Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating, Larry. The second photo is the better one of the two. Thanks for sharing this tidbit. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:22 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > To continue on my horse theme - here are some horses of a different timbre. > > > Upstate New York, in the area around Binghampton, is considered the > "Carousel Capital of the World." There are six original classical carousels > in the area, donated by George F. Johnson, owner of the Endicott-Johnson > Company early in the 20th century. These carousels were donated with the > express stipulation that they would never charge admission for anyone to > ride them. Apparently when Mr. Johnson was a child he was frequently too > poor to ride the local carousel and he vowed this would never happen to > another child in the area. Mr. Johnson had plenty of money to spend. The > Endicott-Johnson company was the largest shoe manufacturer in the world for > about 50 years and made the bulk of the boots worn by the U.S. Army in WW1 > and WW2. > > > Here is a sprightly pair of hand carved horses just raring to go: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Carousel+horses.jpg.html > > > Most European carousel horses are relatively static in posture. American > figures are more flamboyantly active with tossed manes, expressive eyes and > mouths. Many were superbly made in the early 1900s by skilled craftsmen > taking advantage of excellent and cheap carving wood such as Appalachian > white pine, basswood, and yellow poplar. This filly may well be the last of > its kind since carving horses is not regarded as a growth profession. I > believe that there is only one family living in Washington State still > making wooden horses. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Carousel+horse.jpg.html > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >