Tuesday, October 16, 2012

From Buckles #10


Adele Nelson Elephants
"Jenny", "Tillie" and "Myrtle".

Note the wooden bull tubs with brass bands. Smokey once told me that when this act came to the Dailey Show Louie Reed would make him and Rex polish those bands every day.
Unfortunately they were carried on top of the pole wagon and eventually got busted up by being tossed to the ground by the big top crew. Ben Davenport was so annoyed that he had the new tubs made out of heavy gauge angle iron and said, "Let's see them break that!"

1 comments:

JIM ELLIOTT said...

Buckles;
Thanks for a wonderful set of pixs, most of witch I have not seen before.
I am in Raliegh at the State Fair, where it is cool this morning. Will be glad to get back home to the Sunshine State.
JIM