Advertisers, Just Like the American Public, Loved the Circus (12/20/11)
Not long ago, circus performers were as popular as today’s movie and music stars. Their images appeared regularly in magazine … More >>

Tibbals Learning Center Expansion a Boon for Circus Researchers, Scholars, Historians (10/10/11)
SARASOTA, Fla. — With the recent opening of the New Wing of the Tibbals Learning Center, the Ringling Circus Museum … More >>

Collectibles Filing System Helps Keep Circus Ephemera in Order (9/6/11)
When I was a young boy, I decorated my bedroom walls with circus posters and cut circus pictures out of … More >>

Jumbo the Elephant Toys Lived Long After the Great Pachyderm Passed On (7/18/11)
Jumbo the Elephant arrived in 1882 from England to appear as a feature attraction in The Greatest Show On Earth. … More >>

New Circus Poster Exhibit Features Storied Strobridge Lithographs (6/13/11)
Circus posters are highly prized by collectors. They have always been the lifeblood of circus advertising. Among the most treasured … More >>

The Circus In Art (5/31/11)
Even for circus collectors, only a privileged few will ever own an original painting by one of the great masters, … More >>

Mysterious Ringling Bros. Coloring Book – Is It Authentic? (5/18/11)
Most kids enjoy spending time coloring inside the lines of images in simple, inexpensive coloring books. Circus coloring books may … More >>

The Circus When America Was Young (4/4/11)
The “Golden Age of the Circus” is a perplexing period of time that historians have difficulty pinpointing. One historian identified … More >>

Another Year’s Worth of Collectibles at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair (3/22/11)
Each March, I spend a three days at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, hunting circus memorabilia for my collection. Last … More >>

A Circus Collector’s Connect-the-Dots Find: Paul Anka Promotional Postcards (3/8/11)
Totally unexpected, there in the middle of a shoebox full of postcards, were several promotional postcards for pop singer Paul … More >>