Series Specifics

1} Sylvia Hardy and Friends..... The Maine giantess is posed in a group portrait along with General Tom Thumb, Mercy Lavidia Warren Bump - Mrs. Thumb, unidentified infant acting as young Thumb and P.T. Barnum . Giants were usually grouped with little
people to exaggerate proportion.

2} Happy Jack Eckert.............. Mr. Eckert weighed between 539 and 739 pounds. He had a waistline that measured 87 inches and wore a size 9 shoe. This performer began his show business career at age 10 ...265 lb..

3} Borneo Wildmen................... Hiram and Barney Davis were the exotically costumed and tremendously strong midgets rebaptized Plutano and Waino. The
pair were born in Connecticut or Long Island. They are grouped with their manager.

4} Zip and Issit.......................... Mr. Johnson ( Zip ) and Issit or Izzit were billed as the missing links. Johnson hosted an audience of over 200 million during a career that lasted from 1859 to 1926. Zip was supposedly captured by an expedition in deepest Gambia. He played a small violin and was a major midway star. Johnson was actually a native of Brooklyn or Bridgeport. His much advertised last words, " Well , we fooled 'em a long time."

5) Mule Face Woman................ Grace Mc Daniels,".. didn't look like a mule , of course, more like a hippopotamus in the face.........attractive to a lot of men I can't tell how many proposals of marriage she received before finally accepting a nice looking young fellow who was very much in love with her." Edward Malone

6) Rubber Man.......................... Contortionists and living skeletons were usually grouped with the larger "Fats" and billed as married couples.

7} Bird Girl................................. Often appearing with a dwarf jester, she was representative of some mythological hybrid. Koo Koo's actual name is unknown.

8} Biggest Feet........................... Willie Camper was an attraction at the California World's Fair. He was 8' 2" and weighed 480 pounds.

9} Largest Mouth.......................... Toured with the F.C. Bostock carnival. He could place a saucer or fist in his mouth. (Name unknown)

Quoted prices are valid through 2/1/2000. Other discounts may apply for non- profit, charitable groups as well as the purchase of this series in entirety.

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