| Sale: | THE AMERICAN DIME MUSEUM
LIQUIDATION AUCTION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH - 5:00 P.M. This faithful recreation of a 19th Century Museum and homage to the 20th century sideshow has closed its doors Behind the curtain awaits…Oddities and Gaffs, Freaks of Nature and Works of Man; Historically Important Museum and Sideshow Artifacts; Creative Taxidermy; Unique Art, Including Original Works By Richard Horne, Betsy the Chimp, Butterfly Wing Painting, and Others; Art and Artifacts of the Sideshow World, Including Abraham Lincoln’s Last Movement; Carnival Rides and Related Materials; Wax Figures; Circus Related Toys, Displays, Banners and Posters; Mourning Jewelry and Memorial Artwork; Museum, Circus, and Sideshow Related Photos and Paper Ephemera; Furniture and Fixtures, Including: Antique Farm Table, Antique Display Cases, Pedestals, More! FAKES, PHONEYS AND THE REAL THING PREVIEW LOCATION: The American Dime Museum - 1808 Maryland Avenue - Baltimore, Maryland 21210 Preview Dates &Times: Friday, February 23rd 12:00 Noon through 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, February 24th 12:00 Noon through 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, February 25th 1:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. Terms: 15% Buyer’s Premium, eBay Live purchasers will be charged 20% Buyer’s Premium. Visa & MC accepted. Absentee bids accepted with deposit. Dealers MUST bring copy of Sales Tax license or pay tax. Everything sold AS IS. No children |
 100 TAXIDERMIED EEL - Mounted on wooden plaque; L-32", VG. Est. 25-50 |
 101 BEAR CUB TAXIDERMY - Damage to paws; extensive hair loss; L-29", F. Est. 50-75 |
 102 MAORI WARRIOR WAX FIGURE - Hard surfaced figure from small Washington DC museum; crack on left foot; needs cleaning; H-60", VG. Est. 300-500 |
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 103 FLESH EATING TOAD CREATIVE TAXIDERMY - By Mark Frierson on base; base: 8" x 10", EX. Est. 100-125 |
 104 FLESH EATING TOAD CREATIVE TAXIDERMY - By Mark Frierson on base; base: 8" x 10", EX. Est. 100-125 |
 105 LINCOLN'S LAST MOVEMENT - Mixed media; by R. Horne; specimen and explanation in oval frame; frame: 18" x 22", EX. Est. 800-1200 THIS HUMAN COPROLITE WAS PRESENTED TO US IN 1906 AS HAVING BEEN PASSED BY PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN A PRIVATE LAVATORY AT FORD'S THEATER. ON THE EVE OF HIS ASSASSINATION AND SAVED BY AN ALERT ATTENDANT. THE CLEVER CON-MAN HAD CONSUMED A MEAL OF TERRAPIN SOUP, VEAL AND OXFORD PUDDING, DUPLICATING LINCOLN'S DINNER ON THE DAY BEFORE HIS FATEFUL VISIT TO FORD'S AS RECORDED ON THE WHITE HOUSE MENU. THE SCOUNDREL THEN PASSED THIS TURD AND CLAIMED IT TO BE THE PRODUCT OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION BY A SCEPTICAL DR. POE REVEALED TRACES OF A COMPOUND FOUND IN NECCO WAFERS (A CANDY TREAT) MANUFACTURED AFTER 1887, THUS MAKING THIS STOOL A MORE RECENT DELIVERANCE. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE CLEVER DR. POE'S EVIDENCE THE FECAL FORGER FLED, LEAVING HIS PRIZE BEHIND AND HE HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE. |
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 106 PHYSICIAN SAMPLE - Depicts Electrotherapy by Callan SR; plastic and wood; 5" x 7" x 5", EX. Est. 25-50 |
 107 LOT OF 2 CHEMICAL BOTTLES - (1) Bottle with stopper: marked "G", H-8 1/2", VG; (1) bottle marked "Robert Gibson Medical Lozenges" H-12 1/2", no stopper, small spider crack; Est. 25-50 |
 108 PHYSICIANS SAMPLE - Plastic head opens to reveal brain; by "Elavil" (Merck); H- 8 1/2", VG. Est. 25-50 |
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 109 CREATIVE TAXIDERMY SQUOUSE - Half squirrel and half grouse on cork log; needs cleaning; log L-9", G. Est. 75-100 |
