Here is an old drawing of a 150 top in section
view.
The term "round top" referred to the end sections
4 of which could make a complete circular top without
middles.
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Saturday, December 27, 2014
From Chic Silber
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As I mentioned yesterday this top
would have measured 160 when flat
in order for the erected width to
actually be 150 feet inside which
led to some calling it a 160
Newer 150s were 150 in the flat
Leif mentioned that the actual
term for a round top with any
number of middles was an oblong
but "round" became the commonly
used moniker (like doniker)
I am grateful for my many visits
with Leif in his last 2 shops
where I learned a wealth of lore
& knowledge of so many things
The newer 150s actually measured
about 140 to 142 inside depending
upon the bail ring trim height
From the 200 foot drawing shown
above it would have taken eight
of those end sections in order
to make a complete round
When i was with NBC Entertainment Tom Sarnoff asked me to find someone who could build a top big enough for the Disney On Parade and Peter Pan shows. Of course Leaf was the only one to go too. Your right about learning things from him. Also Harold Barnes helped a lot with the design and rigging of them.When we tour the Far East we had 2 sets of poles and rigging which shipped by container and the canvas add side poles flew on a Flying Tiger DC8 stretch freighter.
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