“THE GREAT VICTORINA TROUPE” CIRCUS ACT POSTER.
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Starting Bid:
$575.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #201 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1408 in auction 201
Item Description
27x41” poster printed by The Donaldson Litho Co. c. 1905. Poster features many different images of sideshow-type acts including sword swallowing, table leg swallowing, bayonet swallowing, electric light swallowing, dagger tossing, etc. Great image of “Victorina And His Astonishing Feat Of Lifting A Springfield Rifle And Whirling It About In Mid-Air By Swallowing The Bayonet.” Another great scene shows “Most Stupendous And Incredible Act Devised By Man! Victorina Loads A Gun With Powder And Ball, Swallows The Gun Barrel Two Feet Down His Throat And Then Discharges It Breaking With A Single Bullet A One Inch Glass Ball On His Child’s Head.” Billed as “The Most Marvelous Sword Swallowing Act On Earth,” the Victorina troupe performed with circuses during circus season, and performed theater shows during the off-season. Poster has been folded and has pinholes at corners. .25” tear along right margin with 1/8x1” sliver missing at bottom center margin. If framed, this extremely vibrant and graphic poster would display VF.
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