The Allan Herschell Company

The Allan Herschell Company was a company that specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines which could be used by traveling carnival operators. It was started in 1915 in the town of North Tonawanda, just outside Buffalo, New York. Herschell, together with James Armitage, created the Herschell Armitage Company in 1873. In 1883, his son William traveled to Lo... More

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