Month: March 2023
AMAZING HALF-MAN on TRICYCLE Rare ANTIQUE FREAK PHOTO 1890s True CIRCUS SIDESHOW
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! PRESENTING AN EXCELLENT & GENUINELY RARE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1880’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF A CIRCUS SIDESHOW “AMAZING HALF-MAN” RIDING HIS SPECIAL CUSTOMIZED TRICYCLE! A UNIQUE IMAGE FROM THE WORLD OF CARNIVAL FREAKS & PHYSICAL ODDITIES! CLASSIC MEDICAL DISABILITY PHOTO! A GREAT ADDITION FOR ANY COLLECTION! THE TRIKE’S CONSTRUCTION IS AMAZING! A VERY SPECIAL HISTORIC SIDESHOW IMAGE! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! Visit Our Classicliterati Auctions Each Week For.. Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures! Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World! KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! We Treat You Like Royalty!! Presenting a Most Striking and Very Rare Historical Antique circa 1880’s Cabinet Card photograph of an Amazing Legless “Half-Man” riding his special customized Tricycle. A unique image from the exotic world of Circus Freak Sideshows. This is a classic image. It is very uncommon. An excellent find for your collection! Photo is in very good vintage condition with only some normal expected minor age wear. Measures approximately 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches. PRESENTING A MOST EXCELLENT & GENUINELY RARE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1880’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF CIRCUS SIDESHOW “AMAZING HALF-MAN” RIDING HIS SPECIAL CUSTOMIZED TRICYCLE! Legless, Armless and Human Torso performers were a significant part of the history of Circus and Sideshows. As important as the celebrated freaks like Jo-Jo the famous Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Midget General Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, Siamese Twins Chang and Eng, P. Barnum’s “What-Is-It” Zip the Pinhead, Bearded Lady Annie Jones and many others. We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in Fraternal and Masonic Swords and Historic Relics as well as many other fascinating items. Among our clients are Museums and Archives as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati auctions. We try to describe items to the best of our ability. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SOCIETY SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! RARE HISTORIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPH! No part or parts of this ad may be reproduced without permission. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “classicliterati” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Circus Sideshow, Medical Anomalies, Bicycle People, Amusement Parks
- Format: Cabinet Card
- Type: Photograph
- Antique: Yes
- Number of Photographs: 1
- Vintage: Yes
- Image Orientation: Portrait
- Subject: DEFORMITY, MEDICAL CIRCUS FREAKS TRICYCLE SIDESHOW, Deformed, Disease, Physical Medical Oddity, Carnival, Panoptikum, Panopticon, P.T. Barnum, Dime Museum, Tricycle, Travel, Handicapped, Disability, Disabled, Sideshow, Physical Human Anomaly, Circus, Men, Panopticon
- Region of Origin: US
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Year of Production: 1880’s
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Date of Creation: 1880’s
- Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
Antique CDV Photograph Circassian Circus Sideshow Performer Miss Zoe Zolena NY
Subject: Miss Zoe Zolena. Measurements: 4.25″ x 2.5″. Cabinet card is in antique condition with some wear. Please contact to make arrangements. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “beautifuloldsouls” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.
- Antique: Yes
- Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
- Color: Sepia
- Date of Creation: 1890-1899
- Image Color: Black & White
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Subject: Woman, Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Vintage: Yes
- Type: Photograph
- Format: Cabinet Card
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
- Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Antique CDV Photograph Beautiful Woman Long Hair Circus Odd Naomi Sutherland
Antique CARTE DE VISITE (CDV) Photograph. Subject: Naomi Sutherland; Beautiful woman with long hair. In the late 1800s, seven sisters living near Niagara Falls in upstate New York used their unusual hairdos to become famous and tour the world. They appeared at dime museums, in P. Barnum’s circus sideshows, and even at world’s fairs. A handbill for one of their appearances called the sisters-Sarah, Victoria, Isabella, Grace, Naomi, Dora, and Mary-the 7 Wonders of the world! 7 Refined and Educated Ladies! 7 Ladies with 49 feet of hair! 7 feet of hair each! Onstage, the Seven Sutherland Sisters showed off their musical talents. But what the audience really waited for was their big reveal: when all seven loosened their cascades of dark hair that swooshed down, brushing the floor. 4.25″ x 2.5″. CDV is in antique condition with some wear. Please contact to make arrangements. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “beautifuloldsouls” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Antique: Yes
- Photo Type: CDV
- Type: Photograph
- Color: Sepia
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
- Image Color: Sepia
- Theme: Love
- Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Subject: Figures & Portraits, Romantic, Woman
- Vintage: Yes
SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL, LOVLOTS, LEROY CIRCUS LION, 887731, Mib Complete
SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL, LOVLOTS, LEROY CIRCUS LION, 887731, Mib Complete. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines”. The seller is “dmain65″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Pattern: Lion
- Occasion: All Occasions
- Size: Small
- Color: Clear
- Year Manufactured: 2010
- Material: Crystal
- Subject: Lee RoyThe Lion
- Brand: Swarovski
- Type: Figurine
- Number in Pack: 1
- Model: SWAROVSKI
- Collection: Animals
- Style: Contemporary
- Theme: Animals & Dinosaurs
- Features: Crystals
- Time Period Manufactured: 2010
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
- Finish: Antique
- UPC: 768549598753
1800s Handsome Circus Man Or Lion Tamer Unusual Clothing Occupational Photo
