Willitts
The American Carousel Collection
by
Tobin Fraley
Third Edition - 1989
The Carousel Horse symbol that appears below Tobin Fraley's signature on each piece is unique to this Third Edition 1989 collection and further authenticates and dates this piece. This brass coin appears on the base of every Tobin Fraley piece in this edition and is unique to this Third Edition 1989 collection and further authenticates and dates this piece.
9018 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9018
Height: 8"
Width: 6"
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Model Number: 9018 (Charles Carmel-c. 1915)
Music: “Tales from the Vienna Woods.”
Limited Edition Coin: Third edition numbered of 4500
The overall item measures 8 inches tall.
The horse and girl is 5¾ inches tall by 6 inches wide.
9019 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9019
Height: 8"
Width: 6"
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Model Number: 9018 (Charles Carmel - c. 1915)
Music: “Memory.”
Limited Edition Coin: Third edition numbered of 4500
The overall item measures 9 inches tall.
9020 - Charles Looff - ca 1909
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9020
Height:
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Plays "Somewhere in Time"
9021 - Daniel Muller - ca 1912
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9021
Height: 8"
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As "The Loveleliest Night Of The Year" plays, the beautiful carousel horse goes up and down on its brass pole.
This horse measures approximately 6½ inches from nose to tail, and 5 inches from nose to front hoof. The wooden base measures 7½ inches wide and 4¾ inches deep. The total height of the music box from base to the top of the top of the brass pole is 8 inches.
The original can still be seen and ridden at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio.
9022 - PTC - ca 1922
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9022
Height: 8"
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Limited edition signed and numbered carousel horse in the box. Box says THE AMERICAN CAROUSEL BY TOBIN FRALEY THIRD EDITION and has a price tag on it that shows it was originally purchased for $80.00. Inside the box is a Certificate of Authenticity, a tag and a brochure. Wind it up and it plays “As Time Goes By” while the beautiful carousel horse goes up and down on a brass pole. There is a medallion on the oak base that says The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley Third Edition of 4500. The horse is ceramic and signed by Tobin Fraley on its belly. The horse measures 6 inches from nose to tail. The oak base measures 7" by 4". Total height from base to top of pole is 8 inches. The prettier side has a beautiful white mane going down the horses neck. There are flowers with red, yellow, green and blue colors, and a gold and beige coat of armor on the back thigh.
9023 - Charles Looff - ca 1917
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9023
Height: 8½"
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The total measurements including the base are 8½" tall and 6¾" wide.
The horse alone measures approx 6½" wide.
The music box plays "The Carousel Waltz."
9024 - C.W.Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9024
Height: 5"
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C.W.Parker, circa 1900-1925 On brass base.
This is item No. 9024 Third Edition of 9,500 pieces
9025 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900 to 1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9025
Height: 5"
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C.W.Parker, circa 1900-1925 On brass base.
In 1911 Parker moved to a modern, two-story factory in Leavenworth, Kansas. In addition to four large traveling carnivals, the Parker factory was exporting amusement rides to both domestic and foreign markets ar this time.
Third Edition of 9,500 pieces
No. 9025
9032 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1988
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9032
Height:
Width:
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As the music box plays "The Loveliest Night of the Year", the hand painted porcelain carousel horse with little girl, moves up and down on an engraved brass pole.
9033 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1988
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9033
Height: 6½"
Width: 6"
Retired
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Music: Memory
Animation: the horse goes up and down as the music plays.
9034 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1988
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9034
Height: 6"
Width: 6"
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Girl on Horse with Oak Music Box Base.
Plays "In the Good Old Summer Time."
9035 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9035
Height: 6"
Width: 6"
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C.W. Parker, circa 1900-1925 on musical oak base with up and down motion. The trappings for Colonel C.W. Parker's carousel hourses often possessed a uniquely midwestern flavor, such as the gun hanging from the this horse's saddle.
Music box plays "As Time Goes By."
9070 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 2500
Item: 9070
Height: 11¾"
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9071 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9071
Height: 6½"
Width: 6"
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C.W.Parker, circa 1900-1925
On musical oak base with up and down motion.
There was hardly a carousel produced by Parker that did not have at least one horse decorated with the stars and stripes, demonstrating Parker's love of country.
Plays Memory.
Edition, 9,500.
