Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Ringling-Barnum Circus 1950 #2


Here we see a Jeep with a power take-off in the process of raising the sides of each seat wagon. The outer corners were supported with long braces and then the front end of each vehicle would be lowered to form a grand stand.

Posted by Buckles at 5/30/2006 06:30:00 AM

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Until this picture, I couldn't figure out how they worked. Seems like today's style seat wagons would have been simpler.

30 May, 2006 08:14
Bob Cline said...

The Modern day truck show is using nothing more than the seating designed by "Cap" Curtis with his seat wagons in the 1920's. Move them in place, stretch them open and you are done. A couple of Jacks for stability and instant seating. It also provides ample storage of equipment while enroute.
Bob

30 May, 2006 09:00
Anonymous said...

You can fit more people in with a good grandstand (for long dates) that seat wagons. But on many mud shows that move by night, seat wagons are the best way to go for the crew and quickness. When Cole took out one section of tent and added the grandstand to one end they lost few if any seats. And left two wagons home thus saving on gas and drivers!

30 May, 2006 12:54
Anonymous said...

A few years back, in Bandwagon I think it was, there ran a lengthy story on seat wagons. Cap Curtis insisted his designs were more practical than Concello's and made his point in detail. Both versions of this invention were given thorough exploration. Hope you can find the issue. I'll give the date and year if mine turns up.

30 May, 2006 16:56
Anonymous said...

Some performers were assigned dressing rooms in these wagons. As a teen, I had a great shot of Pinito Del Oro in one. Of course, at that age I wasn't looking at the seat wagon.

30 May, 2006 17:35

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