Editing Carousel (section)

====United States====
The first known individual carousel with surviving historical records in the US was opened in the 1840s by Franz Wiesenoffer in [[Hessville, Ohio]].<ref name="RoodepoortRecord">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 25, 2017|title=National Merry-Go-Round Day|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/roodepoort-record/news-headlines/2017/07/25/national-merry-go-round-day/|work=The Roodepoort Record|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406174331/https://www.citizen.co.za/roodepoort-record/news-headlines/2017/07/25/national-merry-go-round-day/|archive-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> On July 25, 1871, William Schneider of [[Davenport, Iowa]], was issued the first American patent for a carousel.<ref name="SmithsonianMagazine">{{Cite web|last=Blitz|first=Matt|date=July 24, 2015|title=Take a Spin on the Most Beautiful, Hand-Crafted Carousels in the Nation|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/take-spin-national-carousel-day-180955977/|work=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian Magazine]]|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230113622/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/take-spin-national-carousel-day-180955977/|archive-date=December 30, 2024}}</ref> To commemorate this milestone, July 25 was declared ''National Merry-Go-Round Day'' (a.k.a: ''National Carousel Day'') in 2014 by the National Carousel Association (NCA), an organization focused on preserving historic carousels primarily in the United States and Canada.<ref name="RoodepoortRecord"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 25, 2022|title=July 25: It's Carousel Day! (Or Merry-Go-Round Day, If You Prefer).|url=https://random-times.com/2023/07/25/july-25-its-carousel-day-or-merry-go-round-day-if-you-prefer/|work=Random Times|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927193901/https://random-times.com/2023/07/25/july-25-its-carousel-day-or-merry-go-round-day-if-you-prefer/|archive-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="TimesHerald">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 18, 2015|title=Take a Trip This National Carousel Day|url=https://www.timesherald.com/2015/07/18/take-a-trip-this-national-carousel-day/|work=[[The Times Herald (Norristown, Pennsylvania)|The Times Herald]]|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806112031/https://www.timesherald.com/2015/07/18/take-a-trip-this-national-carousel-day/|archive-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref>

The American carousel industry was developed by European immigrants, notably Danish immigrant [[Charles I. D. Looff]], German immigrant [[Gustav Dentzel]], and Scottish immigrant [[Allan Herschell Company|Allan Herschell]]. During the late 19th century, several carousel construction centers formed in the United States, each with their own style:
*[[Coney Island]] style – characterized by elaborate and sometimes faux-jeweled saddles,<ref name="Antiques Roadshow 2007">''[[Antiques Roadshow (U.S.)|Antiques Roadshow]]'', Spokane, Washington, broadcast 4 August 2007.</ref> as well as mirrors to catch and reflect lights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carousels.org/Carvers_Builders.html|title=Major Carousel Builders and Carvers (Page 1 of 3) - The Coney Island Style|last=Morgan|first=Brian|date=2001|website=Carousels.org|publisher=National Carousel Association|access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> This style was pioneered by Looff in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]].
*[[Philadelphia]] style – known for more realistically painted saddles, this style was pioneered by Dentzel and the [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters|Philadelphia Toboggan Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carousels.org/Carvers_Builders2.html|title=Major Carousel Builders and Carvers (Page 2 of 3) - Philadelphia Style|last=Morgan|first=Brian|date=2001|website=Carousels.org|publisher=National Carousel Association|access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref>
*Country Fair style – often with no saddles at all, this style was pioneered by Allan Herschell and Edward Spillman of [[North Tonawanda, New York]] (near [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]), and [[C. W. Parker|Charles W. Parker]] of Kansas.

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File:Coney Illions 004.JPG|1909 carousel horse by [[Marcus Illions]], a Looff protégé, in the Coney Island style
File:Pullen Park Carousel 18.JPG|1900 carousel horse by Salvatore Cernigliaro for Dentzel in the Philadelphia style
File:Carousel horse, Herschell Carousel Factory Museum.jpg|Carousel horse by the Allan Herschell Company in the Country Fair style
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