Wednesday, February 06, 2013

George Denman #1 (From Buckles)


George "Deafy" Denman
1891 Sells. Bros. (Australia)
1892-93 Sells Bros. (USA)
1894-95 W.B. Reynolds Show
1896-97 Robinson & Franklin
1898-08 Barnum & Bailey (5 years in Europe)
1910-11 Forepaugh-Sells (Ringling owned)
1912-18 Barnum & Bailey
1919-33 Ringling-Barnum
(Died in 1937)

Posted by Buckles at 2/06/2013 06:13:00 AM

3 comments:

Ole Whitey said...

You once mentioned to me the clue that gave you Denman joining the Sells show in Australia. Wasn't it something like a "Deafy" listed in the route book?

06 February, 2013 13:57
Buckles said...

Going thru the Sells route books at the Library in Baraboo the name "Deafy" was listed during the Australian tour.
I figured that was probably when he joined out.

06 February, 2013 14:11
Richard Reynolds said...

To the left is hippo den no, 88. It is shown here with steel tired wheels. They were replaced with pneumatic tires in 1935.

The den itself was built for the 1924 season so the date of the photo is between those years.

No. 88 was last on the road in 1947.

The wording on the sideboards reads, “LARGEST LIVING HIPPOPOTAMUS IN CAPTIVITY.” That title remained on the cage though 1940.

06 February, 2013 20:08

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