Thursday, December 13, 2018

WAGON #6


11 comments:

Charles Hanson said...

I never saw a sign reading, "Count Your Change Before Leaving Window" when Arnold Maley was working the Red Wagon.........

Roger Smith said...

Arnold Maley never gave you time.

Chic Silber said...


Marks would quickly pocket

their change thinking they

were ahead due to his fast

count no 1 could understand

That grandfatherly looking

smiling gentleman was the

best at "making change"

Later it was the white wagon

Charles Hanson said...

He may have learned some of his trade while working in the banking business...before he became a circus man. Shady dealings that resulted in time served.

Chic Silber said...


Does that mean he was convicted

Watching him at the window was

an amazing entertainment

Charles Hanson said...

Yes, he was convicted and served time....Mrs. Floyd King (Vicki Kernan) made me aware of this years ago when I lived in Macon, Ga. Since then, I have read documentation confirming what she told me...

Chic Silber said...


Was Vicki Walter's sister

Our industry was (still is)

full of scoundrels Charles

(except for you & me)

Charles Hanson said...

NO kin to Walter...She was from Louisville, Ky and joined out with the Cole Show at an early age...Web,ladder, elephants and etc. She has a brother, Jimmy Kernan, who followed in her footsteps...working mostly in concesions with various shows and carnivals. The Cole Show wintered in Louisville, Ky at that time.

Charles Hanson said...

concessions

Charles Hanson said...

CHIC: You are correct....plenty of scoundrels in the business...Arnold was just more open with his wheeling and dealing....

Richard King said...

I remember W.C. Fields yelling count your change before leaving the window while selling tickets in "You Can't Cheat An Honest Man."