This column on the art of the carousel is in response to readers who asked how volunteers actually carved the horses on the Berkshire Carousel. Figure carving for carousels became a lost art in 1930.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Intricately hand-carved carousel horses, tigers and bears and exquisitely rendered circus posters evoking a bygone era of the fairground as a Disney-esque attraction are going on the ...

Small carved figurines are displayed beside the front door of 97-year-old Arnold Leshovsky’s apartment at retirement ...

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A Carousel for Missoula has added a new pony to its herd. Technically, it’s more of a reunion. The wood-carved horse, about a hundred years old, was part of a carousel at Ponderosa Ranch, an amusement ...

What better present or memento could there be for a newlywed couple than a copy of Horse & Hound with themselves on the cover? And not just any old copy of H&H, this one was created from a block of ...

This lamp has been in my family for more than 50 years. It's in perfect condition with no chips or cracks. "Moe Bridges Milwaukee" is stamped in the bronze under the base. What can you tell me about ...

In 1855 (the year of this daguerreotype), rocking horses symbolized middle-class affluence. Today, hand-carved horses are largely for the wealthy. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made ...