Original tintype of a man wearing interesting clothing.. A decorated bib or vest, sash, and high boots. Tintype comes in its original 4″ x 2.5″ sleeve and is in excellent antique condition overall with a small scratch in the lower-left area.. The sleeve is also in excellent antique condition, front and back (which is blank). Boxed Priority also available at checkout. Soldier 1800s 1860s vtg camera photographer handsome cowboy unusual antique vintage rare fashion clothes worker actor fireman photo vintage gay mustache beard miner ringleader sideshow barnum. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Antique: Yes
- Type: Photograph
- Photo Type: Tintype
- Format: Tintype
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
- Date of Creation: 1870-1879
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Production Technique: Tintype
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Region of Origin: US
- Subject: Lion, Fashion & Costumes
Antique DEFORMED CIRCUS FREAK Rare HUMAN-FROG PHOTO Sideshow Oddity TWISTED BODY
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! PRESENTING A GENUINE & VERY RARE HISTORICAL ANTIQUE Circa 1880’s-1890’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF SELDOM SEEN DEFORMED CIRCUS FREAK & SIDESHOW PERFORMER JOSEPH MANN! THE ULTIMATE DEFORMED GENTLEMAN! BILLED AS “THE HUMAN-FROG” IN SIDESHOWS! JOSEPH MANN, THE HUMAN FROG! ELEGANTLY DRESSED & VERY STRANGE! COMPLETELY TWISTED MINIATURE LEGS! FAR MORE DISFIGURED & CURIOUS THAN THE BETTER KNOWN ELI BOWEN! HIS ADDRESS IS ON THE PHOTO! THIS IS A FIRST! OUT OF THE THOUSANDS OF SIDESHOW HUMAN ODDITY PHOTOS & PITCH-CARDS THAT WE’VE SEEN, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WHERE THE HOME ADDRESS OF THE “ATTRACTION” IS PUBLICIZED ANYWHERE, NO LESS THAN ON THE FRONT OF HIS PHOTO! …. A VERY, VERY RARE FEATURE! ONE OF THE RAREST HISTORIC FREAK PHOTOS! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! Visit Our Classicliterati Auctions Each Week For.. Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures! Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World! KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! We Treat You Like Royalty!! Presenting one of the Rarest and Strangest Historic Antique circa 1880’s-1890’s Cabinet Card photographs. A seldom seen Physical Oddity, Joseph Mann was known in Circus Sideshows as The Human Frog. The moniker is due to his completely twisted and miniature sizes legs. Mann was far more grotesque looking than the better known Eli Bowen. Most unusual is that his home address appears on the border. Out of thousands of Sideshow photos and pitch-cards, we have NEVER seen a performer’s home address publicized. This is a great find! Photo is in very good vintage condition with common minor edge wear on the border corners. Approximately 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches. A GENUINE & VERY RARE HISTORICAL ANTIQUE Circa 1880’s-1890’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF SELDOM SEEN DEFORMED CIRCUS FREAK & SIDESHOW PERFORMER JOSEPH MANN! No photographer logo here. Legless, Armless, Deformed, Human Torsos and performers with anatomical deformities were a significant part of the history of Circus and Sideshows. As important as the celebrated freaks like Jo-Jo the famous Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Midget General Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, Siamese Twins Chang and Eng, P. Barnum’s “What-Is-It” Zip the Pinhead, Bearded Lady Annie Jones and many others. We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in Fraternal and Masonic Swords and Historic Relics as well as many other fascinating items. Among our clients are Museums and Archives as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati auctions. We try to describe items to the best of our ability. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SOCIETY SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! RARE HISTORIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPH! No part or parts of this ad may be reproduced without permission. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “classicliterati” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Featured Person/Artist: Frog Boy
- Format: Cabinet Card
- Type: Photograph
- Number of Photographs: one
- Subject: DEFORMITY, MEDICAL CIRCUS ANOMALY FREAKS SIDESHOW, Performers, Carnival, Human Oddities, Anomalies, Joseph Mann, the Human Frog Boy
- Region of Origin: US
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Date of Creation: 1880’s-1890’s
- Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
Mid-Centurany Universal Statuary Corp. Harlequin Pair 1959
Condition is very good. They are about 3 feet tall. Universal Statuary Corp started in the 1930s. They are well known for there chalkware and plaster, male and female, figurines. Mid-centurany Harlequin Pair with Turquoise and orange, original paint. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines”. The seller is “alwaystopnotch1″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Pattern: Mid-Centry
- Occasion: Decoration
- Size: Large
- Color: Multicolor
- Year Manufactured: 1959
- Material: Cast Plaster, Plaster
- Subject: Circus
- Brand: Universal
- Type: Figurine
- Department: Adults
- Theme: Art, Circus, Romantic
- Style: 1950s
- Collection: Vintage
- Features: Carvings, Hand Painted
- Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
- Room: Any Room
- Finish: NA
- Character Family: Jesters
Antique CDV Photograph Colonel Routh Goshen Giant PT Barnum Circus Autographed
Antique CARTE DE VISITE (CDV) Photograph. Photography Studio: Brand’s Art Gallery. Subject: Arthur James Caley (1824 – February 12, 1889) was known professionally as Colonel Routh Goshen. Goshen gained fame by appearing in P. S American Museum and Barnum? S Circus as the tallest man in the world. His advertised measurements were 7? And 620 pounds, when in reality, he was most likely no more than 7? This CDV displays the large man gazing solemnly at the viewer from a seated position dressed as his Middle Eastern alias. His military uniform features elaborate braided epaulettes, various medals, a plumed helmet and a decorative sword. Appears to be signed by Colonel Routh Goshen in pencil on back. 4.25″ x 2.5″. CDV is in antique condition with some wear. Please contact to make arrangements. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “beautifuloldsouls” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Antique: Yes
- Photo Type: CDV
- Type: Photograph
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
- Color: Sepia
- Theme: Circus
- Image Color: Sepia
- Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Subject: Circus, Figures & Portraits
- Vintage: Yes