Tue 8 Sep 2009
The stereogram below shows one of the more unique exhibits at the Circus World Museum. It is an example of a “pony float”, which were popular exhibits at the circus parades that preceded the start of the actual circus in a new town. This one was built sometime in the 1880′s and shows the prince helping Cinderella try on the glass slipper.
There weren’t very many of these types of floats built and even fewer survive, so this float seems to be an important artifact at the museum.
If you are interested in reading a overwhelming amount of detail about this type of float, when and where they were used and even chains of ownership, the Circus Historical Society has the article for you.
The gilding makes the detail of the picture hard to see in 2D, but it makes a spectacular 3d effect.
Local Tags: 3d, baraboo, circus, circus world museum, parade, stereogram, stereophotography, wisconsin
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