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Interests:
Schoenhut
Toys and Circuses
The
Schoenhut Co made enduring wooden dolls and toys
by
Allie Lotz
A Non-Commercial, Educational Resource
Copyright © 1996+ Allie J. Lotz
Last Updated: 9/7/99
photos by
Jerry McCollum
Albert Schoenhut made many large circus sets and fewer "reduced size" circuses like this one for turn of the century city apartment dwellers. This is the rare, reduced size Circus with original rectangular box ring and tent supports.
24" wide, 18" deep,
and 29" high. ~ original muslin tent, pennants, flag, and curtain ~ This
set consists of: Original ladders(2), balls(2), barrels(4), pedestals (2)
trapeze(1) and flying rings(1).
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Two Ringmasters & A Clown |
Women Acrobats Two of the women
have "Gibson Girl"
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Albert Schoenhut
made many large circuses and fewer "reduced size" circuses like this one
for turn-of-the-century city apartment dwellers.
The human figures are 6 to 7 inches high. |
Yellow & Brown Zebra and a Gray & Brown Ostrich |
Yellow & Brown Giraffe and a Brown Buffalo |
White Dog and a Orange Pig |
Brown Rhinoceros and a Brown Hippopotamus |
Brown Lion
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2 Dapple Gray horses
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Orange Tiger and a Yellow Leopard |
Brown Mule and a Black Bear |
Schoenhut
Circus ( The Kansas City Toy and Miniature Museum, Kansas City, MO
)
Schoenhut
Toy Pianos