"In 1911 Parker began moving to a new factory he was building in Leavenworth. The new building was much larger. And the factory had 10 railroad sidings to hold all of the Parker carnival equipment and amusement devices that he sent around the world. The Parker "Carry-Us-Alls" (his play on words for “carousel”) continued to be the most important part of the amusement business. He built hundreds of small traveling carousels that were used by carnivals worldwide. He also built five large, extravagant "park" machines, designed to be permanently installed in large amusement parks. Only one of those five is still in existence: Jantzen Beach Mall, Portland, Oregon." [Leavenworth Historical Museum Assocation website, 2017]

The Parker "Four-Row Park Carousel" was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 (Structure #87001381). The carousel was de-listed in 2008 at the request of the owner and since 2012 has been in storage in Portland.

"In 1995 the entire carousel was disassembled and completely restored at a cost of $500,000. The carousel horse parts ... [were] stripped of seven to ten layers of paint. Twenty workers spent 250 hours on average on each horse, repairing underlying wood and applying a fresh coat of paint to ensure that the horses would ride for many years to come." [Jantzen Beach SuperCenter display sign, July 2006.]

• "Amy" ...
• "Hector" ...
• "Lillie Belle" ...
• "Retired" ...
• Rounding Boards and Shields ...
• Bench ...
• Carriage ...
• Heads ...
• Saddles and Trappings ...
• Paintings ...
• Riding the Carousel, October 2006 ...

"... The carousel was an important part of Amy Lorigan's short life. During her 2-1/2 year battle against cancer, the crousel was often a stop on her way to chemotherapy. She fell in love with the outside row baby horse. After her death in 1987, the horse was officially named in her memory. Her photo is located on the front chest of her horse. ..."

Amy is part of a six abreast row of "baby horses">

"... 'Lillie Belle' may be considered the most beautiful horse produced by the Parker Carousel Factory. Designed in 1914, a "Lillie Belle" was installed on all their subsequent carousels, including the 1921 C.W. Parker carousel at Jantzen Beach Super Center, in Portland Oregon. The flowing mane, the bunch of grapes on the hip, and the jewelry on the side became the trademarks of this incredibly sculpted horse. ..."

From the Parker Museum website, Leavenworth, Kansas (2006):

"... About 1914, C.W. Parker began to introduce the new stretched leg and long bodied shape to the horses on his carousels that became his best know figures. By 1917 most of the older designs had been phased out. Most carousels from then on had a horse called "Lillie Belle" on every machine produced. Lillie Belle had a bowed head and wild mane with 3 tendrils of mane pulled across the neck on the larger machines. It also had a bunch of grapes on the hip, and originally a lilly and a bell behind the saddle. ..."

From the Parker Museum website, Leavenworth, Kansas (2006):

"... C.W. Parker carvings behind the cantle are some of the more interesting carvings found on carousel horses. His standard carvings were hound's heads, roses, tobacco leaves, bull horns, fish, shields, and ears of corn (from his Kansas heritage). He some times carved strange creatures with gnome like features, and large feet, and he went through a stage about 1906, where he carved dragons, fish, birds, and exotic women. But the ear of corn behind the saddle became his best known carving. His horses were the only ones known that had this carving. ..."