R. L. Crouse
PTC No. 6

3 Print Set
 

PTC No. 6 "Armored Horse" is a
limited edition print series of 200, signed and
numbered by R.L. Crouse. Sale proceeds benefit  the
Kit Carson County Carousel Association.

PTC No. 6 was originally manufactured by the
Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1905 for Elitch Gardens in Denver, CO.
The Carousel is a 3-abreast, stationary menagerie machine with
46 hand-carved wooden animals including a lion, tiger,
dog, donkeys, camels, goats, deer, giraffes, a hippo campus
and, or course, many horses.

The 45-foot diameter platform includes four chariots enclosed by
45 oil paintings depicting a variety of subjects that were
popular themes in 1905. Accompanying the carousel is a
1909 Model 155 Wurlitzer Monster Military Band Organ.

The people of Kit Carson County purchased PTC No. 6
from Elitch Gardens for $1,250 in 1928. A sum
considered an extravagant expenditure in hard times.
In 1931, the Great Depression temporarily discontinued the
annual county fair and lead to the neglect of the carousel.
 

The Carousel was restored when county citizens formed
the Kit Carson County Carousel Association in 1975.
This restoration project was made possible
through grants, donations and fund raisers.

The 1976 Heritage Cookbook was one of the first  fund raisers.
Kit Carson County families submitted their favorite recipes.
Included are details on plum pudding to corn cob syrup.
These cookbooks have been sold out for years. If one comes
up at auction it can bring over $200.
Crouse designed the cookbook's cover and divider pages.

In 1979 the "original paint" carousel was designated a
National Historic Site by the U.S. Dept. of Interior,
National Parks Service, under sponsorship of the
State Historic Society.
 

PTC No. 6 "Armored Horse"  3 Print Set
Edition  200 S/N Unframed
( less than 100 sets available )
Images 19.25" x 15.75", 10.75" x 14.25", 7.75" x 12.25"

Item # KCCCA
$265.00

( no quantity discounts available for this print )