Sellner Manufacturing
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Sellner Manufacturing was an amusement ride manufacturing company based in Faribault, Minnesota, best known for inventing the Tilt-A-Whirl.
Photo of a Tilt-A-Whirl
Minnesota State Fair
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The Minnesota State Fair is a state fair held annually in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Also known by its slogan "The Great Minnesota Get-Together", it is the largest state fair in the United States by
Sellner Manufacturing
…invention of Sellner Manufacturing was the Tilt-A-Whirl. The first Tilt-A-Whirl was built and patented in 1926 in Faribault, and appeared at the 1926 Minnesota State Fair, receiving 4,233 riders over the seven days that the fair was open. Each ride cost fifteen cents. It was then purchased for $4,500 by Wildwood Amusement…
'Fairchild' the State Fair Gopher greets fairgoers
First Minnesota State Fair, held at Fort Snelling in 1860
Sculptor John Karl Daniels created a life-size butter sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt for the 1910 fair.
1910 Minnesota State Fair postcard