Antique PTC Armored Jumper Carousel Horse - Outer Row

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Carved by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, circa 1909, and professionally restored in 1993 by Wolf Restorations. Currently it resides in Holmdel, NJ.

  • Height - 50"
  • Total Length - 60"
  • Length (rump to bust) - 41"

This horse was once aboard a portable carousel traveled by the Royal American Shows, one of the only four portable carousels manufactured by PTC. The horse has glass eyes and a knotted wooden tail, trademark of carving foreman Frank Caretta.

This antique carousel horse is in very good condition.

Purchased from Guernsey's Carousel Auction, NY, NY on 8/8/92 for a price of $17,600. It was restored by Wolf Restorations in MD 1/19/93 for an additional $2,000.

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