It's creation was very much the work of one man, William F. Mangels,
a ride inventor & manufacturer whose factory was located in Coney Island .
William F. Mangels 1867-1958
In 1906 Mangels patented his Tickler Ride and in 1915 The Whip.
museum
Other important inventions by Mangels included a 1901 patent he shared with W.S. Smith for a jumping device with carousel animals.
Hippocampus
Circus Hall of Fame
Sarasota, Florida
In 1955 when he was 89 years old, William F. Mangels sold his museum collection in the hopes that others would continue to exhibit for the public these objects that told the history of the amusement business.
Info from: National Carousel Assoc.- newsletter Merry-Go-Roundup - Vol. 5 No.4 Oct 1987 "William F..Mangels and America's First Amusement Museum" article by Richard W. Flint & photos from the Fred Fried collection
