Merry-Go-Round - # 85
This week-end a small travelling fair came to Ham Common between Richmond and Kingston upon Thames. This magnificent hand painted Merry-Go-Round was built in about 1889, and originally steam driven. The superb air-pipe organ, built in Belgium in 1920, had a wide variety of "Olde Time" and modern music all printed out onto huge punched cards: truly a miracle of technology and hand craftsmanship that brought fun and enjoyment to kids and "techno-freaks" like me.
One fine nightshot and a nice colorful one.
ReplyDeleteYour mention of "huge punched cards" made me prick up my ears. I had a post on 20070313 about a shop that repairs mechanical musical devices. I've been wondering if the disk used as a shop sign is an actual disk from a giant music box, perhaps you have an idea?
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Villigen, Switzerland
Hours of fun.
ReplyDeleteI went by early on Saturday, as they were setting, kick myself now for not going back..
ReplyDeletegreat shots
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Brought back memories...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful carossel, especially the first photo.
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