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Miracle was the first playground manufacturer to use powder coating of steel parts in the late 1960s. After World War II , thefirm widened their market to include the increasingly popular drive-in movie theaters, selling two smaller versions of carousels that were commonly found at fairs and amusement parks .
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[4] The playground equipment was dismantled despite the objections. [5] Two companies were noted for their military and space-themed playground equipment: Miracle Equipment Company of Grinnell, Iowa, and Jamison Fantasy Equipment of Los Angeles, California, which manufactured a moon rocket, nautilus submarine, and space slide. [2]
1950s Space Commander Walkie Talkies [5] 1953 Medicine Chest; 1955 Big Max (magnetic robot that picked off iron slugs from battery operated conveyor belt and placed them the bed of a small toy truck) 1957 Firebird 99 battery powered dashboard game. 1957 Pom Pom Gun, battery powered double-barrel cannon. 1958 Giant Wheel Cowboys'n Indians Game
1950–1979 Riverview Park: Chicago: 1904–1967 Sans Souci Park South Side, Chicago: 1899–1913 Shireland: Hampshire: 1988–1991 White City: Chicago: 1905–1950s The White City Amusement Park ended operation in 1933, however, the White City roller rink was closed in 1949. Then changed name to Park City, which closed in 1958.
Whirlybirds, a television program that aired in the United States from 1957 to 1960; Attic fan (slang and brand name) Samara (fruit) (slang), the fruit of a maple tree; Paper fortune teller, a form of origami; Power trowel (slang), light construction equipment "Whirlybird", a jazz tune written by Neal Hefti featured on the Count Basie album The ...
A jungle gym (called a climbing frame in British English) is a piece of playground equipment made of many pieces of material, such as metal pipes or ropes, on which participants can climb, hang, sit, and—in some configurations—slide. Monkey bars are a part of a jungle gym where a user, hanging in the air, swings between evenly spaced ...
Playground equipment (21 P, 1 F) S. Skateparks (1 C, 11 P) U. Playgrounds in the United Kingdom (8 P) Playgrounds in the United States (2 C, 13 P)