1960s RG Mitchell Coin Operated Giraffe Kiddie Ride - Jerry

Filmed at Folly Farm Adventure Park, Kilgetty on June 5th 2019.

This giraffe was named Jerry and made by RG Mitchell. Several versions of Jerry were made over the years, starting with a wooden model released in 1960. The fibreglass versions began to replace their wooden predecessors in the mid-60s and, as far as I know, this was the original mould used. There are two fibreglass variations which made appearances on and off throughout the years but this one was by far the most popular and would also be the last version of Jerry produced. It's hard to know when particular units were made as I now understand the rides were often used as part of Mitchell's own operation, then brought back to the factory, refurbished and resprayed and sold as new. This particular model was probably sold in the early 2000s.

Jerry is a ride who is very close to my heart, being the very first ride my mum ever photographed me riding back in 1993. If not for "Gilbert" (as MY Jerry was known), it's possible that The History of Coin Operated Rides website may never have come to be.

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This video was originally published on Skylark24 on December 25th 2019. It had 10,195 views at the time of deletion!