Comments on: Dressed Fleas and Flea Circus are Not Necessarily for the Dogs

By: Maggie Turnipseed

Maggie Turnipseed — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:56:58 +0000

Geno,

I am not a collector of these, but perhaps your post here will result in someone contacting you to purchase them.

Thank you ,

Maggie

By: Geno Martini

Geno Martini — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:28:23 +0000

I have a pair of the wedding dressed fleas.
What can you offer to pay?
genomartini@gmail.com

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:47:47 +0000

Am very interested in Dressed fleas or Pulgas Vestidas. If you have a display, or collection for sale, leave a reply, and I will follow up. We can arrange to pay via paypal, or direct transfer.

By: Bill Hayes

Bill Hayes — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:03:06 +0000

There is pair of Mexican fleas dressed as water carriers at the Tring Natural History Museum in Hertfordshire, UK. The museum is an outer annex of the Natural History museum in London.

By: Duane Rosenberry

Duane Rosenberry — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:49:38 +0000

Wow, What a great find, Are you planning on selling them?, When I was a kid in meade Kansas, we had the dressed fleas exhibit at the Dalton Gang hideout. I told people about them, They thought I was crazy. Would love to replace the exhibit, there in Meade. Let me know.
Long Live the Dressed Fleas.

By: Lila

Lila — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:15:47 +0000

wow it’s hard to believe that these flea bride and grooms weren’t lost.

By: Jory

Jory — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:04:00 +0000

My father recently passed away. In going through his possessions, I discovered a small sealed box containing 5 sets of dressed fleas. Two of the sets appear to be bride and groom sets. The other 3 are couples in Mexican costume. The box containing these five sets has a glass top. There is a seal on the back which states “proof against destructive insects and sealed against moisture, etc.” I have not found anything on the internet about a set this large. The information contained about is the largest article I have come across.

By: Flea Circus Director

Flea Circus Director — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:47:08 +0000

I’ve heard of about 4 or 5 examples of pulgas vestidas around the globe so I’d agree with your rare factor. Presumably because they are so small they are easy to loose.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:14:57 +0000

Would flea art have any possible connection to the origin of the expression “flea market”?

By: Amy Windler

Amy Windler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:29:54 +0000

This is by far, the funniest, most interesting item I have come across in ages. To think that if I were not trying to price a Gustave Prucha oil painting, I may have died never knowing this amazing bit of truth and history. I think I remember a Three Stooges bit that referenced a flea circus. We have all heard of them and/or seen a cartoon mention of them but never did I think that people actually spent the time, energy and ingenuity(?) to actually have done it. If you are blessed to live long enough you can never say you’ve seen everything.

That is why I find every moment alive a joy and a blessing!
Thank You Worthapedia!

AmyIsAmazed