Buckles Blog: Children's Book #37

Friday, July 11, 2014

A very young circus flier.

Chic Silber said...: Old lightweight flying frames

before the heavy truss frames

that were mandated much later

Much easier to hang & to load

The outriggers were attached

to both long sides for webs; 11 July, 2014 10:03
Chic Silber said...: #108 Blue Show in 78 might have

been the 1st with the trusses

but the same outriggers stayed; 11 July, 2014 16:04
Chic Silber said...: I seem to recall the trim of

the frames to be 32 ft 6 inches

Long ago it had been at 30 ft

Maybe under canvas when the net

was also lower; 11 July, 2014 16:53
Chic Silber said...: I should have written 38' 4"

just to see if anyone would

have corrected me; 11 July, 2014 18:23

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