Pontoon bridge transport soldiers and artillery across rivers in the South. In 1872 at a military review before Queen Victoria, a pontoon bridge was thrown across the River Thames at Windsor, Berkshire, where the river was wide. The bridge, comprising 15 pontoons held by 14 anchors, was completed in 22 minutes and then used to move five battalions of troops across the river. It was removed in 34 minutes the next day. The British Blanshard Pontoon stayed in British use until the late 1870s, when it was replaced by the "Blood Pontoon". The Blood Pontoon returned to the open boat system, which
Junk Gypsies of the season was their redesign of Dierks Bentley's Airstream tour bus, including a custom resin table made out of concert posters and a lighting fixture made from a motorcycle gas tank. They have since been featured in another HGTV show called "Garage Sale Wars". Junk Gypsies The Junk Gypsy Company, commonly known as Junk Gypsies because of their HGTV show are a fashion/art/design trio composed of sisters Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes and their mother, Janie. Their company, Junk Gypsy Co., based in Round Top, Texas, was created by Amie and Janie in 1998 to sell vintage flea market