Buckles Blog: "The Wonder Show" #4

Monday, November 24, 2008

Scan10984, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Quite an array of former RBBB cages in this undated picture.

Anonymous said...: The only ex-RBBB cage is the one ex-Barnum & London 1883 tableau cage, the others were constructed by Tom Tucker for Christy. The pony-size or cross cages are also from somewhere other than RBBB. That looks like the former J. H. Eschman bandwagon on the far right, but it's difficult to discern in the image.; 24 November, 2008 09:16
Anonymous said...: Buckles: At least some of these appear to be the cages Tom Tucker built right there on the Christy show and which wound up on the 1935 Cole show housing Mr Beatty's cats.; 24 November, 2008 09:34
Buckles said...: I knew all that.; 24 November, 2008 10:16
Harry Kingston said...: Dave if these are the Christy Bros,Tom Tucker cages which I am sure they are and were bought by Cole for Beatty to use.
They were made right here in Beaumont, Texas at the Gates handle factory located now in down town area,gone but not forgotten. The railroad tracks were not far from the location.
My folks told me about going out to the fairgrounds in the winter to see the animals.
Harry
Winter home of Christy and Lee Bros Circus; 24 November, 2008 14:10

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