Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Gentry Bros. Steam Calliope #5


A few days ago I received this post card from Eric Beheim which included the following information:
"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." (I wonder if the Shriner is playing "March to Mecca").

While recently going thru my father's Post Card collection, I came across an identical card which tells us that this picture must be well over forty years old.
I can only hope that the vehicle may have since been returned to it's days of former glory with Wooden Sunburst Wheels but an unlikely thought from Automotive School students.

Posted by Buckles at 7/05/2006 12:09:00 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This has been a great chronicle ,
it's so fasinating to see the transition most anything , if not everything , goes through within the course of time . This has been very enlightening - specifically and in general!

05 July, 2006 08:17
Anonymous said...

also notice the different positioning of the boiler stack
and if the DElta Queen has it what did the shriners rebuild
Morecraft Mfg.of Peru,Ind.
is the only manufacturer of steam caliopes left in the world.Dave Morecraft built some of the "Queen" riverboat caliopes.I will try to contact him to shed some light on these transitions.
Amazing how many "sidelines" are brought together on one blog
like elephant contracts,i.e.: aren't elephant acts free acts,these days.I thought producers are willing to pay what they expect to get back on the ride, making it a free act
now if those damned cat acts could just do better with the photos

05 July, 2006 10:29
Bob Cline said...

Good one Larry. Guess that's why I went broke and gave up. Didn't get paid one way or the other!
Bob

05 July, 2006 12:02
Anonymous said...

The Gentry ticket wagon resided at the Hertzberg Collection in San Antonio, until the bitter end. I never heard of it being rescued, and presume, like the rest of the late collection, it is sequestered in the basement of the Witte Museum there, and is, as the City advises, "unavailable for research."

05 July, 2006 13:28

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