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- Calliope Circus Wagon, 1917 - During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling circuses entertained millions of Americans. When a circus arrived in town, it staged a spectacular promotional parade down main street, and the musical steam calliope was a highlight. This calliope was built for the John Robinson Circus of Peru, Indiana, about 1917. Other circuses used it before the calliope's retirement in 1929.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Calliope Circus Wagon, 1917
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling circuses entertained millions of Americans. When a circus arrived in town, it staged a spectacular promotional parade down main street, and the musical steam calliope was a highlight. This calliope was built for the John Robinson Circus of Peru, Indiana, about 1917. Other circuses used it before the calliope's retirement in 1929.
- Circus Wagon Pull Toy, 1919-1926 - Numerous kinds of toys have been produced to look like and simulate the action of real-life actions and modes of transportation. The clown's head moves up and down as the circus wagon is pulled. Organized in 1894 as "The Novelty Works," Hubley Manufacturing Company produced cast iron horse-drawn wagons, fire engines, miniature stoves, and banks.
- 1919-1926
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Wagon Pull Toy, 1919-1926
Numerous kinds of toys have been produced to look like and simulate the action of real-life actions and modes of transportation. The clown's head moves up and down as the circus wagon is pulled. Organized in 1894 as "The Novelty Works," Hubley Manufacturing Company produced cast iron horse-drawn wagons, fire engines, miniature stoves, and banks.