 The carousel was commissioned by William Hubbs , who had it installed in White City Amusement Park in 1917 . Built on a Mangel @-@ Illions mechanism , it used animals carved by the Dentzel carousel company of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , sometime before 1900 . The carousel was assembled by the William F. Mangels carousel company in 1917 . It was probably not the first carousel in the park , as there are indications of a previous ride that came from Hartford , Connecticut . 
