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	\| othernames = Aeroplane<br />Airplane Ride<br />Circle Swing		\| othernames = Aeroplane<br />Airplane Ride<br />Circle Swing
	\| type = Rotating Ride<br />Swinging Ride		\| type = Rotating Ride<br />Swinging Ride
	\| section = East<br />~~enter~~		\| section = East<br />Center
	\| built = 1904		\| built = 1904
	\| opened = 1927		\| opened = 1927

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	\| name = Airplanes		\| name = Airplanes
	\| 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 />Swinging Ride
	\| section = East~~, center~~		\| section = East<br />enter
	\| built = 1904		\| built = 1904
	\| opened = 1927		\| opened = 1927
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	[[Category:Rides]]		[[Category:Rides]]
			[[Category:Rotating Rides]]
			[[Category:Swinging Rides]]
	[[Category:Added in 1927]]		[[Category:Added in 1927]]
	[[Category:Closed in 1937]]		[[Category:Closed in 1937]]

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	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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 Google Patents] 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>		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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 Google Patents] 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. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</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>[https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides "The Rarest Amusement Park Rides: Circle Swing."] ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Accessed on Aug. 5, 2024.</ref>		Despite being listed for sale as "Circle Swing" in ''The Billboard'',<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</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>[https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides "The Rarest Amusement Park Rides: Circle Swing."] ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Accessed on Aug. 5, 2024.</ref>

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	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 ~~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'' 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>		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>

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	\| manufacturer = [[Traver Circle Swing Company]]		\| manufacturer = [[Traver Circle Swing Company]]
	\| width = 120 feet (36.6 meters) diameter		\| width = 120 feet (36.6 meters) diameter
	\| height = 90 feet (~~27.5~~ meters)		\| height = 75 feet (23 meters)
	\| speed = 40 mph (64 kph)		\| speed = 40 mph (64 kph)
	\| vehicletype = Cars (airplane design)		\| vehicletype = Cars (airplane design)
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	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~~. 1938~~. "Passing of Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> 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'' 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~~. 1938~~. ''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~~. 1984~~. "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." ''Columbus Dispatch.,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' ~~August~~ 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 ~~August~~ 5, 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 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'' 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 ==		== 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]		* 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]		* 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. (~~September~~ 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]		* 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. (~~September~~ 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]		* 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]		* 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. (~~October~~ 28, 1924) U.S. Patent No. 1,512,957 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXnHaqGISd5ebP1TF3PlFEEXPv_Z1y06/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 ==		== 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 ~~October~~ 4, 2017. Accessed on ~~August~~ 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 ~~August~~ 12, 2024. http://cascadepark.mikeshistoricamusementparks.com/amusement-park-history/</ref>		* 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 ==		== See Also ==

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	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. 1938. "Passing of Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> 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'' 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. 1938. ''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. 1984. "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." ''Columbus Dispatch.,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 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 August 5, 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. 1938. "Passing of Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> 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'' 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. 1938. ''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. 1984. "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." ''Columbus Dispatch.,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 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 August 5, 2024. https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides</ref>

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	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. 1938. "Passing of Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> 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'' 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. 1938. ''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. 1984. "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." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 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 August 5, 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. 1938. "Passing of Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' April 23, 1938. Page 42. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> 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'' 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. 1938. ''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. 1984. "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." ''Columbus Dispatch.,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 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 August 5, 2024. https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides</ref>

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[Circle Swing]]		* [[Circle Swing]]
	* [[Harry G. Traver]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	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>		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>		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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 Google Patents] 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>		Despite being listed for sale as "Circle Swing" in ''The Billboard.''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</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>[https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Operating-Classic-Amusement-Park-Rides "The Rarest Amusement Park Rides: Circle Swing."] ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Accessed on Aug. 5, 2024.</ref>

	== Related Patents ==		== 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]		* Amusement apparatus. (April 26, 1904) U.S. Patent No. 758,341 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US758341 Google Patents] \| [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]		* Car for swings. (May 30, 1905) U.S. Patent No. 790,989 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US790989A Google Patents] \| [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]		* Circle-swing. (Sept. 11, 1906) U.S. Patent No. 830,687 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US830687A Google Patents] [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]		* Roundabout. (Sept. 11, 1906) U.S. Patent No. 830,688 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US830688A Google Patents]\| [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]		* Collapsible passenger carrying car for aeroplane swings. (Nov. 21, 1922) U.S. Patent No. 1,436,371 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 Google Patents]\| [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]		* 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 ==		== 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>		* The Traver Engineering Company also offered the Seaplane Deluxe in the 1920s with seaplane vehicles<ref>[https://amusementparksandbeyond.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/if-this-tower-could-talk/ "If this Tower could talk!"] ''Amusement Parks and Beyond!'' Published on Oct. 4, 2017. Accessed on Aug. 6, 2024.</ref> and named "Sea Plane Whirl" at some parks.<ref>[http://cascadepark.mikeshistoricamusementparks.com/amusement-park-history/ "Cascade Park: The Rides."] ''Mike's Historic Amusement Parks.'' Accessed on Aug. 12, 2024.</ref>

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==