The School for Scandal. Follow Us on Instagram /theschoolforscandal/. A pair of leather clown shoes of unusual proportions, early 20th century in age. By repute from the clown known as Popeio, who worked with the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus. They where a American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor shows ran from 1871 to 2017. Known as Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World’s Greatest Shows. Following Bailey’s death in 1906, but ran the circuses separately until they were merged in 1919. Unfortunately with have no further information on Popeio, The Clown. The shoes are fully leather of typical construction, with a leather sole (a later rubber slip has been attached) they have also been re healed with rubber. The shoes have age related ware and patina, and we think they are a uk 6/7 in size. Measurements 35.5cm in length 17.5cm in width (at widest point). Please get in contact as that can be arranged. If you wish to view any items that are currently for sale please feel free to arrange a day and time with myself. I would recommend viewing if you are able. Responsibility for the safety and security of the goods/items pass to the purchaser as soon as the goods/items are removed from our premises. Any disputes concerning carriage are therefore to be conducted by the purchaser with the carrier, and the vendor accepts no liability arising out of the appointment of such contractor. All items on this site are antiques and vintage pieces and are, by their very nature, imperfect. The cost of return is not refundable. Cancellation of orders must be made within 3 days. The item “Folk Art Circus Freakshow Fairground Clown Shoes Curio Popeio Ringling Bros” is in sale since Tuesday, April 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts”. The seller is “the-school-for-scandal” and is located in norfolk. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahrain, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.