My favorite carousels as a child lived at Euclid Beach Park about eight miles West of Cleveland, Ohio. Euclid Beach Park was built in 1895, and even in the 1950’s it had the feel of amusement parks from old movies. Cedar Point, which opened in 1870 in Sandusky, Ohio, still had some remnants of the […]
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Just Horsing Around!!
In the spring of 1985 after being unemployed for 18 months, we moved from Jackson Center, Ohio to the small rural town of Dayton, Tennessee to start a new job. We decided to start making country craft’s to supplement our income and begin to pay back the mounding debt. I performed woodworking and Ann picked […]
Download Rocking Horse Plans and Build One For Your Kids!
By Liam Carter Can you imagine a smile as big as the sun when your child or grandchild sees the gift of a rocking horse on that special occasion? Boys and girls alike will take to this wood crafted work of art like a duck placed in water. Better yet, you can bet that this […]
Looking For a Vintage Rocking Horse?
By Julie Chrisler Many people look for a vintage rocking horse when they decide to purchase a rocking horse. Some people are serious rocking horse collectors, and some people are attracted to the mystic and romance of an older rocking horse, while others are recapturing old memories. Some people may be looking for a vintage […]
History of the Rocking Horse
By Margaret Tye Whenever I think of rocking horses I immediately picture a classic spring mounted Victorian horse, but toy horses have been around for much long, dating back as far as the Egyptians. The earliest English toy horses were not rockers, they had a round barrel body and were mounted on four wheels. If […]
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