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Circus Model Layout - Robert F. Houston
Circus Model Layout - Robert F. Houston
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Description
CIRCUS MODEL CONSTRUCTED BY ROBERT F. HOUSTON. CONSIDERED A LIFELONG MODEL, ROBERT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO IT FOR MUCH OF HIS LIFE. EXHIBITED AT HOUSTON'S PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF THE CIRCUS. HO SCALE IN MODULAR CONSTRUCTION ALLOWS FOR REMOVAL IN SECTIONS OR BY THE PIECE. ROBERT APPEARED IN THE MARCH 1977 ISSUE OF EBONY MAGAZINE FEATURING HIS MODEL AS THE MAGIC OF THE CIRCUS IN MINIATURE. ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, THERE ARE ABOUT 40 TENTS, 11,000 PEOPLE, 500 ANIMALS AND NUMEROUS VEHICLES. AS THE OF THE 1977 WRITING, IT HAD TAKEN OVER 25 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT WHICH MAKES EARLY COMPONENTS OF THE MODEL OVER 70 YEARS OLD. CURRENT FOOTPRINT IS 4'X32'. ACCORDING TO HOUSTON, HIS MODEL CONTAINS MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER MODEL ON EARTH. THE MODEL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. EXTENSIVE EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE PURCHASER TO REMOVE THE MODEL FROM THE RESIDENCE. STAIRS, NARROW HALLWAYS, AND MULTIPLE ELEVATIONS CREATE A CHALLENGE. THE RESIDENCE IS ON A TROLLEY STREET WITH NO REAR ACCESS. A PARKING PERMIT AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY IS REQUIRED AND USE OF A TOWING VENDOR ON STANDBY IS SUGGESTED. ROBERT FULLER HOUSTON, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF THE CIRCUS COLLECTION.
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