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The Dentzel Carousel Company has been headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington, USA since 1983 and soon hopes to have a local project under way in Latin America.
Gustav Dentzel sets up his first American carousel in Philadelphia, PA, circa 1870. His father Michael sent him and his brothers across the Atlantic to the United States on a sailing ship with tools snf partially completed carousel parts in the ship's hold.
In 2012 this carousel was completely restored and up-graded to the latest carousel technologies and styling in the Dentzel Carousel Company headquarter's workshops in Port Townsend WA. It now runs smoothly and easily on either hand-crank power or simple plug-in 110 volt electricity.
Census of Dentzel Carousels 5 Generations. Contents. Gen 1: Michael Dentzel, construction and operation in southern Germany, early 19th century, none of his complete carousels are known to exist today. Gens 2-3: Gustav and his sons William 1 and Edward Dentzel, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, 1861-1927.
The Dentzel Carousel Company expresses itself today through 5th generation carouselmaker William H. Dentzel, headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington on the North Olympic Peninsula of the USA. The tradition began in early an 1800's southern German wagonmakers shop.
About. Village Carousel Project is the 21st century not-for-profit representative of the Dentzel Carousel Company. VCP is focused on organizing, fundraising, and carousel construction for small under-served communities worldwide.
Have Your Carousel Animal or Carousel Art Piece Professionally Appraised for $175. William Dentzel will examine your carousel animal or other carousel art piece, either in person or by extensive use of photographs and any other information you can provide.
A step-by-step illustrated manual for making a carousel animal, includes painting guidelines and stand and bench plans.
Platform: A large donut shaped floor hanging from the sweeps that serves several purposes on standing and galloping type carousels. On a standing carousel the animals and chariot are placed on this floor. On a galloping carousel the poles are based into the floor where the poles go up and down.
The Port Townsend Carousel Association (established in 1984) is a Washington State* and Federal** non-profit corporation dedicated to carousel history and the appreciation, construction and operation of carousels made in Port Townsend WA.