Sunday, July 02, 2006

Barnum & Bailey's Parade #3


This picture taken in Peoria, Sept. 5, 1891 at what looks to be the Fairgrounds.
This beautiful vehicle is acually a musical instrument, "The Melechoir" organ wagon.

Posted by Buckles at 7/02/2006 06:35:00 AM

4 comments:

Down the Road by Jim said...

This looks a lot like Orchestmelochor wagon # 98, at C.W.-- the corner statues threw me --- foot boards, small carvings ,etc --- my filing system is getting scarier and scarier--when in doubt , as now, I simply go to "Horse drawn wagon collection" by Chappie -- we always carried at least one of these on the parade grounds to show teamsters,riders, and whoever what the wagon they were trying to find looked like -- I believe it's the same wagon !

03 July, 2006 09:18
Anonymous said...

Richyard Reynolds says - -

It is one and the same as that at CWM, at least I think it is still there. In its present configuration it is missing some of the ornamentation that shows in the old picture.

04 July, 2006 11:44
Anonymous said...

Orchestmelochor wagon # 98,is still at Circus World.

05 July, 2006 22:29
Anonymous said...

Further note # 98, formerly known as the "Orchestmelochor wagon" is now known as - "# 98 Miller Bros. Ranch 101 Tableau ".

06 July, 2006 14:58

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