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Sat, Nov 18, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 19, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 343

Perry’s Dime Museum Broadsheet Advertisement.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Perry’s Dime Museum Broadsheet Advertisement. Ca. 1890. Wood-engraved central image of lions, tigers, armless wonders and other sideshow acts surrounding a bust of Orrin H. Perry, Proprietor. Acts advertised on the bill include a Living Half Lady (“one of Herrmann’s greatest illusions”), Mr. Wallace Collom “The Cowboy Sword Wallower, The Man of Many Tricks,” and more. 13 ¾ x 9 ¾”. Laid down on Japanese paper; fragile.

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