Miniature carousel used in television series The Edge of Night: Museum Object and Cultural History
Miniature carousel used in television series The Edge of Night: date made: ca 1979. maker: Bryar Carousel Works, Inc. Object Name: carousel, toy.
The object in the museum catalogue
Miniature carousel used in the production of the television soap opera The Edge of Night. Character Draper Scott (portrayed by Tony Craig) gave the carousel to April Cavanaugh (portrayed by Terri Davis) as a Valentine’s Day gift and it became a symbol of their relationship in a story arc throughout the 1980 season of the series.
The Edge of Night was a popular soap opera series with a focus on mystery and crime storylines, set in the fictional Midwestern town of Monticello. The program's 7,420 episodes aired on CBS from 1956-1975 and then ABC from 1975 to 1984. The series was sponsored by Proctor and Gamble. Unique among American soap operas, The Edge of Night was particularly popular with male viewers, a fact attributed to its focus on police and crime and its late afternoon time slot.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1979
- maker: Bryar Carousel Works, Inc
- Object Name: carousel, toy
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: paint (overall material)
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: felt (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7 in x 5 in; 17.78 cm x 12.7 cm
- general subject association: Television
- ID Number: 1984.0202.01
- accession number: 1984.0202
- catalog number: 1984.0202.01
- Credit Line: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Daytime Television Division
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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