ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! PRESENTING A RARE ORIGINAL HISTORIC ANTIQUE 1889 CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF A VERY YOUNG & TALENTED ARMLESS & LEGLESS CIRCUS SIDESHOW FREAK PERFORMER! HE WAS ABLE TO DO MIRACULOUS THINGS BY USE OF HIS TEETH! THE LIVING HUMAN TORSO! A VERY EARLY PHOTO OF ALFRED PILGRIM! 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!! This is a fascinating and genuine antique 1889 Carte-De Visite photograph of a Circus Sideshow performer who was billed as the “Living Human Torso”. Born without arms or legs, Alfred Pilgrim was able to do amazing things by use of his teeth. In this fine photo, he was still a young boy. The borders along the sides of the photo were trimmed (probably for display purposes). The photo is on the lighter side, but the image is very clear. There is a very light and barely noticeable surface smudge on the right side which can probably be cleaned off (although there is no need to). This is a very good historic item. A highly collectible historic photo. It measures approximately 2 ½ x 3 ¾ inches! A RARE ORIGINAL HISTORIC ANTIQUE 1889 CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF A VERY YOUNG & TALENTED ARMLESS & LEGLESS CIRCUS SIDESHOW FREAK PERFORMER! 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. This is a GENUINE PERIOD ORIGINAL! 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 MEMORABILIA! 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: 2 ½ x 3 ¾ inches
- Photographer: H. F. Beidel
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Featured Person/Artist: Alfred Pilgrim
- Theme: Circus, Americana, Amusement Parks, People
- Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
- Type: Photograph
- Antique: Yes
- Number of Photographs: 1
- Vintage: Yes
- Image Orientation: Portrait
- Subject: CIRCUS FREAK DEFORMITY ARMLESS LEGLESS SIDESHOW, Freak, Medical, Deformity, Sideshow, Human Torso, Armless, Legless, Circus
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Year of Production: 1889
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Date of Creation: 1889
- Photo Type: CDV
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- Original/Reprint: Original Print