Hmm I'm going to send this link to Charles Denson (author of Coney Island Lost and Found) and see if he thinks this is legit. I've seen The Coney Mangles signs auctioned off on Ebay and it would be pretty easy to affix one to the carousel. If it is authentic, it's a great deal.
Not that I could afford to buy it either but here's what the foremost Coney Island authority says.
"Looks like somebody's trying to pull a fast one. A little stamped tin sign attached with pop rivets (didn't exist in 1921) with the name spelled wrong? Yeah, right. I don't think so. Mangels signs were cast iron. And W.F. Mangels Co. made carousells not "merry-go -rounds." Crummy little metal horses? NO way! Something's fishy.
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Date: 2003-09-18 12:19 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-09-18 04:49 pm (UTC)Not that I could afford to buy it either but here's what the foremost Coney Island authority says.
"Looks like somebody's trying to pull a fast one. A little stamped tin sign attached with pop rivets (didn't exist in 1921) with the name spelled wrong? Yeah, right. I don't think so. Mangels signs were cast iron. And W.F. Mangels Co. made carousells not "merry-go -rounds."
Crummy little metal horses? NO way! Something's fishy.
Don't buy it Rob!"