Sylvor has designed more than sixty carousels worldwide including Bryant Park in New York City, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Singapore and other parts of the United States.
"[1] Sylvor graduated from William Howard Taft High School in the South Bronx and then enlisted in the United States Army.
However, Sylvor successfully managed to decorate the officers' club for a party and was soon commissioned for a series of other Army painting jobs around the base.
His business was successful and he was hired to design displays for a number of well known clients including Bloomingdale's, Henri Bendel and the Vatican Pavilion of the 1964 New York World's Fair in Queens.
He joined the National Carousel Association around the same time period as the 1964 World's Fair and began traveling to NCA conventions around the country.