Middle-row Jumper - Dynasty
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Carver: Bob Cherot
Painters: Joan Davison, Pat Meadus
Size: 42" chest to rump
Status: finished
Sponsor: Richard & Anna Fahrion
By 1915, just two years before PTC #40 was sold to Johnny Jones, competition among the major manufacturers was at its peak. To reduce costs and speed up production, PTC used an electric-powered carving machine to rough out the figures. As a consequence it allowed for the creation of more sophisticated inner-row horses than had been previously carved. The heads and decorative embellishments were finished by hand and artists were given free rein in carving the decorations, which resulted in a host of imaginative subjects. Additionally, the PTC started hiring carvers schooled in the Coney Island style, intermingling their styles with the less flamboyant, more realistic Philadelphia style.
Sadly, the PTC never put menagerie animals on its machines after 1907, nor did it allow its carvers to sign their work. As a result, it is not always known who was responsible for some of the fine horses on its carousels. But, as mentioned before, they did create many marvelous figures carrying the company's monogram, so identifying a PTC machine is not a difficult task.
Dynasty, designed and carved by Bob Cherot, has many identifiable PTC characteristics. The horse is named for an investment club that its painters, Joan Davison and Pat Meadus, belong to.