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Review:
The colorful, old-fashioned carousel located at the old Pottstown Metal Weld Building in downtown Pottstown has a long and lively history. One of the oldest in the country, it was built in 1905 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and originally had no moving animals and no chariots. It was at first located at Euclid Beach Park in Cleveland, Ohio. Since then, the carousel was moved many times until the early 80’s when it was dismantled, the original animals and decorations sold at auction and the rest placed in storage. Since then, over many years, the carousel was restored and rebuilt by hard work of a number of volunteers, artists, craftsmen and students. A master sculptor Ed Roth carved the new animals and local artists painted and finished them. Local machinists and mechanics updated and restored the mechanism. The carousel now carries 50 new and antique carved and painted wood figures and is back in business spinning around and making memories to so many kids. .
30 W King St, Pottstown, PA 19464, Phone: 610-323-6099
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