Number 4 - the Ticket Office Truck

The front office, aka the ticket wagon would be backed up to the midway. During the morning, the local sponsors would be escorted inside to settle up the advance sales. Other day-to-day fiscal business of the show would be enacted, such as reimbursements, draws, and deposits. Once a week, the whole show might line up for payday.

At midway call (1:00 and 7:00 for shows at 2 and 8) the windows at the rear of the truck would be unlatched, the window panels would be pulled up with the chains from inside the office, and day of show tickets would go on sale. The prices were $1.00 for adults, and $0.50 for children.

This unit features a possum belly under the trailer, and an equipment box behind the cab. This truck also features one of the nicer paint jobs.

The office might not take up the whole trailer. It is possible that the office manager had living quarters in the front end of the trailer, or that there would be some space for front end/midway equipment there.

Besides the usual need for cleaning and paint touch-up, the aforementioned equipment box is bent, the side door to the trailer is off it's hinges, and the rear wall with the ticket windows is kind of pushed in.

The other thing missing would be the rest of the midway. Dad never got around to a Side Show, Pit Show, Concessions, or the other stuff that makes up a midway.

Next post will be # 5, the Seat Wagon Truck.