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W.E. (Bill) Mason Carousel
Oak Meadow Park
Los Gatos, CA
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| Carousel Name: | W.E. (Bill) Mason Carousel |
| Park: | Oak Meadow Park |
| Description: | Savage Roundabout/Parker/Lines Bros./Dare |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2022 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | Roundabout |
| Year Built: | c.1910 |
| Type: | 3 rows, Portable, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 30 Jumping Horses, 2 chariots |
| Music: | Band Organ: New Wurlitzer repro playing 150 rolls |
| Comments: | Carousel runs clockwise. Shipped around Cape Horn for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Intl. Exposition in S.F. CA. Traveled with Foley & Burk, a west coast railroad carnival, from the 1930s to 1967. Wagon mounted center. A mixture of U.S. and European carvings. |
| History: | Original Location Unknown, Date Unknown to Unknown
Panama Pacific Expo, San Francisco, CA, 1915 to ?
Foley & Burk Shows, CA, 1930s to 1967
Storage, San Francisco, CA, 1967 to 1980
Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA, 1980 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | Hwy 17, exit Hwy 9 (Los Gatos/Saratoga Rd), right on University. University to Blossom Hill, 1st left into park. Contact the park or website for hours of operation. |
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 234, Los Gatos, CA, 95031-0234 |
| Telephone: | 408-395-7433 |
| Website: | www.bjwrr.org |
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