Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 178
Harve Poe Tattooist Jumbo Business Card and ALS.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$375
Sold Price includes BP
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Harve Poe Tattooist Jumbo Business Card and ALS. Lake Luzerne, NY, ca. 1930s. Oversized business card for the magician, tattooist, chalk talk performer, and lecturer "Harve" H. Poe, the recto printed with a Native American chief behind text advertising his Oregon Indian Medicine Co. The verso includes a short ANS to George "Pinxy" Larsen of Chicago, the noted wood carver and puppet maker, requesting a list of vent figures and marionettes available. 3 x 5 1/8".
Pinxy was a highly-regarded wood carver and Punch and Judy performer, but few know he was also a fully tattooed man, with ink running from his neck to his ankles, and one wrist to the other. He concealed his many tattoos for years by wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants.
Condition
One corner chipped, faint scribbles to front.
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