The carousel animals were removed and placed in various local institutions while funds were raised.

The most popular of the carousel animals always has been and still is the horse.

The "romance" side of the carousel animals is the side that faces the audience.

After working in the furniture factory all day, he took scraps of wood home to his apartment and began carving them into carousel animals.

"I've always wanted a carousel animal," she said.

"All my carousel animals, even the reproductions, make me feel good."

Occasionally, the traditional carousel animals are replaced with reindeer for the holiday season as well.

The highest price ever paid for a carousel animal was $140,000.

In this country, horses have always been the preferred carousel animals.

A second restoration to the carousel animals took place in 1992.