Description: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! PRESENTING AN EXCELLENT & GENUINELY RARE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1890’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF A CIRCUS SIDESHOW “AMAZING HALF-MAN” RIDING HIS SPECIAL CUSTOMIZED TRICYCLE! A UNIQUE IMAGE FROM THE WORLD OF CARNIVAL FREAKS & PHYSICAL ODDITIES! CLASSIC MEDICAL DISABILITY PHOTO! A GREAT ADDITION FOR ANY COLLECTION! THE TRIKE’S CONSTRUCTION IS AMAZING! A VERY SPECIAL HISTORIC SIDESHOW IMAGE! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! Visit Our Classicliterati Auctions Each Week For... Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures! Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World! KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! We Treat You Like Royalty!!! Presenting a Most Striking and Very Rare Historical Antique circa 1890’s Cabinet Card photograph of an Amazing Legless “Half-Man” riding his special customized Tricycle. A unique image from the exotic world of Circus Freak Sideshows. This is a classic image. It is very uncommon. An excellent find for your collection! Photo is in very good vintage condition with only some normal expected minor age wear. No serious problems. Measures approximately 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches. PRESENTING A MOST EXCELLENT & GENUINELY RARE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1890’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF CIRCUS SIDESHOW “AMAZING HALF-MAN” RIDING HIS SPECIAL CUSTOMIZED TRICYCLE! A UNIQUE IMAGE FROM THE WORLD OF CARNIVAL FREAKS & PHYSICAL ODDITIES! Legless, Armless and Human Torso performers were a significant part of the history of Circus and Sideshows. As important as the celebrated freaks like Jo-Jo the famous Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Midget General Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, Siamese Twins Chang and Eng, P.T. Barnum’s “What-Is-It” Zip the Pinhead, Bearded Lady Annie Jones and many others. We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in Fraternal and Masonic Swords and Historic Relics as well as many other fascinating items. Among our clients are Museums and Archives as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati auctions. We try to describe items to the best of our ability. If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. FREE SHIPPING IN USA. Payment is expected within 5 days of auction close. FOREIGN SALES: Shipping this item to another country requires that it will only be sent with full INSURANCE and TRACKING which is EXPENSIVE. International bidders should first ask about exact shipping costs. Payment in $USA funds only. Thank You. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SOCIETY SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! RARE HISTORIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPH! Notice Of Copyright Ownership Please be advised that ALL and ANY parts of this Auction Ad are fully protected under the rules of International Copyright Law. Any unauthorized reproduction of any part or parts of this auction ad (text & picture) is in direct violation of the law as well as of eBay rules. No part or parts of this ad may be reproduced without permission.
Price: 675 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-08-14T00:42:07.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches
Date of Creation: 1890's
Cyclist, Bicycle: Cyclist, Bicycle
Region of Origin: US
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: DEFORMITY, MEDICAL CIRCUS FREAKS TRICYCLE SIDESHOW, Deformed, Disease, Physical Medical Oddity, Carnival, Panoptikum, Panopticon, P.T. Barnum, Dime Museum, Tricycle, Travel, Handicapped, Disability, Disabled, Sideshow, Physical Human Anomaly, Circus, Men, Panopticon
Vintage: Yes
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7")
Type: Photograph
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Cabinet Card
Year of Production: 1890's
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Number of Photographs: 1
Theme: Amusement Parks, Circus Sideshow, Medical Anomalies, Bicycle People, Freaks, Amputation, Oddities, Legless, Deformity, Deformed, Disease, Dime Museum, Curiosities, Freakshow, Half-Man
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
