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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ride is labeled PTC #3 and described as a three-row Menagerie.<ref name="trader" /><ref>Fried, Frederick. ''A Pictorial History of the Carousel.'' Vestal, New York: Vestal Press. 1964. Page 217. Accessed through Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ride is labeled PTC #3 and described as a three-row Menagerie.<ref name="trader" /><ref>Fried, Frederick. ''A Pictorial History of the Carousel.'' Vestal, New York: Vestal Press. 1964. Page 217. Accessed through Internet Archive<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ref> As of 2022, only two three-row menagerie carousels were still operating.<ref name="anniversary">Rodgers, Mary. "[The Columbus Zoological Company." ''[https://irp.cdn-website.com/10de509c/files/uploaded/175th_Anniversary_Magazine-Complete-0d17bf64.pdf Clintonville 175th Anniversary Magazine 1847-2022]'' Published by the Clintonville Historical Society. Published in 2022. Pages 13-15</ins>.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park was purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906<ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref name="apr2906">"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="marion">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="trader">Gardner, Richard A. and Barbara Williams. https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Carousel-News-and-Trader-June-2010-PTC-issue.pdf "Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel History; 1904-1941."] ''Carousel News and Trader.'' June 2010. Vol. 26. Issue 6. Pages 15-44.</ref> after the company became defunct the year before.<ref>Rashon, Sam. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/151566/ The Bark of Beechwold.]'' January 1990. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library.</ref> Some articles said the ride was located near the park's southeast entrance and the [[Ferris Wheel]].<ref name="logan" /> However, it was likely the carousel that was installed in the [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|original Dancing Pavilion]] in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 30, 1906. Page 6.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park was purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906<ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref name="apr2906">"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="marion">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="trader">Gardner, Richard A. and Barbara Williams. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Carousel-News-and-Trader-June-2010-PTC-issue.pdf "Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel History; 1904-1941."] ''Carousel News and Trader.'' June 2010. Vol. 26. Issue 6. Pages 15-44.</ref> after the company became defunct the year before.<ref>Rashon, Sam. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/151566/ The Bark of Beechwold.]'' January 1990. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library.</ref> Some articles said the ride was located near the park's southeast entrance and the [[Ferris Wheel]].<ref name="logan" /> However, it was likely the carousel that was installed in the [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|original Dancing Pavilion]] in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 30, 1906. Page 6.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park was purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906<ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref name="apr2906">"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="marion">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> after the company became defunct the year before.<ref>Rashon, Sam. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/151566/ The Bark of Beechwold.]'' January 1990. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library.</ref> Some articles said the ride was located near the park's southeast entrance and the [[Ferris Wheel]].<ref name="logan" /> However, it was likely the carousel that was installed in the [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|original Dancing Pavilion]] in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 30, 1906. Page 6.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park was purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906<ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref name="apr2906">"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="marion">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ref><ref name="trader">Gardner, Richard A. and Barbara Williams. https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Carousel-News-and-Trader-June-2010-PTC-issue.pdf "Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel History; 1904-1941."] ''Carousel News and Trader.'' June 2010. Vol. 26. Issue 6. Pages 15-44</ins>.</ref> after the company became defunct the year before.<ref>Rashon, Sam. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/151566/ The Bark of Beechwold.]'' January 1990. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library.</ref> Some articles said the ride was located near the park's southeast entrance and the [[Ferris Wheel]].<ref name="logan" /> However, it was likely the carousel that was installed in the [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|original Dancing Pavilion]] in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 30, 1906. Page 6.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It took 20 teams and nearly 100 men to move the Carousel and Forest Coaster (changed to [[Scenic Coaster]]) to the park.<ref name="apr2906" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It took 20 teams and nearly 100 men to move the Carousel and Forest Coaster (changed to [[Scenic Coaster]]) to the park.<ref name="apr2906" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Merry-Go-Round was an amusement device in which riders mounted wooden sculptures of animals that simulated a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Merry-Go-Round was an amusement device in which riders mounted wooden sculptures of animals that simulated a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in 1904, this ride had "gay rocking horses and chariots and [had a] big organ."<ref name="logan" /> [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]] bought [[E. Joy Morris]]'s carousel company and Morris continued designing the rides' animals.<ref name="kitcarson" /><ref>Manns, William. [https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Carousel-news-and-trader-march-1989.pdf "E. Joy Morris - Philadelphia's Forgotten Carousel Builder."] ''Carousel News and Trader.'' March 1989. Vol. 5. Issue 3. Pages 5-14. Special thanks to the members of the Carousel Figure Identification Facebook group.</ref><ref>Sotheby's. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/americana-vo-n09100/lot.314.html "A Fine Carved and Painted Carousel Horse, Probably Charles I. D. Looff, Circa 1900."] Sale N09100, Lot 314. 2014. Accessed May 23, 2025.</ref> It was called a "regular Coney Island carousel" (sic) when it opened.<ref name="marion" /> PTC started building rides with only horses in 1909.<ref name="kitcarson">[https://www.kitcarsoncountycarousel.com/museum "The Passing of the Menagerie."] ''Kit Carson County Carousel.'' Accessed on June 2, 2024.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in 1904, this ride had "gay rocking horses and chariots and [had a] big organ."<ref name="logan" /> [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]] bought [[E. Joy Morris]]'s carousel company and Morris continued designing the rides' animals.<ref name="kitcarson" /><ref>Manns, William. [https://carouselhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Carousel-news-and-trader-march-1989.pdf "E. Joy Morris - Philadelphia's Forgotten Carousel Builder."] ''Carousel News and Trader.'' March 1989. Vol. 5. Issue 3. Pages 5-14. Special thanks to the members of the Carousel Figure Identification Facebook group.</ref><ref>Sotheby's. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/americana-vo-n09100/lot.314.html "A Fine Carved and Painted Carousel Horse, Probably Charles I. D. Looff, Circa 1900."] Sale N09100, Lot 314. 2014. Accessed May 23, 2025.</ref> It was called a "regular Coney Island carousel" (sic) when it opened.<ref name="marion" /> PTC started building rides with only horses in 1909.<ref name="kitcarson">[https://www.kitcarsoncountycarousel.com/museum "The Passing of the Menagerie."] ''Kit Carson County Carousel.'' Accessed on June 2, 2024.</ref></div></td></tr>
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