Height, 6½ inches.
Length, 6 inches.
9072 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced:
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9072
Height: 6½"
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While "As Time Goes By" plays, the beautiful carousel horse goes up and down on its brass pole. The medallion on the wooden base says The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley Third Edition of 9500. This horse is style #9072. The horse is ceramic and is signed Tobin Fraley on the belly and a picture of a horse on a pole. This horse measures 4 inches from tail to nose, and 3¾ inches from nose to front hoof. The wooden base measures 6¼ inches wide and 3¼ inches deep. The total height of the music box from base to the top of the top of the brass pole is 6½ inches.
9073 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9073
Height: 6½"
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The music box winds up on the bottom, has an On/Off switch, and plays "Carousel Waltz."
This piece is 6½" tall and 6" wide.
9074 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9074
Height: 7"
Width: 6"
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The carousel horse moves up and down as the music box plays "Edelweiss."
It is approximately 7" high, 6" long, the horse is porcelain and the base is wood.
9075 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1988
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9075
Height: 5"
Width: 4"
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Display Tag reads "C.W.Parker, circa 1900-1925 On Brass Base. From Parker's Leavenworth, Kansas factory came horses with fish dangling from the cantles, Bearskins for saddles, and other trappings inspired by the surrounding Midwestern Countryside. Edition 9500"
This horse is 5" tall and 4" wide.
9076 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1988
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9076
Height: 5"
Width: 5"
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This horse was produced for Willitt's in 1988 for the Third Edition. This horse is based on one carved by C.W. Parker circa 1900-1925. This horse is one of a limited edition of 9500 as stated on a brass coin embedded in the base. The horse is fine handpainted porcelain on a brass pole and base. This horse in 5" tall and 5" wide. It has a young sailor boy with horn astride a frisky medievel pony.
9077 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9077
Height: 4¾"
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A little girl holding a bouquet of pink roses riding a carousel horse. A limited edition by Tobin Fraley. On the brass base there is a plaque that reads The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley. Third edition of 9500. It measures approx 4¾ inches high.
9078 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9078
Height: 5"
Width: 4"
Retired
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The horse is fine handpainted porcelain and decorated with a dog's head behind the saddle.
There is a young sailor boy rider.
This horse is 5" tall and 4" wide.
There is a brass pole and brass base.
9079 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9079
Height: 5"
Width: 5"
Retired
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This item is from Tobin Fraley The American Carousel Collection item #9079. This horse was produced for Willitt's in 1988 for the Third Edition.
This horse is from a limited edition of 9500 as stated on a brass coin embedded in the base.
The horse is fine handpainted porcelain on a brass pole and base.
This horse in 5" tall and 5" wide.
9080 - C.W. Parker - ca 1900-1925
Introduced: 1988
Edition: Third
Limit: 9500
Item: 9080
Height: 5"
Width: 5"
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This horse is based on one carved by C.W. Parker circa 1900-1925.
This horse is from a limited edition of 9500 as stated on a brass coin embedded in the base. The horse is fine handpainted porcelain on a brass pole and base.
This horse in 5" tall and 5" wide.
9088 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9088
Height: 7"
Width: 6½"
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A girl riding a carousel horse: #9088 ©1988. On the brass base there is a plaque that reads “The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley. Third edition xxxx/4500.”
It measures approximately 7¼ inches high and 6½ inches wide.
9089 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: third
Limit: 4800
Item: 9089
Height: 7¼"
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Really beautiful limited edition Tobin Fraley carousel horse with a little boy riding on it. Number 9089 © 1988 Tobin Fraley. On the brass base there is a plaque that reads The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley. Third edition of 4800. It measures approx 7¼ inches high.
9090 - Charles Looff - ca 1909
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9090
Height: 7½"
Discontinued
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This is a 1989 Tobin Fraley third edition collector carousel horse #9090. Edition limit of 4500. It has the name plate and the serial number stamped onto it. The horse is about 7½" tall standing on a brass base. The original one was made by Charles Looff in 1909. This item had been discontinued
9091 - Daniel Muller - ca 1912
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9091
Height: 7½"
Retired
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This hand painted porcelain carousel horse is signed on the belly by Tobin Fraley.
A brown horse with an angel towards the front holding a bouquet of flowers. The trappings on this horse are brilliantly colored in red, gold, yellow, green.
