Buckles Blog: Royal American Shows early 1950's #11

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

General Office.

Anonymous said...: this wagon in now also at the CWM and have used it as a VIP lounge in Milwaukee the last few years they were there; 26 December, 2006 07:22
Anonymous said...: Chappie Fox, during his and my early years in Baraboo and CWM spent a lot of time wooing both Strates and Sedylmayer and it sure paid off. The first wagon from Royal was a light plant in excellent condition that had been built brand new for the Tim McCoy wild west show, so it had great circus historical significance and we used it at the parade ground [assembly area] in Milwaukee. It was a Diesel. In parade meetings during those years I used to get so irritaded when those in attendance would continually refer to it as the Power Generator and wanted to list it as that, and I would inform them that it was no God Damned power generator. It was a LIGHT PLANT. I finally got the point across to Chappie's amusement.; 26 December, 2006 08:37
Anonymous said...: The RAS number on this wagon was
# 34. It was built for RAS in the late 1940's. The wagon provided office space for Carl J. Sedlmayr, Sr. and Carl J. Sedlmayr, Jr.

The wagon is paneled in Circassian walnut, featured indirect lighting and a wet bar. It is 33 feet long and is the largest in CWM collection.

One end of the wagon was used in MIlwaukee as an accounting office and ticket sales.; 28 December, 2006 19:00

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