You are correct in your figures Chic I believe that Tommy was MUCH stronger than myself. Even a moderate sized elephant can carry a howdie with 4 riders quite comfortably whereas that weight would crush a normal human being.
August 2017 TRAINS magazine (Kalmbach Publishing) again features the Ringling trains to include an interview with Joe DeMike, a piece on the destinations of several rail cars and a ten page spread with photos on the final train runs. A definite "keeper" edition.
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Those extensions always looked
awkward & very heavy for poor
Tommy under an assumed name
He was a fine looking fellow
They are only 10 pounds and made of hollow fiberglass
At the distance of extension
the cantelever effect would
make them seem like much more
Try holding a 10 pound weight
in each oustretched arm Steve
You are correct in your figures Chic I believe that Tommy was MUCH stronger than myself. Even a moderate sized elephant can carry a howdie with 4 riders quite comfortably whereas that weight would crush a normal human being.
August 2017 TRAINS magazine (Kalmbach Publishing) again features the Ringling trains to include an interview with Joe DeMike, a piece on the destinations of several rail cars and a ten page spread with photos on the final train runs. A definite "keeper" edition.
There is no comparison to what
ANY elephant can cary on it's
back to what's cantelevered out
from it's upper jaw Steve which
is also quite different from a
short duration support of a girl
generaly closer to it's mouth
In regards to Ringling train
cars I heard a few days ago
that 1 of the cars is going to
the ShowFolks retirement park
in Seffner & 1 caught fire as
it was being cut up for scrap
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