Set Reminder2021-06-26 12:00:002021-06-26 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Circus, Sideshow & Oddities https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/circus-sideshow-oddities-21965 Several fine collections make up this year’s auction, including one of our largest offerings to date of vintage circus and sideshow photographs, banners, and posters, as well as show memorabilia, books and autographs, and an array of bizarre and unusual objects.
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TATE, Homer (American, 1884-1975). Devil?s Child Sideshow Exhibit. Mixed media creature creation with authentic animal hooves, claws, and fangs. Height 21?. Companion piece to lot 478. Nicknamed the ?King of Gaffes? for his roadside and sideshow attractions designed to fool and amuse the public, Homer Tate?s creations were usually made with mud, paper, and bones and then passed off as mummies, shrunken heads, and mermaids.