Travel Bug Dog Tag Carosella

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Owner:
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Released:
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Origin:
Massachusetts, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Gesi16.

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Current Goal

The mission of this TB is to have its picture taken with carousels around the world. Feel free to move this TB anywhere you want, keeping its primary mission in mind if you can.

About This Item

Carosella...

The smiles and laughter which carousels inspire is a centuries-old tradition; in fact, today's carousels are the proud inheritors of a rich history stretching back 1,500 years.

Carousel is derived from the words "garosello" (Italian) and "carosella" (Spanish), both of which mean "little war" and were used to describe the serious game which Italian and Spanish crusaders saw Arabian and Turkish horsemen playing in the twelfth century.

The crusaders brought this game back to Europe, where it spread to various countries, including France in the late fifteenth century. The French called the game "carrousel" and ultimately transformed it into a grand event of pageantry and horsemanship.

Soon thereafter, local craftsmen began producing an increasing number of these relatively simple machines as it became apparent that other members of the nobility, particularly ladies and children, and the general public were both eager to climb aboard this new "carrousel".

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Retrieve It from a Cache 3/11/2004 Hours together retrieved it from Between the lake and the canal New York   Visit Log 
 Baby Carosella had been such a joy to have with us. She has been sitting at the desk and we had some nice talks about memories of riding carousels from childhood days.

 We took her to the Carousel mall to see the carousel there. Then we took her to visit the Erie Canal. Our plans for her are to take her to Binghamton, NY where she can visit some other carousels. A paper with information about this carousel will travel along with her.

 The one we took Carosella to visit was PTC Carousel No. 18 in the Carousel Center Shopping Mall in Syracuse, NY.

 Carousel No. 18 was the 18th carousel made by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. There are 42 horses that were carved by Leo Zoller in Germantown, PA where the carousel was made in 1909. 

 This Carousel has been in amusement parks in Louisville, Kentucky; Worcester, Massachusetts; Erie, Pennsylvania and Canandaigua, New York. 

 Of the 48 houses thirty-eight of them are "jumper" meaning that they move up and down. The carousel is 54-feet in diameter and weighs about 30 tons. 

 It was brought to the Carousel Center in Syracuse by the Pyramid Companies of Syracuse, New York It had traveled eighty-one years before coming there in 15 October 1990. It has been authentically restored to the original colors and details. 

 Today many happy smiling faces can be seen riding this carousel.

 Hopefully Carosella will be able to visit some more carousels in Binghamton, NY. She was so happy when she saw the last one and is looking forward to seeing more.

 Once we figure out how to work the camera we will send some pictures.

[This entry was edited by Hours together on Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 10:06:28 PM.]
Dropped Off 3/11/2004 Hours together placed it in Between the lake and the canal New York - 230.78 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 3/2/2004 Hours together grabbed it   Visit Log

Taking Carosella back from WaldenRun.
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 2/8/2004 WaldenRun grabbed it   Visit Log

Got my hands (virtually) on horsie again.
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/8/2004 Hours together retrieved it from Winter Wander GEO-meet Massachusetts   Visit Log

We met Carosella at the Winter Wander GEO-meet in Blackstone Valley in Massachusetts . Right away we knew we had to take her home with us and show her a lovely carousel in Syracuse, NY. After a little visit we will send her on her way to other new adventures.
Write note 2/8/2004 WaldenRun posted a note for it   Visit Log

Photo-op at the GeoMeet.

  • With Benchmark Buddha
Write note 2/8/2004 McDyver posted a note for it   Visit Log

met at the local geomeet today
Dropped Off 2/8/2004 NH_Moose placed it in Winter Wander GEO-meet Massachusetts - 55.16 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/5/2004 NH_Moose retrieved it from Night Water New Hampshire   Visit Log

[I'll move this south, there is Carousel down on the cape!]
Dropped Off 2/2/2004 ArcticNomad placed it in Night Water New Hampshire   Visit Log
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