New Book Details Story of Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousels Through Stunning Photography
Thoroughly researched and beautifully photographed, this encyclopedic history of a legendary company and its beautifully hand-carved carousels is already being called a classic.
Monroe, CT, May 24, 2012 --(PR.com)-- PTC Carousels: The History of Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousels by photographer/historian Richard A Gardner is already turning heads in the carousel world. Containing more than 320 b&w and color photos, many of them full-page images, Gardner’s new book, published by The Connecticut Press, is the first comprehensive history of this legendary company’s hand-carved carousels produced by some of the true masters of the art.
Carousel historians are hailing PTC Carousels as the best history and best collection of photographs they have seen on the Philadelphia Toboggan Company’s carousel business. The company initially manufactured carousels and roller coasters from 1904 until 1934 and produced or retrofitted some 93 carousels, including the beautifully restored Jane’s Carousel (PTC #61) in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY and the famed PTC #62 in Santa Monica, CA.
A Massachusetts native who now resides in San Jose, CA, Gardner’s interest in carousels grew from his father-in-law’s one-time ownership of PTC #44, when it ran at the old Riverside Park in Agawam, MA. Gardner has spent the last several years researching and photographing PTC carousels around North America. He has also written extensively about The Philadelphia Toboggan Company and its artisans.
“In putting together this terrific book… Richard Gardner has created a look into the history of one of the great carousel manufacturers,” says nationally acclaimed carousel historian and author Tobin Fraley, adding that the book plays a “critical role to our understanding of the carousel and the wonders of the era’s rich cultural heritage.” Destined to become a classic on one of the most magnificent carousel companies of all time, PTC Carousels will bring joy to the whole family for years to come.
The hard cover library edition of the book is available through the publisher’s website: www.connecticutpress.com as well as Amazon. com.
PTC Carousels: The History of Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousels (The Connecticut Press, 2012, 192 pp., 320 photos and illustrations, appendices, index, references) ISBN: 978-0982546857, Retail price: $39.95.
Contact: Peter J. Malia
pjmalia@connecticutpress.com
135 Church Street,
Monroe, CT 06468
Ph:1.203.268.6784
Carousel historians are hailing PTC Carousels as the best history and best collection of photographs they have seen on the Philadelphia Toboggan Company’s carousel business. The company initially manufactured carousels and roller coasters from 1904 until 1934 and produced or retrofitted some 93 carousels, including the beautifully restored Jane’s Carousel (PTC #61) in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY and the famed PTC #62 in Santa Monica, CA.
A Massachusetts native who now resides in San Jose, CA, Gardner’s interest in carousels grew from his father-in-law’s one-time ownership of PTC #44, when it ran at the old Riverside Park in Agawam, MA. Gardner has spent the last several years researching and photographing PTC carousels around North America. He has also written extensively about The Philadelphia Toboggan Company and its artisans.
“In putting together this terrific book… Richard Gardner has created a look into the history of one of the great carousel manufacturers,” says nationally acclaimed carousel historian and author Tobin Fraley, adding that the book plays a “critical role to our understanding of the carousel and the wonders of the era’s rich cultural heritage.” Destined to become a classic on one of the most magnificent carousel companies of all time, PTC Carousels will bring joy to the whole family for years to come.
The hard cover library edition of the book is available through the publisher’s website: www.connecticutpress.com as well as Amazon. com.
PTC Carousels: The History of Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousels (The Connecticut Press, 2012, 192 pp., 320 photos and illustrations, appendices, index, references) ISBN: 978-0982546857, Retail price: $39.95.
Contact: Peter J. Malia
pjmalia@connecticutpress.com
135 Church Street,
Monroe, CT 06468
Ph:1.203.268.6784
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