SIDESHOW ODDITIES WILD-WEST BARNUM MAGIC 2025-06-21 Auction - 1100 Price Results - Freedom Auction Company in FL - Page 2
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SARASOTA, FL, United States
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SIDESHOW ODDITIES WILD-WEST BARNUM MAGIC

ROBERT F. HOUSTON'S PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF THE CIRCUS - SESSION #2 WITH HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING TOM THUMB WARDROBE, 30 SIDESHOW BANNERS, ODDITIES, TAXIDERMY, 101 RANCH, BUFFALO BILL, PT BARNUM, JUMBO, JENNY LIND, MAGIC, CARNIVAL, CIRCUS AND MUCH MORE.
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33' Sideshow Banner - Human Oddities - Snap Wyatt: Original, authentic circus, carnival, sideshow banner. A large example, 33 feet in length, featuring Human Oddities - Past and Present including: Ubangi Savage, Armless Wonder, Fiji Merman, William
0023: 33' Sideshow Banner - Human Oddities - Snap WyattEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Sideshow Banner - The Greatest Sideshow on Earth: Original, authentic circus, carnival, sideshow banner. Presumably for the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, sideshow annex. Unsigned, hand-painted canvas banner. Light wear consistent with
0024: Sideshow Banner - The Greatest Sideshow on EarthEst. $800-$1,200
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Signor Alexander Montarg - Living Skeleton: Original Lithograph of Eliphalet M. Brown (1816-1886) depicting Signor Alexander Montarg, seated, with subtitle: The extraordinary person is 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches in height, weight 78
0025: Signor Alexander Montarg - Living SkeletonEst. $200-$400
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Bloats from the Bowery Cabinet Photograph: A contrast of characters including Fred Howe and George Moore, known as the living skeleton and fat man, duking it out. Title written on the obverse, Wendt - New York. 4.25"x6.5"
0027: Bloats from the Bowery Cabinet PhotographEst. $100-$200
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Sideshow & Oddities - An Album of Fat People: A binder dedicated to the obese performers of the sideshow. 50 pages containing original and restrike images, clippings, information, annotations. Robert F. Houston Collection.
0028: Sideshow & Oddities - An Album of Fat PeopleEst. $100-$200
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Freddie the Armless Wonder Photographs: Freddie the Armless Wonder (Frank Esele, 1888-1941) performing armless tasks including hammering a nail, shaving and playing cards. Bell Photo Studio, NY. 8"x10". Scattered creasing, scattered
0030: Freddie the Armless Wonder PhotographsEst. $50-$100
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The Seven Sutherland Sisters Memorabilia: Display including reproduction photographs and original hair tonic bottles. The Seven Sutherland Sisters claimed the longest hair on record, seven feet of luxuriant mane. This, tossed about and
0031: The Seven Sutherland Sisters MemorabiliaEst. $100-$200
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The Seven Sutherland Sisters Memorabilia: Eisenmann - Bowery, N.Y. photograph and hair tonic bottle, 1880's. The Seven Sutherland Sisters claimed the longest hair on record, seven feet of luxuriant mane. This, tossed about and swished
0032: The Seven Sutherland Sisters MemorabiliaEst. $100-$200
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Hair - Sideshow Oddity Photographs: Grouping of late 1800's photographs of women with long hair including the Sutherland Sisters, Bearded Lady, Lines - Horse with long mane and tail. Wear commensurate with age which includes toning,
0033: Hair - Sideshow Oddity PhotographsEst. $100-$200
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Collection of Acrobat Performer Photographs: The Four Nightons, O'Kabe's Imperial Japanese Troupe, Harry Hill - Boy Acrobat, Zara Carmen Troupe and others. Average 4"x6"
0034: Collection of Acrobat Performer PhotographsEst. $100-$200
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins Letter: Original letter written by Chang and Eng from the Washington Hotel, New York City, April 10, 1838 to Captain Davison (Boston): Dear Sir, A gentleman called at Peale's Museum a few days ago and left
0035: Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins LetterEst. $400-$600
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Eng-Chang, New York: P.A. Meiser & Co. Lithography. Portriat of the Siamese Twins. Chang & Eng (1811-1874) were born conjoined by connected ligament so they could stand and walk side-by-side. In
0036: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $300-$600
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Broadside or large hand bill for the United Brothers, Chang and Eng, the Siamese Twins. J.M. Elliott, Printer, New York. Chang & Eng (1811-1874) were born conjoined by connected ligament so they
0037: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $400-$800
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Life of Siamse Twins - An Account of Chang and Eng - T.W. Strong, New York, 1853. Cover wear, tape at spine, toning and loss of portions of pages. The Siamese Twin Brothers - Historical and
0038: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $200-$400
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Eng-Chang, New York: P.A. Meiser & Co. Lithography (staining, rubbing loss, mounted on old linen. Page from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion. Large format print. Largest is 16"x20".
0039: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $100-$200
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Photographs of the Siamese Twins. W.L. Oermon's - Philadelphia; London Steroscopic & Photography Co. Chang & Eng (1811-1874) were born conjoined by connected ligament so they could stand and walk
0040: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $200-$300
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Pair of porcelain souvenir figures depicting the Siamese Twins, mid-1800's. 3". Chang & Eng (1811-1874) were born conjoined by connected ligament so they could stand and walk side-by-side. In 1843
0041: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $200-$300
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Chang and Eng - Siamese Twins: Facsimile copy of The Report of the Surgical Considerations concerning the separation of the Siamese Twins and Philadelphia College of Physicians Autopsy of the Siamese Twins. Chang & Eng
0042: Chang and Eng - Siamese TwinsEst. $100-$200
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The Lilliputian Queen - Miss Martha Jones: Currier & Ives lithograph print - The Lilliputian Queen - 29 years old and only 30 inches, weights less than 33 pounds, born in Massachusetts, now travelling and exhibiting before the American
0043: The Lilliputian Queen - Miss Martha JonesEst. $100-$200
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Sideshow Dwarf Souvenir Objects: Souvenir miniature mementos as sold by little people of the sideshow including: coins, Bibles, NY Times newspaper, Webster's Dictionary.
0044: Sideshow Dwarf Souvenir ObjectsEst. $100-$200
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Midgets - Little People - Sideshow Booklet: Midget Town 1939 World's Fair, Nate Eagle Pitch Booklets, Philippe Nicol Midgets Palace, There's Only 1 in a Million, Bob Hermines Magazine of Midgets.
0045: Midgets - Little People - Sideshow BookletEst. $100-$200
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Princess Anne Shoes - The Tiny Lady: Princess Anne - The Tiny Lady shoes. At age 46, Anne was 38" tall and weighed 40 pounds. Buster Brown patent leather shows, includes a pitch card and photographs. Robert F. Houston Collection.
0046: Princess Anne Shoes - The Tiny LadyEst. $100-$200