Potter & Potter Auctions held an annual signature sale on July 29, totaling $442,000. All prices noted include the companys 20-percent buyers premium. Antique and vintage circus posters and banners, carved wooden carousel animals, and unusual taxidermied animals/oddities were among the highlights. Antique carousel figures took many top spots. A restored Dentzel carousel tiger was estimated at $10,000-$20,000 and made $22,500. The ca. 1915 example measured 50 inches tall and 7 feet long. It had been acquired at auction from The Carrousel Collection of Swen Swenson in 1993. A restored E. Joy Morris carousel horse, estimated at $13,000-$18,000, delivered $16,250. It was produced in Philadelphia in the early 1900s. This 59-by-66-inch standing horse was decorated with a tassel on its head and parrots on both sides of its saddle. Hawks Eye Studio did the restoration. A restored Stein & Goldstein carousel horse, estimated at $9,000-$12,000, traded hands at $11,875. It was produced in Brooklyn in the early 20th century. This standing, inside row neighing horse was detailed with a rose on its head, feathers, and authentic horse hair tail. Strange sideshow oddities were also well represented in sale. A 20th-century prosthetic glass eye collection was estimated at $1,000-$2,000 and made $5,250. It consisted of 171 brown eyes stored in a wooden case. Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy head bust was estimated at $200-$400 and delivered $2,400. This handpainted likeness of Fedor Jeftichew (1868-1904), also nicknamed Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy, dated ca. 1890/1900s. It was once displayed at The Great Dime Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y., an attraction which operated in the 1890s and specialized in displaying life-size figures of famous human oddities. Circus poster maquettes printed in Erie by the Erie Lithographing and Printing Co. were another premier category in this auction. Clyde Beatty - Russell Bros. Circus / Clyde Beatty Greatest Wild Animal Trainer of All Time, estimated at $500-$700, sold for $3,360. It was printed ca. 1920-30, depicting Clyde Beatty taming animals. Cole Bros. Circus Clyde Beatty Greatest Wild Animal Act of All Time was estimated at $500-$700 and made $2,160. Printed in the 1910-30 time frame, it featured Clyde Beatty taming numerous big cats. Unusual taxidermied animals also caught the eye of collectors worldwide. A standing, 20th-century two-headed calf on a wood mount was estimated at $300-$500 and made $5,040, and a 20th-century Siamese twin calf with abnormal limbs and extra appendages, estimated at $300-$500, sold for $4,750. This sale rounded out with circusiana, posters, banners, and other curious rarities. A linen backed poster for Barnum & Bailey / Jo-Jo, estimated at $2,000-$4,000, made $6,000. It was printed in Paris ca. 1880-90 and featured a bust portrait of the Dog Faced Man. A pair of 16-inch-long painted clown shoes, estimated at $400-$600, realized $4,000. These high-top leather clown shoes dated from the early to mid-20th century and were decorated with multi-color stripes. Joe Allen the Human Corkscrew, estimated at $2,000-$3,000, sold for $3,360. This handpainted, mid-century canvas example was attributed to Fred Johnson (American, 1892-1990). The strong results across the board in this annual event show that amazing, spectacular, and unbelievable, that is, circus and sideshow relics, continue to amaze and attract collectors across the board. We are already at work gathering consignments for our next sale of the incredible and unusual, according to Gabe Fajuri, president of Potter & Potter Auctions. For additional information, visit www.potterauctions.com.