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Horse-drawn Calliope at Mardi Gras
By Marc Kaufman

Randy Hayno writes:ΒΆ
>All of a sudden I heard the unmistakable sound of a calliope.  The
>thought of a reproduction Tangley come to mind.  I pushed my way through
>the crowd and couldn't believe my eyes.  There was a team of horses!
>Behind it I could see an old circus wagon with a tall chimney in the
>rear, and black smoke was really shooting out of it.  I was so impressed
>with that boiler that I didn't notice if it was being played by a person
>or by mechanical means.  I was in *shock*.

I don't know what you saw, but I saw a horse drawn calliope at the
Calgary Stampede many years ago.  It was owned by Disney.  I think it
had 26 iron whistles.

Marc Kaufman

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