CIRCUS TIME: More Wagon Pics From Baraboo, Wisconsin 1991 - Pt 8

 It's safe to say there were a lot of wagons at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Here's yet another round of photos. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Ringling Bros. Temple Float (reproduction)

Ringling Brothers World's Greatest Shows Hippo Cage (smallest of two) built in 1910s

Robbins Bros. Cross Cage Wagon with post card from my collection 

Robbins Bros. Hippopotamus Den

Royal Italian Circus Band Wagon

Sells-Floto Leopard Den Wagon with post card from my collection

CIRCUS TIME: More Wagon Pics From Baraboo, Wisconsin 1991 - Pt 7

Yet another batch of wagon photos from The Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Old Woman In The Shoe Float

Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show Bandwagon 

Ringling Bros. Circus Bell Wagon

Ringling Bros. Giraffe/Elephant Wagon

This was a  total reconstruction as no original parts remained for a restoration

Ringling Bros. Great Britain Bandwagon with post card from my collection

Ringling Bros. Snake Den Wagon Replica

Another reconstruction as none of original wagon existed for this to be rebuilt

CIRCUS TIME, TRAIN TIME: K-Line by Lionel 6-21237 RINGLING BROS. Flat Car with 3 Circus Wagons

While Lionel had circus train sets featuring operating stock cars and gondolas, K-Line was the first to offer a ready-to-run flat car specifically designed to hold wagons and mimicking real world circus flat cars. When Lionel acquired the tooling and rights to the K-Line name, they continued to offer flat cars but this time under license with the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. Enjoy! Opa Fritz 

These wagons were built-up at the factory so it's interesting to note that the ends on this wagon were assembled wrong. The open end has to be in back by the steam boiler. That gave the attendant a way to shovel coal into the boiler. On the left is a correctly assembled wagon, on the right the wagon from this flat car