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	AIMS - Member Listings
		Established in 1904 as the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, we are the oldest roller coaster ride manufacturing company in the world.
		We are also committed to preserving our documentary heritage and have established an archive for this purpose.
		We invite any individuals or organizations who may have original PTC photographs, films, blueprints or other PTC documents in their collection to contact us.
	www.aimsintl.org /members/memTemplateShow.php?memID=65 (162 words)

	My Gal Sal Page 2
		She was conceived for the purpose of ballyhoo by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, then of Germantown, PA, which was a major player in the business of furnishing amusement rides such as carousels and roller coasters as well as a prolific builder of funhouses.
		Photo: Philadelphia Toboggan Co rightly felt that an animated figure of a laughing woman would both draw crowds to their funhouse attractions and put people in the mood to enjoy the indignities of shifting stairways, rotating barrels and strategically placed air holes in the floors.
		Photo: Philadelphia Toboggan Co In the early days before the development of plastics, fibreglass, Celastic and other such materials, papier mache was the dominant medium for the low-cost and reproducible fabrication of figural objects.
	www.laffinthedark.com /articles/sal/sal2.htm (1094 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Philadelphia Toboggan Company
		The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world.
		The company's carousels were preferred among discriminating clients, for their elaborate carvings and elegant decorations.
		A few of the rides the Philadelphia Toboggan Company built include the Rollo Coaster at Idlewild Park in 1938, and the Carousel for the same amusement park in 1931.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Philadelphia_Toboggan_Company (285 words)

	Toboggan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A toboggan is a simple sled used on snow, to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope, for recreation.
		The traditional toboggan is made of bound, parallel wood slats, all bent forward at the front to form a sideways 'J' shape.
		Eliason Snowmobiles The Eliason Motor Toboggan, 1924 to 1963, one of the early predecessors to the modern snowmobiles.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Toboggan.html (648 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Skee ball (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1935 the rights to Skee-Ball were purchased by the Wurlitzer Corporation, which in 1945 sold them to the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, an amusement park ride manufacturer.
		The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, is an American company, formerly a producer of Stringed instruments, Woodwind, Brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs (orchestrions) and jukeboxes.
		In an episode of The Simpsons, the character Nelson Muntz is seen cheating at skee ball by standing at the head of the machine and simply dropping his balls into the high point circles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Skee-ball (1773 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They now mainly make and refurbish roller coaster cars and trains in Hatfield, PA. They are now called Philadelphia Coasters and is managed by Tom Rebbie
		Based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, it was established in 1904 by Henry Auchey and Chester Albright, making various amusement devices, including carousels, wooden roller coasters, and their trains.
		A few of the rides the Philadelphia Toboggan Company built include the Rollo Coaster at Idlewild Park in 1938, and the Carousel for the same amusement park in 1931.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Philadelphia-Toboggan-Coasters (183 words)

	Display Accessories (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After the deaths of Gustav in 1909 and his master carver son, William, in 1928, the company was sold to The Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
		When the Philadelphia Toboggan Company first started producing carousels in 1903, the trappings were quite simple with fancy details restricted to the back of the cantle.
		PTC master carver John Zalae was responsible for some of the most extravagant trappings ever designed.
	www.rotonics.com /display/carousel.htm (720 words)

	PCN - Pennsylvania Cable Network - Tours
		In 2005, they acquired a company that makes the main raw material they need for their manufacturing process – Petroleum Needle Coke.
		This company takes it and welds it, punches it, mills it, bends it, saws it, and forms it.
		A length of hollow tubing may seem a humble component in any device, but it serves an essential purpose and it’s something you want to be able to count on.
	www.pcntv.com /tours.htm (1435 words)