 110 LEG SCYTHE - Strapped to leg and used to cut crops; wrought iron with leather strap; L-18 1/2", G. Est. 50-75 |
 111 OPEN |
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 112 ANTIQUE TAXIDERMY FOX - Fox head on shield-shaped wood plaque; needs cleaning; L-9", G. Est. 50-75 |
 113 UJIJI IMPRINTS MIXED MEDIA - Cased specimens of prehistoric posterior prints by R. Horne; case: 15" x 13" x 3"; Est. 600-800 |
 114 ANTIQUE TAXIDERMY MALE & FEMALE DEER - needs restoration; (1) missing eye; 30" x 32", F. Est. 50-100 |
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 115 CARVED WOOD CHAIN - Chain carved from single piece of wood; approx. L-125", EX. Est. 50-75 |
 116 BUTTERFLY WING PAINTING - Framed; extrodinary Impressionist-style painting composed entirely of local (Maryland) butterfly and moth wing fragments; 18" x 24", EX. Est. 1000-2000 |
 117 MEDICAL TEXT, "MEDICOLOGY", by JOSEPH RICHARDS - Published in 1908, University Press; has fold out medical illustrations; covers are off; F. Est. 25-50 |
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 118 FRENCH POSTCARDS - (2) Black and white cards illustrating chastity belts, circa 1909; VG. Est. 25-50 |
 119 IRON CAGE - Miniature torture device; metal bands enclosed victim; H-13"; EX. Est. 25-50 |
 120 WOOL CARDER - Very early; iron spikes set in wood block; 8 1/2" x 3"; EX. Est. 25-50 |
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 121 CREATIVE TAXIDERMY - "Wood eating mouse": tiny mouse and dried wood in glass container; H-5 1/2"; VG. Est. 75-100 |
 122 IRON MAIDEN - Miniature bronze torture device; human form case lined with spikes; originally sold on square rigged "Prison Ship" museum; H-5 1/4"; EX. Est. 50-75 |
 123 CROWN OF THORNS - Middle Eastern; worn as punishment; Dia.-6"; VG. Est. 25-50 |
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 124 LOT OF (3) SLAVE BRACELETS - (1) Bronze, (2) iron; Dia.-3 1/4", 3", 4 1/4; VG. Est. 75-100 |
 125 PINBACK STRONGMAN BUTTON - "Star of Vaudeville at Orpheum""Charmion"; Dia.-1 1/4"; EX. Est. 10-15 |
 126 TINY CARVINGS - (3) Small 1/8" carvings in glass top box; box: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 2"; VG. Est. 10-15 |
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 127 SILVER CARTRIDGE - Empty cartridge once used to kill vampires; .45 cal.; EX. Est. 10-15 |
 128 (2) MINIATURE BIBLES - Often sold by pitchmen at shows; (1) 2" x 1 1/2", VG; (1) 1 3/4" x 1 1/2", cover loose, F. Est. 10-15 |
 129 WEANING COLLAR - Spiked iron collar used to wean calves; resembles torture device; Dia.-10"; VG. Est. 50-75 |
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 130 FRENCH SELTZER BOTTLE - Ornate form bottle with wire cage; wire rusted away near top; H-16", F. Est. 50-100 |
 131 FISH TRAP - Woven reeds in funnel shape; L-22"; VG. Est. 25-50 |
 132 CAMEL DUNG COOKER - Small charcoal brazier fashioned from camel dung; Middle Eastern; H-11"; EX. Est. 25-50 |
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 133 ORNATE BLOW GUN - Carved wood with steel tubule; contemporary; L-28"; VG. Est. 25-50 |
 134 PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE - Showing shoulder area; plastic; H-8"; EX. Est. 10-15 |
 135 LABORATORY APPARATUS - Sheet metal and wood; may be missing parts; 6 1/2" x 10", G. Est. 10-20 |
