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  • 1881 Watch Fob / Charm Souvenir of Gen. and Mrs. Tom Thumb.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 528

    1881 Watch Fob / Charm Souvenir of Gen. and Mrs. Tom Thumb.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Fifteen Cartes de Visite and Cards of Tom Thumb.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 529

    Fifteen Cartes de Visite and Cards of Tom Thumb.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Group of 12 Tom Thumb CDVs and Pitch Book.
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 530

    Group of 12 Tom Thumb CDVs and Pitch Book.

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  • Genl. Tom Thumb’s Marriage at Grace Church, N.Y. Feby. 10th, 1863.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 531

    Genl. Tom Thumb’s Marriage at Grace Church, N.Y. Feby. 10th, 1863.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Genl. Tom Thumb’s Marriage at Grace Church, N.Y. Feby. 10th, 1863.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 532

    Genl. Tom Thumb’s Marriage at Grace Church, N.Y. Feby. 10th, 1863.

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    $150 - $250
  • Miss E. Reed, the Lilliputian Queen.
    Estimate
    $900 - $1,300
    Lot 533

    Miss E. Reed, the Lilliputian Queen.

    Est.
    $900 - $1,300
  • The Original General Tom Thumb. The Smallest Man Alive.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 534

    The Original General Tom Thumb. The Smallest Man Alive.

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    $200 - $300
  • Currier Lithograph of General Tom Thumb. Barnum’s Gallery of Wonders.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 535

    Currier Lithograph of General Tom Thumb. Barnum’s Gallery of Wonders.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Currier Lithograph of Genl. Tom Thumb.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 536

    Currier Lithograph of Genl. Tom Thumb.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • The Wonderful Albino Family.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 537

    The Wonderful Albino Family.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Charles S. Stratton, Known as General Tom Thumb.
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 538

    Charles S. Stratton, Known as General Tom Thumb.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Three Pieces of Tom Thumb Sheet Music.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 539

    Three Pieces of Tom Thumb Sheet Music.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Hotel Registry of Tom Thumb and Company.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 540

    Hotel Registry of Tom Thumb and Company.

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • Cabinet Card Photograph of Millie-Christine.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 541

    Cabinet Card Photograph of Millie-Christine.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Cabinet Card Photograph of Annie Jones, Bearded Lady.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 542

    Cabinet Card Photograph of Annie Jones, Bearded Lady.

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • Annie Jones Bearded Lady CDV.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 543

    Annie Jones Bearded Lady CDV.

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    $100 - $200
  • Bearded Girl and Mother CDV.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 544

    Bearded Girl and Mother CDV.

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    $100 - $200
  • Grace Gilbert Bearded Lady Cabinet Card Photo.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 545

    Grace Gilbert Bearded Lady Cabinet Card Photo.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Group of Eleven Circus Performer Photographs.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 546

    Group of Eleven Circus Performer Photographs.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Eleven Circus Tent Photographs.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 547

    Eleven Circus Tent Photographs.

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    $200 - $300
  • Group of Five Sideshow Fat People CDVs.
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 548

    Group of Five Sideshow Fat People CDVs.

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Group of Six Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren CDVs and Pitch Book.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 549

    Group of Six Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren CDVs and Pitch Book.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Group of Sixteen Photographs of Native American Circus Performers.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 550

    Group of Sixteen Photographs of Native American Circus Performers.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Group of Six Admiral Dot CDVs and Cabinet Card Photo.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 551

    Group of Six Admiral Dot CDVs and Cabinet Card Photo.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Cabinet Card Photograph of an Actor as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 552

    Cabinet Card Photograph of an Actor as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Headless Clown Cabinet Card Photograph.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 553

    Headless Clown Cabinet Card Photograph.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Carte de Visite of a Bearded Lady.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 554

    Carte de Visite of a Bearded Lady.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Chang and Eng Siamese Twins CDV.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 555

    Chang and Eng Siamese Twins CDV.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Automatic Vaudeville at Crystal Hall Cabinet Card Photograph.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 556

    Automatic Vaudeville at Crystal Hall Cabinet Card Photograph.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Cabinet Card Photograph of Jumbo the Elephant.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 557

    Cabinet Card Photograph of Jumbo the Elephant.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Book of Jumbo Courier and Jumbo Cabinet Card.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 558

    Book of Jumbo Courier and Jumbo Cabinet Card.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Cabinet Card Photograph of Chang Yu-Sing, the Chinese Giant.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 559

    Cabinet Card Photograph of Chang Yu-Sing, the Chinese Giant.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Cabinet Card Photograph of Chang Yu-Sing, the Chinese Giant.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 560

    Cabinet Card Photograph of Chang Yu-Sing, the Chinese Giant.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Adolph-Rudolph Siamese Twins Cabinet Card.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 561

    Adolph-Rudolph Siamese Twins Cabinet Card.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Pair of Early CDVs of Eli Bowen, The Legless Wonder.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 562

    Pair of Early CDVs of Eli Bowen, The Legless Wonder.

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • Four CDVs of Eli Bowen, The Legless Wonder.
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 563

    Four CDVs of Eli Bowen, The Legless Wonder.

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  • Four CDVs of Waino and Plutano, “Wild Men of Borneo.”
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 564

    Four CDVs of Waino and Plutano, “Wild Men of Borneo.”

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Pair of Isaac Sprague “The Living Skeleton” CDVs.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 565

    Pair of Isaac Sprague “The Living Skeleton” CDVs.

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • Pair of Professor Bartholomew’s Equine Paradox Cabinet Card Photographs.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 566

    Pair of Professor Bartholomew’s Equine Paradox Cabinet Card Photographs.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Pair of Sideshow Albino Cabinet Card Photographs.
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 567

    Pair of Sideshow Albino Cabinet Card Photographs.

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Pair of Waino and Plutano “The Wild Men of Borneo” CDVs.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 568

    Pair of Waino and Plutano “The Wild Men of Borneo” CDVs.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Seven CDVs of Circus Sideshow Giants.
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 569

    Seven CDVs of Circus Sideshow Giants.

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  • Pair of P.T. Barnum Cabinet Card Photographs.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 570

    Pair of P.T. Barnum Cabinet Card Photographs.

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • P.T. Barnum Cabinet Card Photograph.
    Estimate
    $80 - $125
    Lot 571

    P.T. Barnum Cabinet Card Photograph.

    Est.
    $80 - $125
  • Barnum’s Freaks CDV with Museum Cancellation.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 571A

    Barnum’s Freaks CDV with Museum Cancellation.

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Twelve Photographs of Singer’s Midgets.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 572

    Twelve Photographs of Singer’s Midgets.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Congress of Freaks with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 573

    Congress of Freaks with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Dreamland Circus Side Show.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 574

    Dreamland Circus Side Show.

    Est.
    $1,000 - $2,000

Auction Description

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities by Potter & Potter Auctions

Featuring the circus collection of Dave & Mary Jane Price, our November sale is slated to include hundreds of vintage circus posters, plus costumes, model circus trains, and other relics from bygone wonder-shows. The circus collectibles will be complemented by an array of unusual, uncommon, and unbelievable oddities, sideshow memorabilia, banners, photographs, taxidermy, and relics of the "believe it or not" variety. Highlights include Tom Thumb memorabilia, sideshow electric chairs and props, and big, bold banners from the masters of the form. Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery November 14—15, 10—5pm.

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