Traver Circle Swing Company
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Harry G. Traver, Richard Garvey, and George E. Griffiths started the Traver Circle Swing Company in New York in 1903 with $100,000 ($3.5 million in 2024) initial capital to make and sell amusement devices.[1] The first Circle Swing first installed at Chutes Park in Los Angeles in 1902.[2] The ride gained popularity after patenting it in 1904.[3][4] At the time, their offices were located in the Manhattan Life Building and the vice president was W. S. Wright, who was also the general manager of the North Beach Amusement Company on Long Island.[5] Thomas A. Fulton was the secretary of the company in 1904.[6] The original company filed for bankruptcy in 1907 after a lawsuit regarding fraud.[7][8]
The company later restarted in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. In 1919, Traver grew the company by partnering with fellow Beaver Falls amusement manufacturer, J. W. Zarro. The next year, he bought out Zarro's factory for $140,000 (over $2.5 million in 2024), expanding the factory and creating Traver Engineering Company.[3][9][10]
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- ↑ "State Capitol News." Times Union (Brooklyn, New York). 3 November 1903. Pg. 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-state-capitol-news/152822990/
- ↑ "New Thrill For Visitors to Coney." The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas). 14 March 1903. Pg. 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leavenworth-times-new-thrill-for-vis/152821022/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Snedden, Jeffery. "Harry Traver took Beaver County on thrilling roller coaster ride." The Beaver County Times (Beaver County, Pennsylvania). Published 24 May 2016. Accessed 8 August 2024. https://www.timesonline.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2016/05/24/harry-traver-took-beaver-county/18574055007/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Transforming Athletic Field." Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York). 27 March 1904. Page 24. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-transforming-athletic-fi/152827081/
- ↑ "A Fulton Swing for a Dime." The Sun (New York, New York). 5 July 1904. Pg. 5. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-a-fulton-swing-for-a-dime/152843330/
- ↑ "Trouble for Traver Swing Company." New-York Tribune (New York, New York). 19 October 1907. Pg. 15. Accessed through Newspaper.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-trouble-for-traver-swin/152902623/
- ↑ "Declares A Dividend." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York). 4 January 1908. Pg. 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-declares-a-divi/152904272/
- ↑ "Traver Engineering Co (2542086)." Pennsylvania Department of State Business Listings. Accessed 9 August 2024. https://file.dos.pa.gov/search/business
- ↑ "Traver Engineering Company, Incorporated (6129592)." Pennsylvania Department of State Business Listings. Accessed 9 August 2024. https://file.dos.pa.gov/search/business