Anyway, we started the 1927 season with all brand-new Chevy trucks." There were many breakdowns with that equipment on every move. When asked about Downie's frequently repeated statement that the show never missed a performance or a meal all season long, Phillips replied, "We never missed a performance, but I guess some of us missed a meal occasionally - at least the working people did. In the truck I carried the lion act, the arena and my arena props. I drove a Reo truck - the model that had the gas tank mounted in front of the steering wheel. "The trucks were all junk," comments Frank Phillips. The two light plants were mounted on an obsolete fire truck purchased from the Havre de Grace Fire Department. "This Afternoon and Evening." Above the title are the words "Admission 25 & 50." The truck is, perhaps, a Dodge. Shows." It carries a skyboard with the lettering.
The calliope has some scroll work around the title which reads, "Downie Bros. Bradbury suspects that a truck body builder worked closely with Ori since the decorations on the baking company truck and the Downie calliope are identical. However, Woodcock thinks that Ori built only the calliope, not the truck body. Ori constructed several for the Ward Baking Company. A consultation with Joe Bradbury and Bill Woodcock brought out the information that Mr. The calliope for the show was built by Mr. The rolling stock was collected from many sources from anyone who would sell a truck according to Phillips. All baggage trucks were painted red with gold and silver trim. One truck billed the towns on the route and the other two covered the surrounding country. The three trucks used ahead of the show housed five men in each and were under the direction of General Agent, Jerome T. The show was transported on thirty-eight trucks, five trailers, three tractors and three advance trucks at the opening date. We learned the hard way." This statement, by a qualified observer, no doubt explains the shifting of personnel during the first weeks of the tour, and also indicates the ability of the men who remained to apply their skills at moving railroad shows to the new field of truck transportation. Frank Phillips, who left the Sells Floto Circus after its stand in the Chicago Coliseum to join the Downie show. "You can say that the show was made up of men with railroad experience," states Capt. In addition, he was predicting that other circus owners would soon follow in his footsteps. By the end of the season this famous owner was planning to enlarge the show for the next year and was stating that the motorized circus was not only practical but profitable. Downie, but so elated was he with its success by the month of August that he vowed he wouldn't accept a railroad show as a gift. "- it is the quickest show, I guess, that has ever been organized," stated Gov. Quarters for the show were selected in the baseball park at Havre de Grace, Maryland, and, although the failure of others in the field of motor transport caused Downie to be wary, he still framed the show within ninety days. It does not store any personal data.Despite the skepticism of experienced circus professionals regarding the problems of transporting a circus by truck, Andrew Downie, during the spring months of 1926, hurriedly framed a motorized circus with plans for a tour that would take the show into New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
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