Buckles Blog: Cole Bros. Circus 1940 #9

Saturday, April 07, 2007

This Grand Old Lady still resides today at Circus World Museum in Baraboo.

Anonymous said...: When the Cole show closed, this wagon was acquired by Bill Brinley of Meridan, CT. He had had his miniature circus ahead of the show during the Hopalong Cassidy year. Thanks to Bill's interest in preserving this great wagon, it became one of the very first wagons to then go to Baraboo for the future immense holdings of the Circus World Museum.
Dick Flint
Baltimore; 08 April, 2007 02:12
Anonymous said...: I believe this wagon was someway acquired by John M. Kelly and then he in turn presented it to the CWM and it was indeed one of or probably their first wagon acquisition. Someone in the know omment if this is correct info.; 08 April, 2007 11:30
Anonymous said...: Amazingly this being the first wagon at CWM it is also the last wagon in their collection to be used by a major traveliung tent railroad show, being with Cole in 1950. And I believe it to be one of the o0ldest wagons in their collection.; 08 April, 2007 11:33
Anonymous said...: It has not been identified on the blog, so to those unaware it is the Columbia bandwagon and was the Big White ticket wagon on the Cole midway.; 08 April, 2007 11:36

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