Today we're looking at the miniature wagons that were on display at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin back in 1991. These are more correctly called 'pony wagons' because they were small enough to be pulled by pony's. The first several wagons pictured here were used on the Dixiana Circus, while the last one has no attributio. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
The following was posted on one of my facebook groups in regards to the Dixiana pony wagons:
Group
expert
These were built by master wagon builder,
Perry Luth who had lived in Houston before retiring to the west coast in the
earlier 1970's when he was in his mid 80's. He told me when he came to visit
one time to one of our ring meetings that he was still building wagons in
Calif. Perry built these for Charles Koehler when he had Dixiana Circus in 1964
according to Jerry
Cash.
Charles did not sell the cage wagons when he later sold the show to Pete. I do
not know the path these took going from Charles Koehler to the CWM. Perry had
worked for many shows over the years including George Christy and Houston
circus fan Frank J Walter. Many of the wagons in the CWM collection where
purchased by George Christy and repaired by Perry Luth at one time or another.
Perry also repaired the many Gentry pony cages that came out of the Christy
quarters from the original Gentry Bros show that would later belong to Frank
Walter.
Dixiana Circus Charging Tiger Tableau Pony Wagon