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Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet.

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The Barnum & Bailey "Latest and Greatest Thriller the: the Balloon Horse Jupiter" vintage lithograph poster, The Stobridge Litho Co. copyright 1909, 29" x 39", tears to corner and side

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Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet.

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Thurston, Howard. Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet. Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co, ca. 1928. Striking one-sheet color lithograph poster depicts a Willy’s-Overland Car vanishing in mid-air at Thurston's command. 41 x 27". An unrestored copy, with torn lower right corner, scattered losses and tears to margins, and scattered losses to image mainly along folds. C+.

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Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet.

Name: Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet.
SKU: 57858020
Price: 750 USD
Availability: InStock

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