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AEDFile of circus, sideshow, and magic ephemera.
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About Auction
LiveSep 3, 2026
Featuring the collection of lifelong circus collector John Diesso, this auction includes heralds, couriers, and posters advertising the "greatest shows" of yesteryear. Photographs, route books, scrapbooks, and circus costumes will be also be offered, spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A wide array of early European circus posters will be sold, along with a large library of circus books of several thousand volumes. Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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- Lot Description
File of circus, sideshow, and magic ephemera. American and European, early to late 20th century. Twelve file folders containing photos, postcards, programs, autographs, and ephemera on various performers. Files include: Kio family (Russian magicians), Zaro Agha ("world's oldest man"), Ella and Fred Bradna (equestrians and ringmaster), Antionette and Arthur Concello (aerialists), "Cheerful" Gardner (animal trainer), Jack Joyce (camel trainer), May Wirth (equestrian), Lucia Zora (elephant trainer), Roland Mistin (musical prodigy), and three others with varied material on sideshow acts and animal trainers. Overall, close to 100 items.
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Well organized and neatly stored in sleeves.
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