type private industry manufacturing founded 1904 1904 headquarters hatfield pennsylvania united states area served worldwide key people tom rebbie president ceo products amusement rides roller coasters owner tom rebbie website official website philadelphia toboggan coasters is one of the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing companies in the world . based in hatfield pennsylvania it was established in 1904 by henry auchey and chester albright under the name philadelphia toboggan company . the company manufactured carousels wooden roller coasters toboggans roller coaster cars and later roller coaster trains . contents 1 history 1.1 flying turns 2 ptc today 3 wooden roller coasters 4 carousels 5 funhouse items 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit philadelphia toboggan company built and designed roller coasters from 1904 to 1979 . notable designers included joe mckee john a. miller herbert schmeck frank hoover and john c. allen . when allen retired in 1976 the company stopped designing roller coasters but continued to work on coaster projects until 1979 when it exited the coaster construction industry for good . 1 the company manufactured carousels in addition to roller coasters which were known for their elaborate carvings and decorations . lead carvers included daniel carl muller leo zoller john zalar and most importantly frank caretta . fine examples of the company s carousels manufactured 1904 1934 exist throughout the united states . a few of the rides the philadelphia toboggan company built include the rollo coaster at idlewild park in 1938 and the carousel for the same amusement park in 1931 . the company also manufactured skee ball machines for many years . in 1926 ptc was granted a trademark on a new name philtobco . flying turns edit developed by j. norman bartlett and john miller the flying turns coasters came to the attention of ptc . recognizing the ride s potential ptc signed a licensing agreement with bartlett and miller to market the ride in north america with the exception of the state of california . 2 with the arrival of the great depression ptc built only one in 1931 at rocky point amusement park . the coaster was engineered by herbert schmeck but experienced problems . the ride opened late in the summer and schmeck was required to stay on site for some time before he was able to get the ride operating consistently . the ride was damaged beyond repair by a storm on september 21 1938 . 2 schmeck actually engineered a second flying turns for hershey park in august 1941 . due to the entry of the united states in world war ii and the resulting rationing of building materials the roller coaster was never built . it would have been located in the park next to what is now the wave swinger and part of where the comet lift hill is located . 3 though bartlett and miller went on to build several more flying turns type coasters ptc never proposed another . 2 ptc today edit on november 27 1991 tom rebbie and bill dauphinee purchased the philadelphia toboggan company from its former owner the late sam high 1934 2011 . the 87 year old company changed its name to philadelphia toboggan coasters and rebbie was appointed president . rebbie bought out dauphinee in 2007 to become the sole owner and the name was slightly modified to philadelphia toboggan coasters inc. ptci . the company continues to manufacture roller coaster trains queue gates and fin brakes . 4 wooden roller coasters edit see also category roller coasters manufactured by philadelphia toboggan coasters this table only includes ptc coasters that are still operating . most wooden roller coasters operate with ptc trains citation needed opened name park 1923 thunderhawk dorney park & wildwater kingdom 1927 wildcat lake compounce 1927 racer kennywood 1934 blue flyer blackpool pleasure beach 1936 yankee cannonball1 canobie lake park 1938 rollo coaster idlewild park 1941 thunderbolt six flags new england 1946 comet hersheypark 1951 comet waldameer park 1956 sea dragon zoombezi bay 1964 blue streak cedar point 1966 swamp fox grand strand amusement park renovated in 1992 when park reopened as family kingdom amusement park 1967 cannon ball lake winnepesaukah 1972 woodstock express kings island 1972 the racer kings island 1973 great american scream machine six flags over georgia 1974 woodstock express kings dominion 1975 woodstock express carowinds 1975 rebel yell kings dominion 1976 screamin eagle2 six flags st. louis 1985 phoenix3 knoebels 1987 skyliner4 lakemont park 1994 comet5 the great escape 2006 meteor6 little amerricka 2010 little dipper7 six flags great america 2011 black diamond8 knoebels amusement resort 1originally built in 1930 as roller coaster for lakewood park in waterbury connecticut . 2this was the last coaster designed and built by ptc . john allen retired when this coaster was completed . 3originally built in 1947 at playland park san antonio tx as the rocket . the park closed in 1980 and the coaster was relocated to knoebels in 1985 . 