Famous adversary of PT Barnum’s Commodore Nutt. 4″ x 2.5″. Cabinet card is in good antique condition with some light wear. Please contact to make arrangements.
Rare Set of 3 Antique German Circus / Sideshow Postcards c. Original, vintage, and highly collectible! Crawford-Truppe Acrobatic family troupe known for ground and trapeze acts. Akrobatischer Parterre-Akt und Trapez-Künstler I. Eduardo – Das Weltwunder The “Living Forge” act – Eduardo supports an anvil in his teeth as assistants hammer metal. Die lebende Schmiede frei in den Zähnen. Paul Näf – Kleinster Kellner der Welt Novelty act: The Smallest Waiter in the World. ” Born 1880, height 95 cm (37″), weight 42 lbs. Shown with oversized bottle. Gruß von Paul Näf! All postcards are unused, lightly aged with crisp fronts and clean backs. Great gift for collectors of circus ephemera, sideshow performers, or early 20th-century European variety acts.
MINT & RARE CIRCUS CDV – SUPERB PHOTO OF “LITTLE VENUS” THE CHILD WIRE WALKER 1874 – Here is a rare performer you will rarely if ever see; “Little Venus” was a very accomplished tight wire walker at the age of 7 years old. In this spectacular portrait, you can see the tight wire rope coiled next to this pint size performer dressed as the Greek God. Period notations and the date can be seen on the back of the mount. The CDV is in mint antique condition. CONDITION: Please view my detailed photos for the actual condition of the image and as part of my description. The early CDV of one of the finest examples of a tight wire walker I have ever encountered. The print as well as the mount are in pristine condition. The photo remains bold and has the photographer’s back stamp. Period notations and the date can be seen on the backside of the mount. If you are a collector of early circus photography you cannot go wrong adding this fine example to your collection.
DETAILS: Antique cabinet card photograph of The Liliputians by Pach Brothers Studio, NYC, 1890. Measures 6 1/2″ x 4 1/8″ inches. The Lilliputians were a circus sideshow troop of little people performers. Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, as well as other types of early photography.
MINT & RARE CIRCUS CDV – SUPERB PHOTO OF “LITTLE VENUS” THE CHILD WIRE WALKER 1874 – Here is a rare performer you will rarely if ever see; “Little Venus” was a very accomplished tight wire walker at the age of 7 years old. In this spectacular portrait, you can see the tight wire rope coiled next to this pint size performer dressed as the Greek God. Period notations and the date can be seen on the back of the mount. The CDV is in mint antique condition. CONDITION: Please view my detailed photos for the actual condition of the image and as part of my description. The early CDV of one of the finest examples of a tight wire walker I have ever encountered. The print as well as the mount are in pristine condition. The photo remains bold and has the photographer’s back stamp. Period notations and the date can be seen on the backside of the mount. If you are a collector of early circus photography you cannot go wrong adding this fine example to your collection.
DETAILS: Antique cabinet card photograph of The Liliputians by Pach Brothers Studio, NYC, 1890. Measures 6 1/2″ x 4 1/8″ inches. The Lilliputians were a circus sideshow troop of little people performers. Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, as well as other types of early photography.