Traver Engineering Company

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The Traver Circle Swing Company restarted in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.[1][2] In 1919, Traver grew the company by partnering with fellow Beaver Falls amusement manufacturer J. W. Zarro. The next year, he bought out Zarro's factory for $140,000$2.24 milion in 2025 dollars, expanding the factory and creating Traver Engineering Company.[3][4][5] By 1924, the company was the largest producer of amusement rides. He sold the company in 1932 to Ralph E. Chambers after suffering losses due to the Great Recession. Chambers operated it until 1962.[6][3][1][2]

Rides

Related Patents

  • Collapsible passenger carrying car for aeroplane swings. (Nov. 21, 1922) U.S. Patent No. 1,436,371 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1436371 | PDF
  • Amusement device. (Oct. 28, 1924) U.S. Patent No. 1,512,957 PDF
  • Amusement ride. (Oct. 22, 1929) U.S. Patent No. 1,732,248 PDF[7]
  • Amusement ride. (June 24, 1930) U.S. Patent No. 1,767,626 PDF[8]
  • Amusement ride. (Oct. 13, 1931) U.S. Patent No. 1,827,303 PDF[9]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walton, Denver. "Amusement Rides." Milestones. Summer 1992. 17 (2) Reprinted at Beaver County History Online at https://www.bcpahistory.org/beavercounty/BeaverCountyTopical/CelebrationsandHolidays/AmuementRides/AmusementRidesMSU92.html Accessed on Aug. 14, 2024. The name is misspelled as "Travers."
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce. "Travers." Beaver Falls Area Centennial: Historical Salute to the Centuries 1868-1968, June 22, 1968. Page 48. Available through Little Beaver Historical Society at https://littlebeaverhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Beaver-Falls-Area-Centennial-Historical-Salute-to-the-Centuries_1868-1968_26MB.pdf The name is misspelled as "Travers."
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Snedden, Jeffery. "Harry Traver took Beaver County on thrilling roller coaster ride." The Beaver County Times (Beaver County, Pennsylvania). May 24, 2016. Accessed on Aug. 8, 2024. https://www.timesonline.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2016/05/24/harry-traver-took-beaver-county/18574055007/
  4. ↑ "Traver Engineering Co. (2542086)." Pennsylvania Department of State Business Listings, Accessed on Aug. 9, 2024. https://file.dos.pa.gov/search/business
  5. ↑ "Traver Engineering Company, Incorporated (6129592)." Pennsylvania Department of State Business Listings. Accessed on Aug. 9, 2024. https://file.dos.pa.gov/search/business
  6. ↑ "Harry G. Traver." UltimateRollerCoaster.com. Accessed on Aug. 5, 2024. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/designer/traver.shtml
  7. ↑ Traver, H. G. 1929. "Amusement ride." U.S. Patent No. 1,732,248. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF
  8. ↑ Traver, H. G. 1930. "Amusement ride." U.S. Patent No. 1,767,626. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF
  9. ↑ Traver, H. G. 1931. "Amusement ride." U.S. Patent No. 1,827,303. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF


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