Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Sat, Sep 26, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 257
Hartford Circus Fire Wooden Stake Artifact. A charred piece...
Estimate: $250 - $350
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| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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Hartford Circus Fire Wooden Stake Artifact. A charred piece of wood with a cast iron ring at the end, possibly a tent stake, recovered from the deadly circus fire in Hartford, Conn. on July 6, 1944, during an afternoon appearance by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. Paper identification tag. 12 x 2 x 2?. Provenance: Collection of Carl ?Pop? Haussman.
