Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 509
Binder of Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey, and R.B.B.B. letterhead and ephemera.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$420
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Binder of Ringling Bros. / R.B.B.B. letterhead and ephemera. Vp., v.d. (bulk early to mid-20th century). Approximately 56 items, including mailing covers, letters and letterhead, checks, and other ephemera, held in a binder. Some highlights include:
Eliza Morris Ringling memorial (ca. 1941), with attached photograph of Ringling early in her career as a snake charmer.
Contract between Ringling Bros. and Ralph Hall, 1st asst. clarinet, 11 October 1910, signed by Hall, and by Albert Sweet of Ringling Bros.
Ringling Bros. check signed by Henry Ringling, 8 November 1912.
Ringling Bros. check signed by Tom Buckley, 17 December 1914.
(2) business cards for Tom Dailey, R.B.B.B., Manager Advertising Car No. 2.
R.B.B.B. letter from R.B. Young to Charles Hutchinson, 29 June 1921, requesting $100 charged to his account.
Weekly wage statement for J. Cook of Barnum & Bailey, 18 Oct. 1913, endorsed by time keeper George O. Stevens.
Weekly Expense Account booklet of Charles Parker, Barnum & Bailey, Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 1918.
1956 R.B.B.B. press pass.
Size 11 x 8 1/2" and smaller.
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