tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16746582.post1677529258339673601..comments2023-12-17T00:24:31.209-05:00Comments on Sawdust and Spangles: Rebuilding the Ringling Bell WagonBob Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06322660031390871141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16746582.post-44653762286215841972011-07-20T09:42:22.724-04:002011-07-20T09:42:22.724-04:00I wonder what the cost of replacing those bells wo...I wonder what the cost of replacing those bells would be today -- if you could find someone to do that --- probably just sell you a electronic gizmo , like we have in our church bell tower , to play recordings of bells! More recorded music on the circus !Down the Road by Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859267533675078128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16746582.post-13754472311726463442011-07-14T18:11:32.259-04:002011-07-14T18:11:32.259-04:00Hi Bob,
Thanks for sharing. If I remember correct...Hi Bob,<br />Thanks for sharing. If I remember correctly, the story was that the show had originally loaned the wagons to the Ringling Museum in the early '50s (remember they used these wagons on the show through the late '40s and the Bell Wagon at least through the '51 season) and wanted to reclaim them. The matter being ultimately resolved by dividing the wagons between the show and museum. I understand that it was Chappie who suggested that one party pick a wagon then the other and so on. The show received first choice and took the Bell Wagon. The museum received the second choice and picked 5 Graces and so on. At least that's I remember hearing at the time. Rick FaberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com