Return to Main Wagon Page Gryphon Band Chariot Witt Bandwagon: Rose Kilian’s Rolling Legacy A Rare Builder for a Rare Show In the early 1900s, Herbert L. Witt & Sons carved out a quiet but fascinating place in circus history. Based in Morristown, Tennessee, this...
Return to Main Wagon Page United States Bandwagon Ringling Bros. Circus ( 1903 – as found in the Bandwagon – December 1961, Page 2 ) (1) During the years as a wagon show and after the show went on rails in 1890, Ringling Bros. World’s Greatest Shows had depended...
Return to Main Wagon Page Lion Tableau / Bandwagon Martin Downs’ Cole Bros. There is a note in the Jan. 23, 1909 Billboard which I believe is a clue as to when the bandwagon got to the show. The item says that a new bandwagon has arrived in the winter quarters of the...
Return to Main Wagon Page Sparks Clown Bandwagon Sparks Circus Horse and Jockey Bandwagon by Joseph Bradbury (1) The wagon with carvings featuring a horse’s head and jockey was built by Moeller Brothers in Baraboo about the same time as was the air calliope. My...
Return to Main Wagon Page Sig Sautelle Band Chariot Sig Sautelle’s Band Chariot This famous Band Chariot was built in 1887 by the Sullivan and Eagle Wagon Co. of Peru, Indiana for veteran showman, Sig Sautelle. Sautelle had a dog and pony show for years and this small...
