Sellner Manufacturing

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Sellner Manufacturing is the Faribault, MN manufacturer of the Tilt-A-Whirl and other amusement park rides. Started by Herbert Sellner in 1926 and still family owned.

[edit] History

Herbert Sellner made lamps, toys and library tables. he entered the amusement industry making water toboggan slides for resorts in the early 1920s.

The company produces a few Tilt-A-Whirl rides each year, plus about 50 other rides including: Spin the Apple, Berry Go Round, Monkey Mayhem and Jumping Jumbos, among others. The newest, Bumble Bee Bop, debuts this fall.

[edit] Current ownership

Great-granddaughter Erin Sellner (president) and her mother, Tovah Sellner, lead the board of directors.