	MMD Archives: Roller Coasters by Philadelphia Toboggan Company
		The "Toboggan" part of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) name has given rise to the story that the company made sleds during the off season.
		PTC still exists in Lansdale, Pa., selling parts for the Skee-Ball machines that became their principal line after the demise of the ride business.
		Side note: in the 1960's Merrick Price, the son-in-law of George Long, went down to PTC and bought, as a surprise for George, who had worked for PTC as a youth when he was attending Drexel Institute, the company's old Lochman carving machine, used to rough out 4-at-a-time carousel figures.
	mmd.foxtail.com /Archives/Digests/199807/1998.07.11.04.html (423 words)

	philadelphia toboggan company - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world.
		Based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, it was established in 1904 by Henry Auchey and Chester Albright, making wooden roller coasters, and their trains.
		It is now managed by Tom Rebbie, and they mainly make and refurbish roller coaster cars and trains.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/philadelphia-toboggan-company (75 words)

	PJ's Carousel Horses
		This 1923 Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel horse operates at Paramount's Carowinds in Charlotte, NC.
		This P.T.C. Stander Kings Island II is dapple grey and operates at Paramount's Kings Island Theme Park in Kings Island, OH.
		PTC# 6, was originally commissioned to Elitch Gardens in Denver, CO. Kit Carson County Commissioners purchased the carousel in 1928 for $1250.
	www.carousel-animals.com /pjhorses/ptc.html (1590 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Historic 1918 carousel opens at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo on July 22, 2006.
		Philadelphia Toboggan is the oldest operating roller coaster company in the world and the second-oldest amusement-ride manufacturer in the world.
		Carousel horses carved at Philadelphia Toboggan Company are noted for natural-looking horses with sweet facial expressions.
		Philadelphia Toboggan Company produced the carousel installed at Woodland Park Zoo on commission for the Cincinnati Zoo in 1918.
	www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=7878 (2081 words)

	Centre County's Carousel
		The Philadelphia Toboggan Company was founded in 1903 in Germantown, Pennsylvania by Henry B. Auchy and Chester E. Albright.
		The first few PTC carousels were actually produced under contract with E. Joy Morris, a Philadelphia designer and inventor of amusement rides.
		PTC ceased the production of carousels in 1930 and sold the last one they owned and operated to Cedar Point Park in Sandusky, Ohio in 1960.
	www.boalsburgcentral.com /carousel/ourcarousel.htm (674 words)

	Carousel Center
		The 42 horses on PTC No. 18 were all hand-carved by Leo Zoller, PTC's master carver.
		In the mid-1920's, Carousel No.18 was sent back to the Philadelphia Toboggan Company to be repaired and redecorated, using the very bright, contrasting colors that were typical of the era.
		PTC No. 18 was Roseland's third carousel and its last.
	www.carouselcenter.com /content.asp?ContentId=789&inside_mall=Yes (811 words)

	Fantasy Island's Carousel
		As with many manufacturers, the seeds of competition are nurtured within the parent company, and so it was with the carousel industry, particularly with Looff.
		Many companies were switching to simpler animals and carving machines, but Illions' creative talents and belief in the traditional methods drove him to produce even more ornate horses than before.
		The Philadelphia Toboggan Company was originally formed in 1900 by Henry Auchy and Chester Albright for the purpose of manufacturing amusement rides.
	www.fantasyislandpark.com /carousel/horses.htm (1284 words)

	Fantasy Island's Carousel
		The Philadelphia Style is represented by elegance and realism, with a touch of fancy, as incorporated in the Dentzel and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company horses.
		William Dentzel died in 1928; the remains of his company were bought by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
		Although the Philadelphia Toboggan Co. ceased making carousels in 1934, they continued building amusement park rides and are today one of the leaders in the industry.
	www.fantasyislandpark.com /carousel/carousel.htm (4877 words)

	History
		The Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) was the first business be deal with the idea of an amusement park.
		PTC was started by business people instead of carvers and still operates today.
		One of the most interesting carousel stories is PTC #6, which now operates in Burlington, Co The carvers responsible for this extraordinary carousel were Daniel and Alfred Muller.
	www.pjs-carousel.com /history.html (1289 words)

	PTC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Henry Auchey and Chester Albright founded PTC in 1904, selling carousels and "toboggan" rides (roller coasters).
		Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. is proud to continue in the tradition as innovative designers, builders and manufacturers for the amusement industry.
		PTC are also committed to preserving their documentary heritage and have established an archive for this purpose
	members.tripod.com /microsrevenge/id118.htm (111 words)

