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4 comments:
Wade,
This looks like the Al G. Barnes elepghant tab behind. The wagon died out in California and the elephants graced the front end ot the World Jungle Compound or Jungleland. Chappie fox got the carvings of the elephants when Jungleland was closing. The Wagon was then renewly rebuilt at CWM.
Bob
Bobby,
Thank you. I thought all the the wagons were originals, just repaired. I didn't realize some were redone from parts and pieces. How many of the other wagons at CWM have been rebuilt that way, with just the carvings.
Wade
Wade,
More than you would think. The United States Bandwagon for example was built entirely from the ground up based on a couple carvings that John Zweifel saved from the RBBB WQ junk yard in Sarasota.
The Cole Bros. Hippo Den has a piece or two of original metal at best. The Buffalo Bill Ticket wagon was a goner as was the Cole Bros. Air Calliope.
The Circus World Museum had the incredible ggod fortune to have the Schlitz Brewing Co. footing the bill for almost all of the major acquisitions and repairs that made the collection grow the way it did. Without Robert Uehlein, they would have what they have today. Sadly, much of it needs repairs again.
Bob
Bob,
I did not realize that much "reconstruction" had been done. I assumed most were original. As incredible and spectacular at the circus parade was, I used to wonder at the use of the actual wagons, instead of "replicas". It seemed akin to loading masterpieces from the Louvre in the trunk of your car, and hauling them around to school lyceums. Damage would be inevitable. I noted "dings and nicks" on wagons used, on my last visit to the great Circus World Museum. Now realizing that many of them were not restored originals, I guess the parade was an all right deal.
Wade
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