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Sep 24, 2022 12:00PM EDT
The Zweifel Circus Collection
Our September sale features the remarkable circus archives of John & Jan Zweifel. Lifelong circus fans and collectors, the Zweifels' archives were home to tens of thousands of documents, photographs, and relics, including correspondence and memorabilia, as well as circus and wild west costumes, posters, and banners. Prices Realized
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![[MAP]. The Barnum & Bailey Tour of the United Kingdom, 1897...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376746.jpeg?t=1VSMcZ)
![[BARNUM & BAILEY]. Group of 1890s-1910s programs. Fifteen p...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376788.jpeg?t=1VSMd2)
![[RINGLING BROS.]. Group of 1900s-10s programs and route boo...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376796.jpeg?t=1VSMd3)
![[HUNTING?S CIRCUS]. Three route books, 1891-4. Including: G...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376797.jpeg?t=1VSMd3)
![[R.B.B.B.]. Collection of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376798.jpeg?t=1VSMd3)
![[R.B.B.B.]. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey program coll...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376799.jpeg?t=1VSMd3)
![[AUTOGRAPHS]. JACOBS, Lou. 1950 R.B.B.B. cast-signed progra...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376805.jpeg?t=1VSMd3)
![[CIRCUS]. Lot of 8 American pre-war circus couriers and her...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376808.jpeg?t=1VSMd4)
![[CIRCUS]. Lot of 20 American circus heralds and couriers. 1...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376814.jpeg?t=1VSMd4)
![[ROUTE BOOKS]. Lot of various American circus route books a...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376830.jpeg?t=1VSMd5)
![[CIRCUS?BIBLIOGRAPHIES]. TOOLE STOTT, Raymond. Circus and A...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376850.jpeg?t=1VSMd6)
![[CIRCUS]. Collection of approximately 30 volumes. Lot of as...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376851.jpeg?t=1VSMd6)
![[HYPNOTISM]. HARRADEN, L.A. Trio of Prof. L.A. Harraden hyp...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376854.jpeg?t=1VSMd6)
![[CIRCUS ? CHILDREN?S & POP UP BOOKS]. Group of 4 volumes. I...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35376860.jpeg?t=1VSMd7)
Auction Description
Our September sale features the remarkable circus archives of John & Jan Zweifel. Lifelong circus fans and collectors, the Zweifels' archives were home to tens of thousands of documents, photographs, and relics, including correspondence and memorabilia, as well as circus and wild west costumes, posters, and banners. Among the featured lots will be objects and documents from the life and career of Tom Thumb and Buffalo Bill, as well as P.T. Barnum, and nearly every "greatest show on earth" of the last century.
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| Start | Premium (%) |
|---|---|
| $0 | 25.00 |
Bid Increments
| Start | Increments ($) |
|---|---|
| $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 |
