Talk:Endicott Johnson Corporation

Creation of a separate Carousels Article?
I am considering creating a separate article for the Carousels of the southern tier. I have some old photographs of the Carousels (I believe it was a 75th anniversary celebration, circa 1999). I am wondering if we should create a separate article (given that the region is known as the Carousel Capitol of the World). Otherwise, I can post them here, or in the respective city articles. Let me know what you think. Thanks for your excellent content and edits, Mahatmabenfoo! Nimur 20:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Nimur! I can't figure out yet how to contact you, so hopefully you will read this. First, thanks for the compliments! I don't live in Johnson City anymore, but I have an ongoing interest in the area, and visit it periodically. I have a collection of pictures and postcards of the E-J plants, but I haven't learned to upload them yet.

A separate article about the Carousel Capitol of the World makes sense. Many people who will be interested in the Carousels of the triple cities will have little interest in E-J who's factories are now mostly long gone.

I suggest you leave the very short treatment I gave the subject (as an enduring legacy of Endicott-Johnson), but yes, yes! a link to a separate more in depth article would be terrific. There's a lot to say about Carousels generally, and what percentage of the total of wood carved ones are in the Triple Cities area, and all that. I'll happily leave all that to you, and I'll be happy to send you what research I have on the chance you will want to use it. For example, how's this as an amazing bunch of (what are probably) facts: ''Between 1880 and 1930, the golden age of carousels, over 10,000 were built. Fewer than 200 remain and six of them are in Broome County! Nationwide only 13 carousels remain at the site where they were originally built, five of those are in Broome County (the Highland Park carousel was originally at Ideal Park now the site of U-E football stadium).'' [from a web article by rc@tier.net]

Feel free to email me directly tilyou 1@ @ao l.com  [remove spaces]   Charles (Mathatmabenfoo on Wikipedia)

Factual problem
In the article these two statements appear: "Charles F. Johnson (the youngest brother of George F.)" and "Harry L. Johnson (the youngest brother to George F.)". Clearly, one of these is wrong... does anyone know which? Pinball22 18:17, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yikes! I'll look in to it. Nimur 18:33, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

HOWDY!
Good catch (that factual problem) and good save!

I'm very much enjoying this Wikipedia collaboration and I'm flabbergasted there are other E-J obsessives out there!

I didn't start this article, but I wrote most of the current version (I'm "Mahatama") although it's also been much tweaked since. I never expected it to see much attention. Happily I was wrong about that, and I'd be happy to hear from any of you. CharlesKrame r@verizon.net (remove space)

Mahatma 02:50, 27 March 2007 (UTC)