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Framed Print of The Cliffords, Sword Swallowing Act, Vintage Poster
Edith Clifford (1886 - 1942) began her career in 1899 after being trained by the veteran one-legged sword swallower Deln Ritz. She debuted with one of the Ringling Brothers touring shows at the age of 13. Her act would change and evolve over the years, but it eventually came to include swallowing razors, scissors, bayonets, curved blades, and up to 13 swords at once, with blades up to 26 inches long. Her big finale went out with a literal bang, consisting of a full-length bayonet fired down her throat using a cannon. Her first marriage was to a human oddity, an "elastic skin" man by the name of Jim Maurice (James Morris), since she was the bigger box office draw they were billed as "the Cliffords." After he passed away in 1911, she married Karl Bauer, a trapeze artist, who grounded his own career to work as her assistant. In a career spanning over 20 years, she toured the world playing to royalty, celebrities, and sold-out crowds; risking injury or even death with each performance. She retired in 1922, moving to Canton, Ohio, and running a local grocery store with her husband. She died in 1942. Sword swallowing remains one of the world's rarest performance skills. Poster dated 1901. © Science Source
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Media ID 47328126
1901 20th Circus Dangerous Daredevil Death Defying Entertainer Lithograph Lithographs Lithography Performer Poster Posters Swallower Sword Trick Twentieth Woman Women
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 15.7cm (9.6" x 6.2")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
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