This column on the art of the carousel is in response to readers who asked how volunteers actually carved the horses on the Berkshire Carousel. Figure carving for carousels became a lost art in 1930.
Built in 1910 by famed carousel maker Charles Carmel, the antique features hand-carved wooden horses and traditions like the 'Ring Game.' ...
Step right up onto the platform and into the crowd of candy-painted ponies. Jump on the rampant horse with wild eyes, hold on tight and soar with the calliope's unchained jangle through a dreamland ...