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Friday, June 04, 2010
World of Mirth from Ed Tracy
Ready to pull out of town. Orange was either the favorite color or the cheapest color. Was this some of the military surplus paint like the Cole Bros. Circus used?
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Hal Guyon
said...
It was called "Red Lead" in those days, even though it was orange. My Dad got some after the war and painted all his tool boxes in his plumbing co shop with it.
I performed from 1973 to 1995 with a couple years off in between. I did an aerial cradle act for three years, low wire as a clown, trained llamas, ponies, then lions and tigers for 15 years. I am now a firefighter, a member of the Circus Historical Society and an author of several circus and carnival related subjects.
1 comment:
It was called "Red Lead" in those days, even though it was orange. My Dad got some after the war and painted all his tool boxes in his plumbing co shop with it.
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