Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 688
Sideshow Performer Photographs, Postcards, and Pitchbooks.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
Sideshow Performer Photographs, Postcards, and Pitchbooks. Over a dozen pieces, including pitchbooks for Betty Broadbent tattooed lady (inscribed and signed); Fifi sheep-headed beauty; Francesco Lentini three-legged wonder; Francies Benton ?male and female?; signed and inscribed photograph of Major Satyrdae ?man with the tattooed tits? and fire-eater; inscribed and signed photo of R.H. Skeets Hubbard (pulling wagon with eyelids); snapshot of girl with no arms or legs; and others. Most pitchbooks are laminated, and sold as is. Both signed photos (8 x 10?) are from the 1939 New York World?s Fair.
