Wednesday, August 01, 2018

CANNON #3


6 comments:

Chic Silber said...


this cannon might have ended up in Baraboo

Chic Silber said...


It might have originally been

built & operated by Lienert

Roger Smith said...

Agreed--Lienert rings a bell.

Richard Reynolds said...

This is the Sells Floto show I think in 1929. Note that the cannon is loaded on a Warren flat car. Next to it is a Mt Vernon car which is what Sells Floto ordinarily used. The Warren car is though to have been sent to Peru from RBBB. The color scheme was orange.

Chic Silber said...


The tall sidewalls (flanges)

make this car look real sturdy

Richard Reynolds said...

I believe this cannon was for a performer named Wilno. In 1929 and 1930 Sells Foto had expanded and add a number of RR cars.It used a 6-pole big top. I believe that was the only former corp show show ever to use 6-poles for it exhibition top. Big feature was cowboy star Tom Mix and his wonder horse Tony.