As promised, an explanation of our assessment process,
and of course, a horse is so much more interesting than a building part!
Terri is a beloved horse from the Jantzen Beach Carousel; locals have fond memories of her!
Terri is also extremely damaged.
We examined Terri with an eye to the necessary repairs to make her stable for many generations of riding when the carousel is finally rebuilt in its new location.
We look at everything:
legs, tail, neck, cantle, pole mount,
and the decorative gemstones.
Terri is set up in our “stable” so that we can walk all around her and
examine both her Romance and non-Romance sides:
the “Romance” side is the side that you see when standing and watching the carousel,
and in the USA carousels move counter-clockwise.
Romance sides are the highly detailed sides, with gems and many decorations!
Terri is not carved from a solid…
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