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Around 1927, the [[Circle Swing]], invented by [[Harry G. Traver]], at Olentangy Park was changed from boat-shaped cars to airplane-shaped cars and rebranded as '''Airplanes'''. The vehicles were most likely 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 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371</ref> 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> and 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 changed from boat-shaped cars to airplane-shaped cars and rebranded as '''Airplanes'''. The vehicles were most likely 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 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371</ref> 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> and 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 - most likely meaning the original 1904 structure with airplane vehicles.<ref>"Airplane Ride is Razed." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 24 April 1956. Pg. 8B.</ref> <ref>Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, updated their cars to metal rockets and after the ride was decommissioned sometime in the 1960s, the tower and a car were kept on display. Source: Ollikkala, Ted. "Canobie's Original Circle Swing Ride." ''Whalom Park Memories.'' Posted 28 February 2018. Accessed 8 August 2024. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhalomParkMemories/</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>


== Related Patents ==
== Related Patents ==

Revision as of 03:10, 6 August 2024

Airplanes
Other Name(s) Aeroplane
Airplane Ride
Circle Swing
Type Rotating Ride
Swing Ride
Built 1904
Opened 1927
Closed 1937 (park closure)
Manufacturer Traver Circle Swing Company
Designer Harry G. Traver
Architect North Penn Iron Company
Width 120 ft. (36.6 m) diameter
Height 90 ft. (27.5 m)
Speed 40 mph (64 kph)
Vehicle Type Cars (airplane design)
Number of Vehicles 6

Around 1927, the Circle Swing, invented by Harry G. Traver, at Olentangy Park was changed from boat-shaped cars to airplane-shaped cars and rebranded as Airplanes. The vehicles were most likely the ones Traver patented in 1922, called the "Collapsible Passenger Carrying Car for Aeroplane Swings."[1] The ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park in 1938.[2][3] and 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 - most likely meaning the original 1904 structure with airplane vehicles.[4] [5] There are no existing original Traver Circle Swings left.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Traver, H. G. (1922). Collapsible passenger carrying car for aeroplane swings U.S. Patent No. 1,436,371 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371
  2. ↑ Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.
  3. ↑ "Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." Columbus Dispatch. 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.
  4. ↑ "Airplane Ride is Razed." Columbus Dispatch. 24 April 1956. Pg. 8B.
  5. ↑ Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, updated their cars to metal rockets and after the ride was decommissioned sometime in the 1960s, the tower and a car were kept on display. Source: Ollikkala, Ted. "Canobie's Original Circle Swing Ride." Whalom Park Memories. Posted 28 February 2018. Accessed 8 August 2024. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhalomParkMemories/
  6. ↑ "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


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