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The Allan Herschell Company was a company that specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines that could be used by traveling carnival operators.
The Allan Herschell Company, the most prolific maker of carousels, specialized in producing portable machines which could be used by traveling carnival operators. The company produced over 3,000 hand carved wooden carousels and outproduced all of its rivals in the carousel industry.
Allan Herschell Company was an amusement rides company that specialized in flat rides and roller coasters. They mainly focused on carousels and coasters that were ideal for traveling carnivals or fairs. The company was acquired by Chance Rides in 1970, which continued using the Allan Herschell name for a time. [1]
- 1915 to 1970
- Defunct
Jun 21, 2016 · In 1915, Allan Herschell created a new company independent of the Herschell-Spillman Company, and named it Allan Herschell Company. They went on to produce a number of classic rides, six of which were built for Hersheypark. Only one of those six still operate in Hersheypark today.
The Allan Herschell Company, and its predecessor the Herschell-Spillman Company, was the most notable of them and operated from 1876 to 1959. The company produced wooden carousels into the 1930s. The Allan Herschell Company also built other amusement devices.
Mar 16, 2015 · The Allan Herschell Company. Allan Herschell, together with James Armitage, created the Armitage-Herschell Company in 1873. 1888 they set up band organ production in North Tonawanda, founding the North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory. Armitage-Herschell remained in operation until the early 1900s.
The Allan Herschell Company was a company that specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines that could be used by traveling carnival operators.