4originally built in 1960 at roseland park canandaigua new york . the park closed in 1985 and the coaster was relocated to lakemont park in 1987 . 5originally built in 1949 at crystal beach park crystal beach ontario canada . the park closed in 1989 and the coaster was dismantled in 1990 . it sat in storage until 1993 . it was then relocated to the great escape in 1994 . 6originally built in 1953 as little dipper for kiddytown in norridge illinois then moved in 1966 to hillcrest park where it operated until 2003 . 7originally built in 1950 as little dipper for melrose kiddieland . 8originally built in 1960 as golden nugget for hunt s pier wildwood new jersey . it is the only steel coaster ever manufactured by ptc . carousels edit see also category philadelphia toboggan coasters carousels this table only includes ptc carousels that are still operating or in restoration . most ptc carousels were numbered so they are easily identified . most have been moved from their original opening locations . ptc owner city state year built notes ref s 6 kit carson co. fairgrounds burlington colorado 1905 15 palisades center mall west nyack new york 1907 removed 2009 5 17 six flags over georgia atlanta georgia 1908 18 carousel center syracuse new york 1909 19 euclid beach in restoration cleveland ohio 1910 21 six flags magic mountain valencia california 1912 30 luna park melbourne st kilda melbourne australia 1913 33 como park st. paul minnesota 1914 35 six flags st. louis eureka missouri 1915 39 lake winnepesaukah rossville georgia 1916 43 puyallup fair puyallup washington 1917 44 kings dominion doswell virginia 1917 45 woodland park zoo seattle washington 1918 46 magic kingdom bay lake florida 1917 prince charming regal carrousel 47 hersheypark hershey pennsylvania 1919 6 7 49 louisville zoo louisville kentucky 1919 8 50 city of hampton hampton virginia 1920 51 elitch gardens denver colorado 1925 1928 53 charles n. walker griffin georgia 1920 9 54 battleship cove fall river massachusetts 1920 59 peddler s village lahaska pennsylvania 1922 61 david and jane walentas brooklyn new york 1922 62 santa monica pier santa monica california 1922 67 carowinds charlotte north carolina 1923 72 kiddieland melrose park illinois 1925 75 gillians wonderland pier and island waterpark ocean city new jersey 1926 76 valleyfair shakopee minnesota 1925 79 kings island mason ohio 1926 formerly coney island cincinnati 1926 1971 80 holyoke heritage state park holyoke massachusetts 1927 1929 83 idlewild park ligonier pennsylvania 1931 84 canada s wonderland vaughan ontario canada 1928 85 carousel station formerly part of paragon park hull massachusetts 1928 87 family kingdom myrtle beach south carolina 1929 mechanism only horses replaced formerly asbury park nj casino funhouse items edit beginning before world war ii ptc was involved with the booming dark ride and funhouse business . it spawned the company funni frite industries of lancaster columbus and later pickerington ohio which ceased manufacturing operations in 2000 . 10 laffing sal automated funhouse character amusement device see also edit philadelphia toboggan company carousel number 15 listed on the national register of historic places in 2001 . 11 skee ball inc. ptc owned skee ball from 1945 until 1971 when it was spun off as a separate company . references edit rutherford scott . the american roller coaster mbi publishing 2000 p. 12 a b c rutherford scott 2004 . ptc built one flying turns at rocky point ; hershey s ride was designed but never built . amusement today . 8 8.2 . p. 23 . jenkins jr. torrence 2006 . herbert p. schmeck the forgotten legacy . knepper press . pp. 91 93 . seifert jeffrey . this month in history amusement today volume 15 issue 8.2 p. 3 palisades center replaces historic carousel . new york post . august 27 2009 . retrieved september 20 2015 . hershey park opens sunday . harrisburg telegraph . may 14 1945 . p. 14 . following the practice of having something new every year the park has disposed of the carrousel which has brought untold pleasure to thousands of children and purchased one of the finest merry go rounds that has ever been built in this country . hershey park opens sunday . gettysburg times . may 15 1945 . p. 8 . bussabarger kara july 25 2008 . ptc 49 carousel at louisville zoo . retrieved september 20 2015 . pdf http esq. h cdn.co assets cm 15 06 54d453969ae59 carousel news and trader bw borrelli june 2010.pdf . missing or empty title help http www.ochh.net funni catalogs.html national park service 2009 03 13 . national register information system . national register of historic places . national park service . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to philadelphia toboggan coasters . philadelphia toboggan coasters inc. european coaster club ptc database ptc carousel 30 in australia homepages ptc carousel 87 at family kingdom amusement park myrtle beach sc retrieved from https 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