Circus Cannon prop from Billy Rose's Jumbo....

Description

Circus Cannon prop from Billy Rose's Jumbo. (MGM, 1962) Vintage original Human Cannonball-launching circus cannon prop constructed of cast fiberglass cannon barrel with metal-hubbed, spoked wooden half wagon wheels painted red and yellow. The cannon is set upon a rolling wooden platform with 4-spoked wagon wheels capping pipe axels with a double hitch at the back and stepladder at the front. The base is painted in green with carnival color embellishments and a static gauge representing the elevation of the cannon. Highly visible in the film, trailer and promotional materials when "Anthony 'Pop' Wonder" (Jimmy Durante) fires "Lulu" (Martha Rae) from it. Measures 199 x 100 x 93 in. Exhibiting age, production wear and peeling paint. Very little but traces of paint remain on the cannon itself. In vintage fair to good condition. This item is located in the Eastern United States and special shipping arrangements will apply.

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