Circus, Sideshow & Oddities 2020-09-26 Auction - 727 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 21
Sells-Floto Circus. Big Double Menagerie. Erie Litho,Arbus, Diane. Albino Sword Swallower and Her Sister.Cody, William F. (Buffalo Bill). Life and Adventures of
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Hundreds of vintage circus posters will go on the block in our annual Circus, Sideshow & Oddities sale. Complementing the stone lithographs of Strobridge and its contemporaries will be an eclectic assortment of unusual and macabre collectibles. From embalming tools to taxidermy, sideshow banners to scrimshawed whale teeth, the auction will feature our broadest array of unusual, outlandish, and outstanding oddities to date.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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The Life of A.J. Murphy. Cincinnati, ca. 1900s.: The Life of A.J. Murphy. Cincinnati, ca. 1900s. Pictorial wrappers, stapled. [8]pp. Pitchbook for Murphy, a quadruple amputee who, having lost both hands and feet, is shown in the booklet eating,
0484: The Life of A.J. Murphy. Cincinnati, ca. 1900s.Est. $150-$250
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Six Sideshow Performer Photographs, One Signed.: Six Sideshow Performer Photographs, One Signed. Including “Little Eddie” Taylor (inscribed and signed [faintly]); Mary and Margaret Gibb; Simplicio and Lucio Godino Siamese twins press
0489: Six Sideshow Performer Photographs, One Signed.Est. $125-$225
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Archive of Over 250 Circus and Sideshow Photos.: Archive of Over 250 Circus and Sideshow Photos. Mid-late 20th century. Approximately 250 glossy photos of sideshow, circus, and carnival subjects. Many being later printings of Bernard Kobel images,
0491: Archive of Over 250 Circus and Sideshow Photos.Est. $400-$800
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Freaks. Lobby Card.: Freaks. Lobby Card. Excelsior, R-1949. Color lobby card of Olga Baclanova as a “human duck” in the classic pre-Code horror film. In a modern frame, the matting with faux duck feathers
0491A: Freaks. Lobby Card.Est. $150-$250
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Freaks. Lobby Card.: Freaks. Lobby Card. Excelsior, R-1949. Color lobby card. In a modern frame, double-matted. Overall, 18 ¼ x 21”.
0491B: Freaks. Lobby Card.Est. $150-$250
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Freaks. Lobby Card.: Freaks. Lobby Card. Excelsior, R-1949. Color lobby card. In a modern frame, double-matted. Overall, 18 ¼ x 21”. Heavy creases to card visible.
0491C: Freaks. Lobby Card.Est. $100-$200
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Buffalo Bill in 1909 NYC Annual Police Parade.: Sixteen Photographs of the 1909 New York City Annual Police Parade, featuring Buffalo Bill. New York, 1909. Gelatin prints (5 x 7”) of the massive street parade. One image depicts Buffalo Bill
0493: Buffalo Bill in 1909 NYC Annual Police Parade.Est. $600-$900
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Nine Photographs of Circus Elephants. V.p., ca.: Nine Photographs of Circus Elephants. V.p., ca. 1910s/20s. First-generation press photos, including (5) photos of a circus elephants and trainers in Berlin; photo of two elephants at Bellevue
0499: Nine Photographs of Circus Elephants. V.p., ca.Est. $125-$225