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 136 "NIGHT'S LITTLE ONE" - Mixed media by Richard Horne; small demon in early lined trunk with letter of authenticity; 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 22"; aged; glass cracked; EX. Est. 1500-2000 NIGHT'S LITTLE ONE - FOUND NEAR TROYES, FRANCE IN 1873 THESE MUMMIFIED REMAINS ARE ASSUMED TO BE THOSE OF SOME FORM OF SMALL, ANCIENT DEMON-LIKE ANIMAL, AS THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER SUGGESTS. IT IS KNOWN THAT A MADAME ROLANDE BROUGHT THE LITTLE BODY TO PHILADELPHIA IN 1881 AFTER THE DEATHS OF HER HUSBAND AND TWO SONS UNDER STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES. MADAME ROLANDE THEN GAVE THE HIDEOUS OBJECT TO HER PARISH PRIEST FOR SAFE-KEEPING. AFTER THE CHURCH BURNED IN 1922 THE CREATURE AND IT'S LETTER OF INTRODUCTION WERE OBTAINED BY OUR INSTITUTION. ACCOMPANYING LETTER AS TRANSLATED BY PROF. D. L. NEAL - MY DEAR PHILIPE, HERE HE IS, NIGHTS LITTLE ONE, AS HE WAS FOUND BENEATH THE CATACOMBS, AS YOU SAID HE WOULD BE, NOW YOU MUST TELL FATHER IT STILL EXISTS, MAY GOD GUARD HIS SOUL. I TOO, MUST NOW BEAR THE CURSE OF HAVING GAZED UPON THE EVIL CORPSE. TELL NOT A SOUL OF MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS FOUL ENTERPRISE AND NOW QUICKLY DESTROY THIS LETTER. |
 137 BOY'S SHOE STORY - Old shoes and other items with text explaining boy's fate; on wood base; base: 12" x 20"; VG. Est. 150-200 THE LOST BOY OF KETCHUM IDAHO - a young ed litzinger shown here was sucked out of his shoes and up a chimney in a strange vortexx of a storm never to be seen again. His mother mable saved the few items left on the fireplace floor, including his well worn shoes... ref..b.brown |
 138 HEAD OF HAROLD - Mixed media by Richard Horne; preserved head in heavy early box; aged; 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 15"; EX. Est. 400-600 BEWAR IN THIS BOX BE A HEAD IT BLONG TO HAROLD HE BN FOUN WITH THE RONG GAL AN GOT STUK THE REST IS IN MISSISIP I DON’T NO WERE BUT HIS HEAD STIL SMILIN IN THIS BOX CACH ME IF YOU CAN |
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 139 OPEN LOT |
 140 TROPHY HEAD - Mixed media by Richard Horne; replica of Peruvian trophy head in glass dome; approx. H-11"; aged; EX. Est. 300-500 |
 141 SHRUNKEN HEAD - Mixed media by Richard Horne; unusual form in glass dome; dome: H-11 1/2"; aged; EX. Est. 150-200 |
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 142 GOAT SKIN HEAD IMITATION SHRUNKEN HEAD - H-4", VG. Est.100-200 |
 143 GEORGE WASHINGTON'S EYELASHES Mixed media by Richard Horne; eyelashes on antique plinth with bunting in glass and metal case; aged; case: 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 11"; EX. Est. 200-300 GEORGE WASHINGTON'S EYELASHES - ONE ONLY NEEDS TO LOOK CLOSELY AT WASHINGTON'S PORTRAIT ON THE DOLLAR BILL TO SEE THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY HAD NO EYELASHES! HIS FALSE TEETH ARE FAMOUS, BUT HIS EYELASHES ARE TODAY OVERLOOKED. THIS PAIR, MDE OF LINEN AND HORSEHAIR WERE HIS LAST PAIR, AND THEY WERE DISPLAYED FOR MANY YEARS IN THE PROTHESIS WING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDICAL AND PSYCOLOGICAL LIBRARY. |
 144 FRAGRANCE IN VIAL MIXED MEDIA Mixed media by R. Horne; small glass vial contains clear vapor obtained at LePetomaine Performance and explanatory letter in French; in ornate case; aged; case: 14" x 15", Est. 200-300 |
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 145 WASHINGTON BRONZE RELIEF BUST Bronze relief portrait of George Washington in oval wooden plaque; plaque: 11 1/2" x 17 1/2", EX. Est. 50-75 |
 146 BOSTON COMMONS TELESCOPE - Large refracting telescope used in late 19th century in Boston to view the skies for 5 cents; bronze; large lens cracked; replaced eyepiece; includes original stand; large barrel: L-80", Est. 800-1000 |
 146A HAIR MOURNING JEWELRY NECKLACE Woven hair necklace with cross; gold fittings; c.1860-70; Est. 300-400 |
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 146B MOURNING HAIR JEWELRY BRACELET Woven hair bracelet; gold filled fittings; c.1860-70; Est. 100-200 |  146C MOURNING JEWELRY HORSEHAIR CHAIN - Long horsehair chain with cross; c.1860-70; Est. 200-300 |
