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Friday, March 09, 2012
Columbia Bandwagon
Here is the Columbia in 1937 on the Cole Bros. Circus. This is from the Melvin collection. Just a year later and now the arch in back is gone, the triangles are gone and the lady has now been moved up higher on the wagon. The front end is still solid.
The France was added to the Cole parade lineup in 1937 (it had not been put into service since it was purchased with the other Robbins Bros. equipment)and the Columbia remained on the lot to become the grandstand ticket wagon and to sell tickets as soon as it was set up on the lot. p.j.
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.
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The France was added to the Cole parade lineup in 1937 (it had not been put into service since it was purchased with the other Robbins Bros. equipment)and the Columbia remained on the lot to become the grandstand ticket wagon and to sell tickets as soon as it was set up on the lot.
p.j.
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