European Zoological Association Circus Calliope Steam Car Poster
The wonderful Operonicon, or Steam Car of the Muses — a golden calliope wagon drawn by white horses in a street pageant. Victorian circus spectacle at its finest.
Description
This poster celebrates the Calliope as it appeared in the street pageant of the great European Zoological Association, complete with British Museum, Royal Coliseum, and gigantic circus billing. The steam organ's gleaming pipes and the ornate carriage are drawn in lavish period detail. A treasure for circus collectors and lovers of antique music instruments.
