NEW YORK (AP) -- Intricately hand-carved carousel horses, tigers and bears and exquisitely rendered circus posters evoking a bygone era of the fairground as a Disney-esque attraction are going on the ...

What better present or memento could there be for a newlywed couple than a copy of Horse & Hound with themselves on the cover? And not just any old copy of H&H, this one was created from a block of ...

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A Carousel for Missoula has added a new pony to its herd. Technically, it’s more of a reunion. The wood-carved horse, about a hundred years old, was part of a carousel at Ponderosa Ranch, an amusement ...

In 1855 (the year of this daguerreotype), rocking horses symbolized middle-class affluence. Today, hand-carved horses are largely for the wealthy. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made ...

Red wooden horses called dala horses have been traditional handicrafts in Nusnäs, Sweden, for centuries. The horses are painted a specific shade of red called Falu red that comes from the mines in the ...

The rekindled friendship of two former servicemen has led to a charity donation, with a difference. Derek Thorp, had travelled to Durham from his Blackheath retirement home last year to visit the ...