Circus, Sideshow & Oddities 2021-06-26 Auction - 760 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 27
LATASKA, Lulu. Cabinet Photo of Snake Charmer LuluHill Shafer Studios Rosshill Circus Carnival Banner.Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Cincinnati/New
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Several fine collections make up this year's auction, including one of our largest offerings to date of vintage circus and sideshow photographs, banners, and posters, as well as show memorabilia, books and autographs, and an array of bizarre and unusual objects. Among the highlights is our first offering of rare circus & sideshow photographs from the remarkable collection of Gary Bart, one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Lot of 19th Century P.T. Barnum Related Circus: Lot of 19th Century P.T. Barnum Related Circus Newspaper Clippings. 1860s/80s. Fifteen items in total, including complete newspapers advertising the wedding of General Tom Thumb, the front page of an
0626: Lot of 19th Century P.T. Barnum Related CircusEst. $150-$250
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Juggling Photo Collection. 1920s – 1960s. A: Juggling Photo Collection. 1920s – 1960s. A collection of approximately two hundred vintage press photos, real photo postcards, and candid shots of notable jugglers including Rudy Horn, Charlie
0633: Juggling Photo Collection. 1920s – 1960s. AEst. $400-$800
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WALLAU. Scrapbook of Wallau, the “Boy: WALLAU. Scrapbook of Wallau, the “Boy Juggler.” Oblong 4to ledger book, used as a scrapbook and kept by Wallau, who played British music halls and variety shows at the dawn of the twentieth
0635: WALLAU. Scrapbook of Wallau, the “BoyEst. $800-$1,200
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Svenson’s Flea Circus. England: Svenson’s,: Svenson’s Flea Circus. England: Svenson’s, 2010. A beautifully handmade, manually operated flea circus. Contained within the robust blue trunk is a number of props that appear to be
0648: Svenson’s Flea Circus. England: Svenson’s,Est. $1,500-$2,500
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SHAW, W.H.J. (American). “Bozo” the: SHAW, W.H.J. (American). “Bozo” the Ventriloquist Dummy. St. Louis, ca. 1900s/10s. Ventriloquist dummy with original case. Carved wooden hands, glass eyes. Body and clothing original.
0649: SHAW, W.H.J. (American). “Bozo” theEst. $800-$1,200