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W.E. (Bill) Mason Carousel
Oak Meadow Park
Los Gatos, CA
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| Description: | Savage Roundabout |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2005 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | Roundabout |
| Year Built: | 1915 |
| Type: | 3 rows, Portable, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 30 Jumping Horses, 2 chariots |
| Music: | Band Organ: New Wurlitzer duplicate |
| Comments: | Carousel runs clockwise. Shipped around Cape Horn for Panama-Pacific Expo in 1915. Traveled with Foley & Burke a west coast railroad carnival from the 1930s to 1967. Wagon mounted center. A variety of U.S. and European carvings ride the platform. |
| History: | Original Location Unknown, Date Unknown to Unknown
Panama Pacific Expo, San Francisco, CA, 1915 to ?
Foley & Burk Shows, CA, 1930 to 1967
Storage, San Francico, CA, 1967 to 1980
Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA, 1980 to present |
| Directions/Hours: | Hwy 17, exit Hwy 9 (Los Gatos/Saratoga Rd), right on University. University to Blossom Hill, 1st left into park. Open Mar 15-Jun 15: Wed-Sun; Jun 15-Labor Day: Daily; Labor Day-Oct 31: Wed-Sun; Nov1-Mar 15 weekends. |
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 234, Los Gatos, CA, 95031-0234 |
| Telephone: | 408-395-RIDE |
| Web Site: | www.bjwrr.org |
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