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Flea Circus

Under the magnifying glass fleas dressed as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza mounted tiny paper horses, and jousted with tiny lances. Troupes of fleas harnessed by metathorax to tiny chariots, cinched to wire leashes and trained to ride bicycles, walk the tightrope, dance to flea orchestras, and even pan for gold. For 200 years captive living fleas fed on their flea trainers, who through understanding of their natural aptitude, taught them to no longer jump up, but to jump forward and manipulate objects put into their claws.

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Torp’s Flea Circus “First Time In America”

Added Aug 20 2023
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Signor Bertolotto, The Celebrated Flea Civilizer

Added Apr 23 2022
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Signor Bertolotto Reopened at 238 Regents

Added Apr 23 2022
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Signor Bertolotto at 209 Regents Street

Added Apr 23 2022
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Industrious Fleas [Bertolotto]

Added Apr 23 2022
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Herr Lidusdroph’s Russian Fleas in London, 1851

Added Apr 23 2022
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Signor Bertolotto at 209 Regents Street

Added Apr 23 2022
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Signor Bertolotto’s Flea Circus “Removed to 238 Regent Street”

Added Apr 9 2022
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Herr Lidusdroph’s Russian Fleas, 1852

Added Apr 3 2022
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Signor Bertolotto’s Flea Circus In Washington, DC, 1877

Added May 12 2019
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Prof. G. Ray’s Flea Circus

Added Mar 13 2019
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Hubert’s Museum Matchbook Cover

Added Apr 14 2016
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John Torp and wife’s Flea Circus Trailer Show

Added Jan 3 2016
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Fricke Flea Theatre

Added Oct 17 2015
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Bertolotto’s Educated Fleas, in Saratoga Springs, 1856

Added Oct 17 2015
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Fricke Flea Circus Ticket

Added Sep 28 2015
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John Torp’s Flea Circus Carnival Stand

Added Sep 28 2015
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Prof. C. Wood’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 28 2015
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Prof. Warren’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 28 2015
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Prof. Axel’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 27 2015
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Prof. Axel’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 27 2015
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Prof. Brown’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 27 2015
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Pro. Wronker & His Performing Fleas

Added Sep 27 2015
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Nat Braham’s Educated Fleas

Added Sep 27 2015
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Compliments of Matthew’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 27 2015
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Compliments of Matthew’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 27 2015
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Souvenir of The Flea Circus

Added Sep 27 2015
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Prof. Heckler’s “PULI-COLOGY” (16 Pages)

Added Sep 27 2015
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John C. Ruhl Trained Fleas at Hubert’s (4 Pages)

Added Sep 27 2015
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Hubert’s Museum Trained Fleas (4 Pages)

Added Sep 27 2015
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William Heckler At Dreamland (4 Pages)

Added Sep 27 2015
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William Heckler Pitch Book (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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William Heckler at Willow Grove Park (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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William Heckler’s Trained Fleas At Hubert’s Museum (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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Leroy Heckler at Hubert’s Museum (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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Leroy Heckler, 15th Year at Hubert’s Museum (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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Roy Heckler, 18th Year at Hubert’s (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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Professor Roy Heckler (4 Pages)

Added Sep 14 2015
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Souvenir of Larry Benner’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 14 2015
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Mimi Garneau’s Flea Circus

Added Sep 14 2015
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The Torp’s “Loppe Cirkus” Flea Circus (6 Cards)

Added Sep 13 2015
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Professor A. Braun Sells His Flea Circus

Added Aug 5 2015
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Whale Show with Madam Sirwell’s Flea Circus

Added Oct 12 2014
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William Heckler’s Flea Circus

Added Oct 7 2014
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Madam Sirwell’s Novelty Flea Circus

Added Jul 22 2014

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Dolly Dutton’s Sheet Music

Added May 31, 2025

Wonderland Circus Sideshow, Coney Island

Added December 31, 2024

1893 Newspaper Advertisement For The Tocci Brothers and Chevalier Cliquot

Added March 30, 2024

1893 Newspaper Advertisement For The Tocci Brothers and Chevalier Cliquot

Added March 30, 2024

HORROR STORIES Pulp Cover Two-Headed Girl (December 1940)

Added January 28, 2024

Baby Irene “Fat Lady” Cashes In On Laughs (1950)

Added December 26, 2023

1937 Philadelphia Store Show Facade

Added July 22, 2023

Mr. & Mrs. Chauncy Morlan at Huber’s 14th Street Museum

Added July 21, 2023

Hulett Pest Control Spokesmen, Dwarfs John and Greg Rice

Added January 31, 2023

Foy Large & Frank Morgner

Added October 24, 2021