Carousel
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A carousel or carrousel, merry-go-round, flying horses, or galloper is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The seats are traditionally in the for
A double-decker carousel in Milton Keynes, England at Christmas
A double-decker carousel in France
A carrousel tournament organized in the Tuileries Palace courtyard by Louis XIV in 1662 to celebrate the birth of his son and heir. This event and others like it inspired the creation of the carousel amusement ride.
1909 carousel horse by Marcus Illions, a Looff protégé, in the Coney Island style
Brass ring
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A brass ring is a small, grabbable ring that a dispenser presents to a carousel rider during the course of a ride. These dispensers are filled with a large number of iron or steel rings and a single o
Carousel
…during their golden age from the 1870s to the early 1930s; less than 200 complete units exist today. Mechanical band organs that provided music, and brass ring dispensers that encouraged riders to sit on the outermost (often stationary) row, were common features for carousels during their golden age, but are now very…
Catching the brass ring
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Lenny and Joe's Fish Tale Charity Carousel, Madison, CT