Carousel Figure Identification Facebook group.
  4. ↑ Sotheby's. "A Fine Carved and Painted Carousel Horse, Probably Charles I. D. Looff, Circa 1900." Sale N09100, Lot 314. 2014. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/americana-vo-n09100/lot.314.html.


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