1911 Happy Jack Eckert World Prize Fat Man Sideshow Pitch Card Circus Estate

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Antique 1911Happy Jack Eckert World's Prize Fat Man original sideshow pitch card.  This is an original pitch card circus sideshow memorabilia item and not a reproduction copy, as most that you find on eBay are.  This would have been given out at the sideshow that he was a part of.  He was born in 1877 and is 34 in this picture, making this date to 1911.  This was either given out during the 1911 Leggette & Brown Shows season or the 1911 St Louis Amusement Company season.  He was involved in both and the items from the collection this came from included both; and both were in Louisiana that year and the collection included both.  If I had to guess, I would say the Leggette & Brown Show.  The card measures approximately 3 3/8" wide x 5 1/4" tall, with good detail and tonality.  It has foxing to the corners and discoloring around the edges of the reverse, from age, but outside of that is in great condition; especially for an item 110 years old.
This pitch card came from a Ruskin, FL, circus family's estate and photograph and memorabilia collection from the 1910's-30's  They were involved with the C.R. Leggette Shows, St. Louis Amusement Company, De Kreko Bros, and a few others.  They traveled all over the United States and worked with some of the famous sideshow performers and "freaks" of the time.  I have been fortunate enough to acquire this amazing collection of photographs and RPPCs and will be listing them a few listings at a time.  These listings will include signed photos and RPPCs of many performers and "freaks;" as well as many very rare photographs of performances, booths and games, circus train cars, the devastating 1934 Maine fairgrounds grandstand fire, rides, people and animals involved with these circuses, personal photographs of the families, and more.  In this collection was also a number of non-circus related important historical photographs and RPPCs, from their travels.  For example they have a photo of Admiral Byrd inspecting his ship to head out on his second expedition to the Antarctic, they have a photo from Chief Osceola's great-granddaughter's wedding, one of the first Goodyear Blimps picking up riders, and more.
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