thecircusblog | April 25, 2012
This is Robbins Bros steam calliope. It has out standing and large hand carving on the sides. Photo taken in 1931. You can actually see though the horn which would allow you to see the calliope pipes. Informative comment by Bob Cline, please read.
thecircusblog | April 25, 2012
These coaches were put on flat car. The coaches were used for the performers and working men. I am trying to figure out why they put the coaches on flat beds… I can only guess that the undercarriages of the coaches became bad over time and this was a good solution. Jim Elliott.. You could […]
thecircusblog | April 25, 2012
Robbins Bros poster, 1938. It is said that this poster was the best one ever printed for the show. It seems in those days boasting about how large your circus was, was to indicate how large or how many railroad cars you had. As seen here in this poster. It must have meant something, I […]
thecircusblog | April 25, 2012
Robbins Bros polar bear wagon, 1938. I guess they stopped to get a cool one. I think this would be a great photo for the Coca Cola Corp. Perhaps I will email this photo to them and just see if I get a reaction.
thecircusblog | April 25, 2012
Robbins Bros water wagon, 1938. I can’t tell you how many times I carried water from one of these. On the back of some of these water wagons was a midway sprinkler, a flat nozzle that when turned on made a wide spray. It was also good for taking a fast bath if no one […]
thecircusblog | March 26, 2012
On a siding, anyone’s guess where, is an abandon circus coach sleeper. There is some faint writing just above the windows of the car, very hard to make out. It could be from the Walter L. Main Circus? Did Main have cars such as these here………… Need help Bob Cline has made a comment on […]
