Monday, August 15, 2011

Ring Of Fear #20


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4 comments:

John Goodall said...

# 90 big top canvas

Chic Silber said...

This must be before Spool Wagons

Who takes credit for the spools

& when were they introduced

Roger Smith said...

Cap Curtis established his first spool wagon on Sells-Floto, in 1911 and won a patent in 1916. Buckles ran picures of this wagon not long ago. For some great history, read Fred Pfenings's "Mechanizstion of the Circus--Seat Wagons and Canvas Spools" in the Nov-Dec '94 BANDWAGON.

Chic Silber said...

Thanks Roger