$3,200
310. Seils-Sterling Circus Magician Side Show Banner. Artist unknown, ca. 1930. Attractive canvas banner showing a magician conjuring up snakes, animals. A tag attached to the banner states, “Seils Sterling Side Show Banner. Last Season Used 1938.” 10 x 8’. Well worn from use, but good overall. The Seils-Sterling Circus (1918 – 1938) played small- and medium-size towns in the American Midwest. It boasted four rings of entertainment (as opposed to the usual three), plus the side show, an attraction staffed by no less than twenty persons. The circus itself was headed by the Lindeman Brothers, and carried a staff of over 200, who ran every aspect of the operation, from selling novelties and candy floss, to performing aerial acts and setting up the giant canvas tents. The Seils-Sterling show gave its last performance in Iron Mountain, Michigan on July 4, 1938. This banner was part of that final show.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
