Accurate Description of Item
Metal Carousel Horse
Appraiser Remarks
Metal carousel horses like this tend to date from the second quarter of the 20th Century, most were used on coin operated rides found in department stores or in front of Grocery and Drug stores. Most used on travelling carnivals were constructed of lighter metals such as spelter or aluminium, iron being too heavy to easily transport or set up.
Metal carousel horses like this one were made right into the 1950's, replaced with lighter fiberglass and resin types by the eary 1960's. Values for the metal versions and later fiberglas/plastic types tend to be modest compared to the earlier wooden examples.
Metal carousel horses like this one were made right into the 1950's, replaced with lighter fiberglass and resin types by the eary 1960's. Values for the metal versions and later fiberglas/plastic types tend to be modest compared to the earlier wooden examples.
Estimated Value
$300.00- $600.00
Re: Children's carrousel horse
Metal Carousel Horse
Metal carousel horses like this tend to date from the second quarter of the 20th Century, most were used on coin operated rides found in department stores or in front of Grocery and Drug stores. Most used on travelling carnivals were constructed of lighter metals such as spelter or aluminium, iron being too heavy to easily transport or set up.
Metal carousel horses like this one were made right into the 1950's, replaced with lighter fiberglass and resin types by the eary 1960's. Values for the metal versions and later fiberglas/plastic types tend to be modest compared to the earlier wooden examples.