The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
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Lot 103
[CANNON ACT]. The Meteoric Sail. New York: Henry Siebert & ...
Estimate: $250 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
[CANNON ACT]. The Meteoric Sail. New York: Henry Siebert & Bro., ca. 1890. Folding color trade card advertising ?a New! Thrilling! Novel! Act ??The Meteoric Sail.? ?A Young and beautiful lady, by means of a recently discovered and ingenious mechanical agency, is Whirled Rapidly through Space a distance of 100 feet, and safely caught in a netting placed at the extreme end of the canvas.? Four panels, the upper bearing a color lithographed image of a fairy-like woman flying in the air, the rear panel advertising cigars ?sold in the Barnum Show? for sale in the menagerie tent. Also advertised are the Humpty Dumpty Pantomime Troupe of Robt. Butler and the Georgia Cabin Singers.
