Capell Bros Calliope Wagon
Posted By thecircusblog on February 17, 2010
Doc Capell’s calliope did not run on steam. They used compressed air. A small gas engine combined with an air compressor did what was needed to operate the calliope. The calliope was like that of a band organ as it played on its own. One person would change the music paper roll. Each roll had a different tune on it.
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