July 26, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
- Portsmouth, NH, US
- Auction Details
Tattoo, Circus, Sideshow & Curiosities
by Bray & Co. Auctions
240 lots
1: Pointing Finger Tattoo Shop Sign Painted by Erno [Trade Sign - Folk Art] (San Francisco, ca. 1990) 11 1/2 x 1 x 20 in. (29.2 x 2.5 x 50.8 cm.)
2: Cabinet Card of Man Tattooed by Lew "The Jew" Alberts [Harry Lawson - Pittsburgh - Bowery] (New York, ca. 1905) 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.)
3: Cabinet Card of Tattoo Artist Lew "The Jew" Alberts [Harry Lawson - Pittsburgh - Bowery] (New York, ca. 1905) 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.)
4: Cabinet Card of Tattoo Artist Lew "The Jew" Alberts [Circus - Bowery - Jewish] (New York, ca. 1905) 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.)
5: Cabinet Card of Tattoo Artist "Painless" Jack Tryon [Bowery - Photograph - Sideshow] (New York, ca. 1905) 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.)
6: Photograph of Charlie Wagner Tattooing a Boy [Bowery - Tattoo], (New York, ca. 1920) 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (8.9 x 14.6 cm.)
7: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Lady Annie Howard [Photograph - Circus - Barnum - Bowery], (New York, ca. 1885) 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.)
8: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Lady Annie Howard [Photograph - Circus - Barnum - Bowery], (New York, ca. 1885) 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.)
9: Photo Postcard of Tattooed Boy Andy Stuertz [Bowery - Tattoo - RPPC] (New York, ca. 1920) 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm.)
10: Photo Postcard of Christ Head Tattoo on Huey Bowen [RPPC] (Detroit, ca. 1920) 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm.)
11: Postcard of Tattooed Lady Stella Grassman [RPPC - Tattoo] (Philadelphia, ca. 1930) 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm.)
12: Phil Sparrow's Chicago Tattoo Shop [Photograph - LGBTQ] (Chicago, ca.1956) 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm.)
13: Paul Rogers' Tattoo Photo Scrapbook [Bowery - Dietzel - Archive] (American, 1910-1960) 14 x 1 x 11 1/2 in. (35.6 x 2.5 x 29.2 cm.)
14: Brose Massey Tattoo Artist Business Card [Tattoo - Trade Card - Ephemera] (America, ca. 1920) 1 1/2 x 3 in. (3.8 x 7.6 cm.)
15: Frederick Boehme Tattoo Artist Business Card (San Pedro, California, ca. 1935) 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm.)
16: Brose Massey Electric Tattooing Artist Business Card [Tattoo - Trade Card - Ephemera] (East Liverpool, Ohio, ca. 1920) 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm.)
17: Karl Bumpus Tattoo Artist Business Card, (Garrettsville, Ohio, ca. 1950) 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (5.7 x 8.3 cm.)
18: Harold "Lefty" Liberty Tattoo Business Card [Trade Card - Ephemera], (Boston, ca. 1946) 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm.)
19: Frank Liberty Tattoo Business Card [Trade Card - Ephemera], (Portland, Maine, ca. 1935) 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm.)
20: Ernie Sutton Tattoo Artist Business Card [Trade Card - Ephemera] (Los Angeles, ca. 1955) 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (5.7 x 8.9 cm.)