The nut was the daily cost of operating the show. Local authorities would allegedly remove a nut from the wheel of the circus office wagon and hold it until they were convinced that all debts were paid in that town. Only then would they return the nut, allowing the show to move on to its next venue. Use your browser's back button to return here. Circus World Museum - Located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus, this museum is an historical and educational facility that preserves 200 circus wagons.
Exhibits are open year round, and circus history comes to life each summer.
Search Electric Library. Find the information you need quickly and efficiently. American Circus Posters in Full Color edited by Charles Philip Fox. These impressive 48 posters are faithful reproductions of the originals in full color on coated stock and printed in an extra large format to display all the fine detail created by the artists. Circus history comes alive with acrobats, elephants, tigers, lions, parades, tents, trains and more.