Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus mended object and the chimney painted by

and the chimney painted by hand with a brick pattern

Putting a bit of tissue inside allows for display with the snake halfway emerged

Perfect condition but for a tiny dark scuff mark on her nose

6 1/2" tall x 3 3/8" wide x 1 5/8" deep

I would guess a long time ago

Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus mended object and the chimney painted byI purchased this and one other I am listing at a flea market in Adamstown, PA, plucked from a larger lot all taken at a water circus, c. 1920s I believe. (I should have bought the whole lot for context, but most of them were much less interesting.) But what a gem this one! I'm not clown obsessed, but I am obsessed with these four, looking relaxed and playful and flirtatious, and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag. And then