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The Zweifel Circus Collection

Sat, Sep 24, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 289

[CARVER, William F. ?Doc? (1851-1927)]. Doc Carver Wild Wes...

Estimate: $250 - $350

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[CARVER, William F. ?Doc? (1851-1927)]. Doc Carver Wild West Show Lanterns. Pressure gauge lanterns by The Bolte & Weyer Co. (Chicago) which were purportedly used in Wild West sharpshooter Doc Carver?s tents while he performed in Monroe, Wisconsin. Four lanterns were discovered, in their original crates, by Wes Dodge of Monroe, in his father?s warehouse in 1970, one of which was donated to the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyo. Height 31 ??. With the original crate and a copy of a news article, and photo with caption from the Monroe (Wisc.) Times relating to the discovery of the lanterns. Third-party transportation required.