	Riverfront Park (Site not responding. Last check: )
		NCA #1, a Flower Draped Jumper Is a horse on the second row of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel #17.
		The Hippocamus was carved by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1905 for the carousel now residing in Kit Carson County, Burlington, Colorado.
		From their Brooklyn-based company, they made some of the biggest carousel horses, endowed with the bony looking head, large teeth, laid back ears, and protruding rose decoration as seen on this horse.
	www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com /nca_collection.asp (541 words)

	History of the Carousels, News & Views
		In 1932, Dorney Park purchased a Philadelphia Toboggan Carousel from Shellpot Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
		The ride was financially unsuccessful and was dismantled and put in storage in 1968, where it burned in a fire in the early 1970's.
		Dorney Park purchased a 1915 Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel in the fall of 1984 from Royal American Shows, a mid-western carnival.
	www.dorneypark.com /public/news/carousel_history.cfm (718 words)

	MousePlanet Park Guide
		Built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1917, the original colors for the carousel were red, white and blue.
		The original carousel was built in 1917 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company for an amusement in Detroit, Michigan.
		Records indicate the company made 90 carousels (though a small number are likely refurbishments of existing carousels) and Cinderella's Golden Carousel is number 46.
	www.mouseplanet.com /guide.php?pg=BCB102 (750 words)

	Roller Coaster History \| Noteworthy Designers
		Their official statement is that they do not want to compete with the same companies to whom they supply coaster trains.
		The Wildcat at the end of the boardwalk was one of the signature rides produced by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
		Each company produced a signature ride that was found at many parks throughout the U.S. PTC's was the Wildcat coaster, examples of which were found at parks like Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio, Lakeside Park in Dayton, Ohio and Rocky Springs Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
	www.ultimaterollercoaster.com /coasters/history/designer/designer.shtml (2562 words)

	Early Roller Coasters
		The John A. Miller Company, which is of course John Miller`s company, made a legendary ride know as the Coney Island Cyclone.
		His company name was the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (P.T.C.).
		John Miller`s company formed an alliance with the National Amusement Devices (N.A.D.).
	library.thinkquest.org /5384/Early_Roller_Coasters.html (279 words)

	About Skee-Ball
		Philadelphia Toboggan Company acquired the copyright, patents, and all rights for the exclusive manufacturing of Skee-Ball Alleys from Wurlitzer.
		Philadelphia Toboggan Company forms Skee-Ball, Inc. Applying meticulous care, Skee-Ball, Inc. manufactures four different models with various options from the no frills Alley to the top-of-the-line digital, solid state machine.
		Additions such as sound effects, musical selections, new electronic componentry are added which allows the operator the ability to reprogram all game settings at their location.
	skeeball.com /about.htm (638 words)

	Elitch Gardens - Denver, Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John and Mary Elitch opened their garden to the public in 1890, with P.T. Barnum and General and Mrs.
		Built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) and supervised by John Allen, this classic wooden coaster is three-quarters of a mile long with a heigth of 96 feet, giving the riders a brief view of the Rocky Mountains just before plunging into a twisting course, including a terrifying tunnel on a high-banked turn.
		It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
	www.coasters.net /parks/elitch.html (100 words)

	shellpot-park
		In 1932, Dorney Park (North of Philadelphia) purchased a Philadelphia Toboggan Carousel (pictured) from Shellpot Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
		The carvings and paintings of the carousel had a strong military influence, and two Wurlitzer band organs provided the music for the ride.
		In October of 1983, this carousel was destroyed in a fire at the Park.
	www.oldwilmington.net /oldwilmington/shellpot-park.htm (113 words)

	Carowinds- Charlotte, North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Philadelphia Toboggan Company logo is visible on this horses' saddle.
		Our guess is that either this was a park the soda's owners created for their employees or it the machine was open to the public and sat next to the factory.
		In fact, the P.T.C. logo is still on several of the horses and the chariots.
	history.amusement-parks.com /carcoar.htm (413 words)

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