Saturday, February 23, 2008

From Bob Cline


King20, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Attached is the old postcard that was out.
The type print on the back states:

"Original Gentry Bros. Circus Steam Calliope"
Purchased by Dr. C.S. Karland Frischkorn,
owner of the Karland Shows. Restored,
Maintained, and Serviced by Students of
the Automotive School, Technical Institute,
Norfolk Division, College of William and Mary,
V.P.I. Norfolk, Virginia.


Bob

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

OK, this calliope has been discussed previously, but I gotta ask which Gentry twin is this?

Is this the wagon that spent a few seasons with Floyd King's King Bros. and eventually wound up in Peru? Or, is this the "other" Gentry twin??

Thanks in advance!