 146D MOURNING HAIR JEWELRY BRACELET Woven hair bracelet with 2 acorn drops, c.1860-70; Est. 200-300 |
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 146E MOURNING HAIR JEWELRY NECKLACE Woven hair necklace; c.1860-70; Est. 200-300 |  146F FRAMED HAIR MOURNING MEMORIAL Beautiful lock of hair in frame; French c.1880; paper label on reverse; 4 3/4" x 4"; Est. 200-300 |
 146G HAIR MOURNING MEMORIAL - Hair picture; woven basket of fruit, some flowers and bird; French c.1880; framed size: 5 3/4" x 5"; Est. 200-300 |
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 146H HAIR MOURNING MEMORIAL PICTURE Hair picture of grave scene; "Honorine Patin Dicedee le 13 Aout 1875 62 ans Dernier Souvenir" on grave stone; paper label on reverse; French crack in frame; 7 1/2" x 6 1/2"; Est. 300-400 |  146I MEMORIAL MOURNING HAIR PICTURE Memorial picture in hair of grave scene; cracked ivory; early 19th century; 6 1/2" x 6"; Est. 350-450 |
 146J FRAMED HAIR MOURNING MEMORIAL PICTURE - Framed hair picture of one flower "A Ma Mere", French c.1870; paper label on reverse; 4 1/2" x 5"; Est. 200-300 |
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 146K HAIR MEMORIAL MOURNING PICTURE Hair picture of tree, flower and heart with "A MA BONNE MERE"; French c.1880; paper label; frame size: 8" x 6 3/4"; Est. 250-350 |  146L HAIR MEMORIAL MOURNING PICTURE Hair picture of church scene; early 19th century European; damage to floral border; 14 3/4" x 18 1/2" x 2 1/2"; Est. 400-600 |
 146M SHADOW BOX MOURNING MEMORIAL HAIR WREATH - Hair of both sexes; embroidered poem; d.1861; American; tears to paper; shadow box: approx. 12 3/4" x 12 1/2" x 3 1/2"; Est. 350-450 |
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 146N SHADOW BOX MOURNING HAIR WREATH - Hair wreath on white fabric, initials M R B; c.1880; American; scuffs to frame; frame: 17 1/2" x 15 3/4" x 3 3/4"; Est. 350-450 |  146O MEMORIAL MOURNING HAIR PICTURE Lock of hair in memory of Georgie Ann Griffin 2 yrs 11 mos 2 days; engraving; some staining and darkening; losses to frame; frame: 13 1/4" x 16 1/2"; Est. 150-250 |
 146P SHADOW BOX MEMORIAL WAX FLOWERS - Oval frame; wax flowers with photograph; memorial for Emma August Eaton died Jan 5 1879 15 yrs. 10 mos. 89 days; cracks and scratches to frame; some spotting and darkening to image; 21 1/4" x 18" x 15"; Est. 400-600 |
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 146Q FRAMED DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT MEMORIAL - Paper cut-out; c.1893; William Moss age 1 year 8 months; loss to silver finish on raised areas of embossed paper; loss of finish on frame; frame: 13 3/4" x 11 1/2"; Est. 150-200 |  146R FRAMED DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT - Paper cut-out; William Davis age 10 yrs 8 months; silver los to raised areas of embossed paper; darkening around text; scratches to frame; frame: 13 1/4" x 10 3/4"; Est. 150-200 |
 146S GERMAN MEMORIAL PICTURE - Framed; mixed media; c.1820; 9 5/8" x 9 1/2"; Est. 250-350 |
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 146T FUNERAL PHOTOGRAPH - Circa 1920; framed; frame: 11 1/2" x 13 1/2"; Est. 100-200 |  147 CIRCUS FOLD-OUT BOOK - W & F Co., colorful fold-out; shows all aspects of circus; opens to 5 1/2" x 102", Est. 20-30 |
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 148 CAST IRON 1950'S BAND WAGON - Overland circus wagon and musicians; circa. 1950's; few paint chips; VG. Est. 50-75 |
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 149 CAST IRON 1950'S CIRCUS WAGON Cast iron overland circus polar bear cage wagon from 1950's; L-14 1/2", EX. Est. 50-75 |
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