This horse can still be seen and ridden at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio.
9092 - PTC - ca 1922
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9092
Height: 7½"
Discontinued
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This is a 1989 Tobin Fraley third edition collector carousel horse #9092. This edition is limited to 4500. It has the name plate and the serial number stamped onto it. The horse is about 7½" tall standing on a brass base. The original one was made by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) in 1922. This item had been discontinued
9093 - Charles Looff - ca 1917
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Height: 7½"
Discontinued
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This is the 1989 Tobin Fraley third edition collector carousel horse #9093. The name plate has the serial number stamped on it. The horse is about 7" tall standing on a brass base.
The original horse was made by Charles Looff in 1917.
This item had been discontinued.
9094 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9094
Height: 9½"
Width: 9"
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The metal coin on the base denotes this as a Third Edition having 4500 pieces.
A young girl holding a teddy bear sits on the horse that goes up and down on the brass pole when the Willitts music box is wound and plays "Memory."
The signed figurine is porcelain while the base is solid wood. A Band Organ backdrop has been added to the piece.
The entire piece stands 9½" tall and 9" wide,
9095 - Charles Carmel - ca 1915
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9095
Height: 9"
Width:
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A young boy sits on the horse that goes up and down on the brass pole when the Willitts music box is wound and plays "Edleweiss."
The figurine has a Band Organ back piece.
The entire piece stands 9" tall.
9096 - Charles Looff - ca 1909
Introduced: 1989
Edition: third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9096
Height: 9½"
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This Band Organ styled item is marked #9096.
The horse carousel measures about 9½" tall, 7½" wide.
It has a musical wooden base with a brass coin that states it is the 3rd edition from the American Carousel series and is a limited edition of 4500.
The music box plays "As Time Goes By".
9097 - Daniel Muller - ca 1912
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9097
Height: 9¾"
Width: 8¼"
Retired
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This Band Organ item is marked #9097.
It has a musical wooden base with a brass coin that states it is the 3rd edition from the American Carousel series and is a limited edition of 4500.
The music operated by a winding mechanism. The horse glides up and down the pole as the music box plays "Tales from the Vienna Woods".
Height, 9¾ inches; Width, 8¼ inches; Depth, 5 inches
9372 - PTC - ca 1922
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9372
Height: 9¼"
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This is a Band Organ styled carousel horse from the American Carousel limited edition collection by Tobin Fraley. This carousel horse comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. A brass coin shaped plate is affixed to the wooden base which says it is “The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley, Third Edition,” An edition of 4500.
It stands 9¼" tall and is 8½" wide.
A horse symbol appears below Tobin Fraley's signature (on the belly of the horse), which is unique to the third edition collection.
It is musical and plays the “Carousel Waltz.”
The horse moves up and down while the music is playing.
The wooden base is made of Oak.
9373 - Charles Looff - ca 1917
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 4500
Item: 9373
Height: 10"
Width: 7"
Retired
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This is a Band Organ carousel music box by Tobin Fraley. It is signed on the belly, and the coin reads: "The American Carousel by Tobin Fraley Third Edition of 4500."
The carousel moves up and down as the music box plays "Somewhere in Time."
The carousel horse is adorned with Native American symbols and stands 10" tall by 7" wide.
The base is made of solid oak and the carousel pole of made of brass.
9910 - Charles Carmel - ca 1910
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 2500
Item: 9910
Height: 11½"
Width: 11½"
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This Charles Carmel cherub circa 1910 carousel horse is made of handpainted bisque porcelain on a polished brass pole and base in the shape of two horseshoes with 12 red faux jewels.
There is a brass chain for reins and red and purple jewels in the trappings. The hooves, trappings and cherub wings are accented with 24K gold.
There are leather stirrup leathers and a real hair tail.
It measures an impressive 11½ inches tall by 11½ inches wide.
9911 - M.C. Illions - Black Jumper - ca 1922
Introduced: 1989
Edition: Third
Limit: 2500
Item: 9911
Height: 12"
Width: 12"
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The is an Illions black jumper with a gilded mane and a synthetic hair tail. It is decorated with blue, red, and purple stones that give it a regal appearance. The double horse shoe base has red stones and a coin which identifies it as third edition and one of 2500 issued. It is 12 inches high and 12 inches long.